John Varlas
Reporter
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian, who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
There are 2701 articles by John Varlas :
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October 2018
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High School Sports As a former high school wide receiver, Chester Flowers knows many ways to get into the end zone. And as a former high school linebacker, Rahnmann Slocum knows plenty of ways to keep the opposition out. -
High School Sports Thursday football wrap: Fayette Academy falls in a wild one
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High School Sports Friday Prep Roundup: Special teams play boosts Kirby over Southwind
The Carruthers-Patterson brick is headed back to Kirby. -
High School Sports Playoff preview: Who’s in, who’s out, who has work left to do
With many of the area's public school teams not playing this week because of fall break, it's a good time to take a look at how the postseason picture is starting to shake out. -
High School Sports Week 9 high school football schedule
Here is the area high school football schedule for Week 9. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted. -
High School Sports Manassas’ Coleman, Harding’s Allen tabbed for AutoZone all-star game
Carl Coleman has had his fair share of success at Manassas, taking the Tigers to five playoff appearances which includes a a trip to the Class 2A quarterfinals in 2015 – the school’s deepest run ever. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian high school honor roll
Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, saluting the top performers in each of the fall sports. -
High School Sports Week 9 high school football schedule
Here is the area high school football schedule for Friday night of Week 9. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted. (Two games were played earlier this week on Wednesday. There were no games scheduled Thursday) -
High School Sports High school football stat leaders through Week 8
Here are this week's high school football statistical leaders. For omissions and corrections, please e-mail jvarlas@dailymemphian.com. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian Power 12: Kirby debuts in the rankings; Lausanne remains No. 1; Central tumbles
Lausanne has continued its winning ways, leaving the Lynx at the top of The Daily Memphian Power 12 standings for another week. Meanwhile, a successful season thus far has moved Kirby into the state rankings for the first time in a long time and now an appearance in the Power 12. -
High School Sports Friday Football Roundup: MUS blanks Briarcrest to secure playoff bye
MUS linebacker Matthew Rhodes watched his offense march crisply down the field on the opening series against Briarcrest Friday and said 'oh my goodness, if we can play offense like this ...' -
High School Sports State volleyball tournament: What to watch for in Murfreesboro this week
The TSSAA state volleyball tournaments begin Tuesday at various sites around Murfreesboro leading up to the championship matches which will take place Thursday at Middle Tennessee State. Here's a look at the six local teams competing for titles this week. -
High School Sports Nationally ranked Briarcrest volleyball team takes aim at state championship
The numbers that the Briarcrest volleyball team has put up this season speak for themselves. Heading into this week's Divison 2-AA state tournament in Murfreesboro, the Saints are 37-2 overall and 15th in the nation, according to MaxPreps. -
High School Sports Briarcrest, Harding win state volleyball openers; Houston remains alive in AAA
Briarcrest and Harding were the only two local volleyball teams to avoid defeat on the first day of the state tournaments Tuesday in Murfreesboro, while Houston is still alive as well. -
High School Sports High school football stat leaders through Week 9
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High School Sports Week 10 high school football schedule
Here is the complete Week 10 high school football schedule for teams in the Shelby-Metro area. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian Power 12: ECS debuts at No. 12; no changes among the top six
With no real upsets to impact the top of The Daily Memphian's Power 12 rankings, there was no change in the top half of the list. But Briarcrest's shutout loss to MUS dropped the Saints from the rankings and gave ECS the opportunity to grab the last spot. -
High School Sports Wells, Briarcrest volleyball team write a storybook finish to their season
MURFREESBORO - Just like last year, the Briarcrest volleyball team entered this week's Division 2-AA state tournament as the team to beat. But unlike last year, they left the tournament with that status intact. -
High School Sports Friday Football Roundup: Germantown improves to 9-0, but it could be costly
With one week remaining in the regular season, Germantown is 9-0. But with a huge game looming next week, coach Chris Smith knows his team will have to be even better than that. -
High School Sports Week 11 high school football schedule
Here is the area schedule for Week 11 of the high school football season. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted. -
Sports Memphis 901 FC announces first three player signings
They have a sporting director in Andrew Bell and a coach in Tim Mulqueen. And now the roster for Memphis 901 FC is taking shape as well. -
High School Sports State soccer tournaments: What to watch for
Here's a closer look at the area teams that will be competing in the state tournaments at the Siegel Soccer Complex this week. Play in Division 1 begins on Wednesday with Division 2 play beginning on Thursday. -
High School Sports After massive victory in region championship game, Collierville girls soccer looks to finish the job this week
Yep, they beat Houston alright. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian Power 12: Fairley debuts; undefeated teams continue to hold down top four spots
Undefeated teams continue to hold the top spots in this week's Daily Memphian Power 12, led by Lausanne and its extensive winning streak. Meanwhile, with Central losing to Germantown last week, the Warriors drop from the rankings, opening the door for Fairley to grab the final spot. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian high school honor roll
Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, saluting the top performers from football, girls soccer and volleyball.
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