Whitehaven grinds past defending state champ in Class 4A quarters
Defense gets the Whitehaven Tigers over the hump in a low-scoring battle against Independence. In another game, East falls to Bradley Central.
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Defense gets the Whitehaven Tigers over the hump in a low-scoring battle against Independence. In another game, East falls to Bradley Central.
Hillcrest (1A) and Memphis Business Academy (2A) begin play Wednesday at the Murphy Center. Fayette-Ware and Munford (3A) and East and Whitehaven (4A) follow on Thursday.
Standouts from Bartlett, Collierville, East, Fayette-Ware and Hernando are up for consideration this week.
Five players from Class 1A state champion, Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (MASE), headline the Tennessee Sports Writers All-State football teams for Class 1A, Class 2A and Class 3A.
Standouts from Douglass, East, Hamilton, Lakeland Prep, Raleigh-Egypt, Sheffield and Wooddale honored by the league’s coaches.
Standouts from Brighton, Covington, East, ECS, Fairley and Germantown are up for consideration this week.
This means the Mustangs will drop into a tie for third in the region heading into Week 11.
After winning five games in 2023, the Mustangs have already matched that total heading into an important Week 7 region showdown against Bolton. Daily Memphian Dandy Dozen: Central debuts, MASE returns Week 7 high school football preview: Several pivotal region contests on tapRelated content:
Both MASE and Bartlett looking to atone for losses in their 2023 season-openers.
A junior dominated the discus in Tennessee in 2024 and won two state titles at Spring Fling. East coach Bowels was also honored.
Billy Richmond III, a 2024 five-star prospect, initially committed to Kentucky in December after announcing a list of four finalists in October that included the Memphis Tigers, Alabama and LSU.
There’s plenty of Memphis flavor on a Creighton team on which Mason Miller, son of former Grizzlies sharpshooter Mike Miller, is a starter.
Standouts from Bolton, Douglass, East, Hamilton, Lakeland Prep, Raleigh-Egypt, Sheffield and Wooddale recognized by the league’s coaches.
Standouts from Arlington, East, Hamilton, Houston and Whitehaven up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4.
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The future Tennessee Volunteer redeems herself at state meet after 2022 disappointment. In Class AA, the top area performer was Covington’s San’Darius Coleman. The senior ran a PR of 48.30 to repeat as the winner of the 400 and then went 1:56.70 to capture the 800.
A Memphis documentary, “Me and the Light,” inspired the school curriculum Grounded that has touched hundreds.
Rose says he’s ready to tackle the high expectations of one of the state’s top programs.
Pole vaulter Cole Hungate and sprinter Jaxon Hammond were among the victorious Brothers.
Standouts from Collierville, East, Hillcrest, KIPP and Mitchell are up for consideration this week.
Mustangs can’t get anything going on the offensive end and end the season with a 26-10 record.
Alijah Curry scores 20 points and East tightens up on defense after the first quarter to knock off last year’s state champions.
Douglass, East, Overton, Power Center and Ridgeway earn their spots in Murfreesboro next week.
Wolverines outlast Collierville in a thriller; Mustangs use a strong defensive effort to eliminate Whitehaven.
Standouts from Bartlett, Douglass, East, Fayette-Ware, MLK Prep and Southwind are up for consideration this week.