Houston Mustangs topple Oakland in Class 6A title game
Damon Sisa (179 yards rushing, 1 touchdown, 1 interception) and the defense get the job done as Houston wins its first football state championship.
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Damon Sisa (179 yards rushing, 1 touchdown, 1 interception) and the defense get the job done as Houston wins its first football state championship.
Standouts from Center Hill, Harding, Rossville Christian, St. Agnes and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week.
Four sets of sisters on this year’s Lions squad provide opportunities — and challenges — for coach Michelle Malone.
Three-time defending state champion Murfreesboro Oakland awaits the Mustangs when they take the field for their first BlueCross Bowl appearance on Saturday. Preview: Houston vs. Murfreesboro Oakland in the BlueCross BowlRelated story:
Houston is the first Shelby County team to play in the BlueCross Bowl since 2020, when MUS lost in the Division 2-AAA final. The last local team to win state was ECS in D2-AA in 2019 and no Shelby County public school has won state since 2016.Related story:
Several returning players are adjusting to expanded duties as Panthers re-tool for another run.
Standouts from CBHS, Cordova, Douglass, Fayette-Ware and Lakeland Prep are up for consideration this week.
Standouts from Booker T. Washington, MASE, Middle College, Middleton and Westwood recognized by the league’s coaches.
Standouts from Covington, Fairley, Germantown and Houston are up for consideration this week.
The Houston High Mustangs advanced to their first BlueCross Bowl Class 6A state title game after Friday’s win in Brentwood, Tennessee. But Southwind and Fairley fell in their respective semifinal games.
Tough road tests await Memphis teams in the semifinals.
The 52nd Martin Luther King Invitational basketball tournament will conclude with championship games at Hamilton High.
The contest will take place on Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m. at Memphis University School.
Southwind and Fairley also advance in their respective classifications.
Several top teams from the region will be on hand Monday and Tuesday in an event that salutes Lynn Whitfield.
Covington, Fairley, Germantown, Houston, Memphis Business Academy and Southwind are all hoping to extend their seasons Friday.
Standouts from Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, Germantown, Houston, White Station and Whitehaven recognized by the league’s coaches.Related story:
Both Bartlett and Germantown and Collierville and Houston renew acquaintances with a berth in the quarterfinals on the line.
Everyone is 0-0 but there’s not much margin for error as the road to Chattanooga begins for Shelby-Metro area teams.
Vinny Garcia had just wrapped up his junior season at Manhattanville College.
Standouts from Briarcrest, CBHS and MUS recognized by the league’s coaches.
Standouts from Bartlett, Collierville, FACS, Lausanne, Melrose, Millington, Oakhaven and Southwind are up for consideration this week.
B.J. Blake and Cordero Walker each score twice for the Red Devils, who will host Houston in a Class 6A quarterfinal next week.Related story:
Memphis-area scores from Friday, Nov. 10 TSSAA and MHSAA football games and next week’s pairings.
Houston, Collierville, Germantown and Bartlett all advance. But not without some late drama. Memphis-area high school football regular season stat leadersRelated story: