high school football
Milan football coach Carl Diffee resigns
After two seasons in charge, Carl Diffee is no longer the coach of the Milan football team. According to a press release from Milan principal Jennifer Yates, “Milan High School and Coach Carl Diffee were unable to come to an agreement about the future and direction of the football program.” Over the past two seasons,…
Read MoreGibson County high school athletic events for Nov. 22-27
The high school basketball season enters into Week 2, and Peabody is playing in the state semifinals in football. Here is your full high school athletics schedule for the Gibson County area: TUESDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. — South Gibson at Lexington; Humboldt at West Carroll; Bradford at Peabody; Greenfield at Gibson County FRIDAY…
Read MoreHaywood stays No. 1 in West Tennessee high school football rankings after quarterfinals
The No. 1 team in West Tennessee was given a scare on Friday night in the Class 4A quarterfinals when South Gibson led the Tomcats until late in the fourth quarter before losing in overtime. Three West Tennessee teams are still unbeaten on the season entering the semifinals with Dyersburg (3A), Haywood (4A) and McKenzie…
Read MoreDyersburg jumps up to No. 3 in West Tennessee high school football rankings after 2nd round
The second round of the playoffs brought elimination to a large number of West Tennessee teams. Only the best teams in the area are still alive. More teams will see an exit in the quarterfinals as teams continue to trek toward Chattanooga in the first weekend of December. These rankings include all high schools in…
Read MoreSecond round roundup: South Gibson, Peabody advance to state quarterfinals
Gibson County will have two teams playing in the state quarterfinals as South Gibson and Peabody advanced with wins in the second round on Friday night. South Gibson beat North Side 42-13 in the Class 4A second round, while Peabody beat West Carroll 48-0 in the Class 1A first round. South Gibson 42, North Side…
Read MoreFirst-round roundup: Humboldt scored 23 points in 2nd half to win
After being tied 8-8 at halftime, Humboldt scored 23 unanswered points in the second half to beat previously undefeated Middle College 31-8 in the Class 1A playoffs. Humboldt (4-6) will travel to Lake County for the second round of the playoffs. Peabody 41, MASE 0 The Golden Tide scored 35 points in the first quarter…
Read MoreGibson County high school football statistical leaders after Week 11
After 11 weeks of the 2021 high school football season, here are the statistical leaders in Gibson County (including West Carroll): RUSHING Name School Carries TDs Yds/carry Total yards Khalik Ganaway Peabody 130 20 9.9 1283 Xander Moon W. Carroll 179 23 6.32 1131 Mekhi Carr Milan 110 11 8.22 904 Colton Lumpkin Gibson Co.…
Read MoreHaywood holds onto No. 1 in West Tennessee high school football rankings after regular season
All 12 teams in the West Tennessee rankings closed out the regular season with a win on Friday, but now the teams prepare to open the playoffs this week, except for University School of Jackson, who has a bye. These rankings include all high schools in West Tennessee located outside of Shelby County. Here are…
Read MoreTSSAA high school football 2021 first round matchups
With the conclusion of Week 11 action on Friday, the TSSAA set playoff brackets for high school football in all classifications. Here are the matchups for West Tennessee teams: Class 1A Gleason (6-4) at Fayetteville (9-1) Eagleville (4-5) at Dresden (7-3) McEwen (7-3) at Cornersville (8-2) Moore Co. (4-6) at McKenzie (10-0) MASE (3-5) at…
Read MoreEntering the final week of the season, here are the playoff possibilities
Final week of the season. Everybody is playing a region game, so multiple games this week will have a bearing on region seeding heading into the playoffs. So here are the updated playoff possibilities for Region 7-1A, Region 7-2A and Region 7-4A, which all contain Gibson County teams. And also the Region 8s that those…
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