Friday football report: Melrose extends winning, shutout streaks
Tavarco Jackson scores three touchdowns as the Golden Wildcats keep things locked down in Region 8-3A.
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October 2025
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Dandy Dozen: Southwind still No. 1 as final push to the playoffs begins
Not much shuffling in the rankings this week due to many teams not playing because of fall break.
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Dandy Dozen: MASE joins as Lausanne jumps into top five
MASE earns a spot in the Dandy Dozen this week following a victory over region rival Bluff City.
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Dandy Dozen: Southwind climbs into top spot
Two other schools also move up as Germantown drops following a loss to DeSoto Central.
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Vote for the Daily Memphian high school football player of the week, Week 6
Standouts from Collierville, Germantown, MASE, Melrose, Munford and St. George’s are up for consideration this week.
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Dandy Dozen: Melrose, MUS both move up three spots
The Golden Wildcats and Owls both crack the top ten in this week’s rankings.
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Dandy Dozen: Fairley re-enters; Germantown remains on top
Fairley’s Andrew Johnson threw for six touchdown passes last week as the Bulldogs hammered Bluff City to rejoin the rankings of the best TSSAA teams in the Memphis area.
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September 2025
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Vote for the Daily Memphian high school player of the week, Week 4
Standout football players from Briarcrest, Central, Lakeland Prep, Melrose, Munford and St. Benedict are up for consideration.
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Friday prep report: Melrose QB accounts for seven TDs in win over Bolton
Melrose sophomore Thomas Heffner threw for five and ran for two as the Golden Wildcats won their third in a row.
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Vote for the Daily Memphian high school player of the week, Week 3
Standouts from Arlington, Collierville, Lakeland Prep, Melrose, MUS and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week.
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Dandy Dozen: Southwind moves into second place as two teams debut
CBHS and MUS cracked the rankings for the first time in 2025, while Melrose re-entered.
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August 2025
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Daily Memphian preseason Dandy Dozen: Loaded Red Devils open at the top
Germantown opens its highly-anticipated season Saturday at home against ninth-ranked Houston.
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Prep football 2025: At Melrose, last year’s lessons are this year’s foundations
Defense figures to be a strong point as Gerald and Jarrett Morrow head into their second season coaching at their alma mater.
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June 2025
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Melrose High to vacate 2024 football state runner-up finish
Penalty comes after TSSAA finds the Golden Wildcats, who reached the 2024 state championship game, used an ineligible player in eight games — including all five postseason contests.
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January 2025
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Undefeated Melrose set standard for high school hoops in 1974
The Golden Wildcats’ first state title laid the foundation for decades of success in the TSSAA’s largest public-school classification.
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December 2024
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Crossword: GloRilla
Memphis rapper GloRilla’s visit to an Orange Mound high school inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.
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All Region 8-4A team announced
Standouts from Craigmont, Kirby, Melrose, Millington and Ridgeway are honored by the league’s coaches.
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GloRilla gives back to her alma mater Melrose High
The rapper, whose real name is Gloria Woods, graduated from Orange Mound’s Melrose High in 2017. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, she returned with a $25,000 check towards a new media center for the school.
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Memphis high school football all-stars shine in AutoZone Liberty Bowl game
Melrose’s Rhyan Brown wins most valuable player after topping 100 yards and scoring a touchdown in the annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game at Memphis University School.
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Melrose falls in BlueCross Bowl Class 4A title game
Macon County’s ground game was too much to overcome. But a disappointing result doesn’t taint a storybook season for Orange Mound’s Golden Wildcats.
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Vote for the high school football player of the week, Week 13
Standouts from Collierville, Fairley, MASE and Melrose are up for consideration this week.
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Melrose brings the joy back to Orange Mound. But there’s room for more
Golden Wildcats bidding for their first state championship in 26 years as they face Macon County in the BlueCross Bowl Class 4A final.
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November 2024
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Semifinal TSSAA football playoff preview by the numbers
Numbers to know, historical notes and fun facts ahead of Friday’s playoff action.
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Friday football report: Houston advances to Class 6A semifinals
Fairley, MASE and Melrose also advance in the state football playoffs with quarterfinal victories.
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Quarterfinal TSSAA football playoff preview by the numbers
Here are some important numbers, historical notes and fun facts to know ahead of Friday’s playoff action.
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