There are 108 article(s) tagged Central High:

• August 2022

  • High school football 2022: Lausanne tops the preseason Power 15

    Quarterback play, run game, experience make the Lynx the team to beat.

    By John Varlas August 18, 2022

  • High school football 2022: Central QB to lead final season with father as coach

    Law Wright says he’s approaching his final high school season with the same kind of approach he did the backyard games with his brothers Hays, a sophomore who is the backup at Central, and Brooks, a seventh grader at Bellevue Middle.

    By John Varlas August 01, 2022

• June 2022

  • Daily Memphian boys track awards: State champion Central sweeps

    Jordan Ware won two individual titles and anchored two winning relays for Rashad Haynes’ championship squad.

    By John Varlas June 14, 2022

• May 2022

  • Memphis shines on the Spring Fling track, with Central leading the way

    The competition may have been in Murfreesboro, but the day was Memphis-made.

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    Friday’s Shelby-Metro Spring Fling schedule

    By John Varlas May 27, 2022

  • Central High sprinter leads the victory parade at sectionals

    Jordan Ware matched last year’s performance while Bartlett’s Kylan Bernard swept both hurdles races. In Class A girls, East’s Alyssa Raymond wins three events.

    By John Varlas May 14, 2022

• April 2022

  • Saturday prep report: Central’s Ware sets the pace at Houston Track Classic

    The Central High junior sets two individual meet records and gets a third as part of 400 relay. 

    By John Varlas April 13, 2022

  • Daily Memphian postseason football awards: Central’s Brooks, Briarcrest’s Crawford honored

    Also named are the specials teams and freshman players of the year, coach of the year and the all-metro teams.

    By John Varlas April 11, 2022

  • Central taps new boys basketball coach from MAHS

    It will take work, but Vernard Watkins could well be the man to return Central’s boys basketball program to its 1981 and 1982 glory days.

    By John Varlas April 05, 2022

  • High school honor roll: Central breaks state 800 relay record — twice

    Central’s team of Tyler Bell, Dohnavon Hunt, Quincy Briggs and Jordan Ware performed the fastest 800 relay ever recorded by a Tennessee team.

    By John Varlas April 03, 2022

• February 2022

  • Full ride or otherwise, everyone has story to share on national signing day

    Former Freedom Prep teammates reunite in celebration. At Collierville, several standouts opt to gamble on themselves as preferred walk-ons.

    By John Varlas February 02, 2022

• January 2022

  • TSWA all-state football teams announced

    Twenty-six players from the Shelby-Metro area named among the state’s best for 2021 by Tennessee Sports Writers.

    By John Varlas January 20, 2022

• November 2021

  • Week 11 high school football stat leaders

    Central star Jamarious Brooks ends the regular season as the area’s leader in several categories.

    By John Varlas November 10, 2021

  • Five local players named Mr. Football semifinalists

    Winners will be announced Dec. 7 in Nashville. One Memphian has potential for a second consecutive victory.

    By John Varlas November 04, 2021

• October 2021

  • Friday prep report: Munford wins region title despite record night from Central’s Brooks

    Senior running back now has 38 touchdowns for playoff-bound Warriors. Also, see how the Power 15 fared and check out all the scores and summaries of Memphis-area games.

    By John Varlas October 31, 2021

  • Fans choose Munford’s Bell and Munford-Central game as week’s best

    Sophomore Jordan Bell will be leading Munford against Central, the winner of which will be a No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

    By John Varlas October 28, 2021

  • Daily Memphian Power 15: Collierville ends regular season at No. 1

    The Dragons could cap the second 10-0 regular season in school history with a victory over Arlington on Friday.

    By John Varlas October 28, 2021

  • Daily Memphian Power 15: Undefeated Lausanne retains top spot

    Lynx are now 7-0 following a victory over St. George’s last week.

    By John Varlas October 27, 2021

  • Friday football preview: Final week of regular season carries implications

    Regular-season championships, and top playoff seeds, are on the line in Regions 8-5A and 8-2A.

    By John Varlas October 27, 2021

  • Vote for the top high school football game in Week 11

    Region championships, playoff seedings on the line in the final week of the TSSAA regular season. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Oct. 28.

    By John Varlas October 26, 2021

  • Friday prep report: Collierville still perfect; Brothers hand Warriors first loss

    CBHS star Dallan Hayden scores five touchdowns in final home game. Also, see how the Power 15 fared and check out all the scores and summaries of Memphis-area games.

    By John Varlas October 23, 2021

  • Fans choose Tipton-Rosemark QB, Central-CBHS as week’s best

    Tipton-Rosemark quarterback Payne Fullen accounted for four touchdowns in the victory over Harding Academy last week.

    By John Varlas October 21, 2021

  • Daily Memphian Power 15: Top teams hold fast

    Fayette-Ware joins the rankings this week, and Houston High falls off the list after a loss to Collierville.

    By John Varlas October 20, 2021

  • Friday football preview: Two key Region 8-4A games highlight this week’s slate

    Fayette-Ware, Kirby, Melrose and Ridgeway all head into Week 10 with 2-1 marks in league play.

    By John Varlas October 20, 2021

  • Vote for the top high school football game in Week 10

    Three important region games and an intriguing non-region contest are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Oct. 21.

    By John Varlas October 19, 2021

  • Vote for the high school player of the week from Week 9

    Standouts from Central, Freedom Prep, Lausanne, MUS and Tipton-Rosemark up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21.

    By John Varlas October 18, 2021