Senior Noah Wilder had a strong defensive game in victory over rival St. George’s.

The Eagles blank the University School of Jackson while the Gryphons battle past Silverdale in overtime to set up first all-Memphis final since 2009. Collierville and Hutchison are knocked out in semifinals.

“He has been working back through some things trying to ramp it up so I wanted to be smart with him,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said. “I anticipate he could be in the rotation pretty soon. He has some play groups that he has been playing in.”

The North Texas offense plays fast. It runs the 12th-most plays per game in the country and is among the top in explosive plays and total yards. The defense, however, is dead last in rushing yards allowed. 

Totals are through games as of Oct. 20 and are for TSSAA schools in The Daily Memphian coverage area.

The TSSAA high school football season ends this weekend and we have a list of all the playoff possibilities.

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“I don’t have anything negative to say about Ja — I never will,” Pelicans star Zion Williamson said of Ja Morant. “That’s my brother. We all live and we learn. And I can’t wait to see him back on the court.”

Sure, the home team lost another opener. But there were actual happy tears at the game. Why? Because the Memphis Grizzlies are back for their 23rd year. 

The Grizzlies were too reliant on 3-point shooting and had no defensive presence at the rim when Jaren Jackson Jr. wasn’t on the floor are two of the observations from the first game of the season.

Marcus Smart, nicknamed “The Grindbrother” by Tony Allen, has a plan to keep the Grizzlies on track despite recent injuries. 

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the New Orleans Pelicans at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.

The undersized Grizzlies were outrebounded 52-37 in a loss to the Pelicans on Wednesday night. 

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“With this project, it was kinda different because a lot of times clients are trying to steer things toward more of a clean-cut look,” said artist Brandon Marshall. 

Mustangs coach David Wollf calls for changes to the draw following a quarterfinal defeat that would have made a fitting final. 

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway and guards Jayden Hardaway and Caleb Mills discussed a variety of topics ahead of the Tigers’ exhibition game against Lane College.

Army football is headed to the American Athletic Conference starting in 2024.

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The Tigers’ coach says he will stick by the side of Mikey Williams, despite his sticky legal situation.

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Three different players score on a day when the Dragons weren’t at their best but were more than good enough.

After the NBPA released an initial statement in June that claimed the suspension was “excessive and inappropriate,” both sides appear to be moving forward with the number already in place.

Quarterback Seth Henigan said it’ll be good to be back home this week, but he’s more focused on getting the win than anything else. 

In this week’s edition of The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston, Gaston and Frank Bonner II recap the Memphis vs. UAB game and Parth Upadhyaya discusses the upcoming basketball exhibition game against Lane College.

Red Devils go wire-to-wire and can finish the regular season 10-0 with a victory over White Station on Friday.

Second seed from Region 8-6A on the line as rivals collide.

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Memphis’ support has fueled the Tigers’ women’s basketball team as they head into the 2023-24 season, says head coach Alex Simmons.

Williams, a four-star signee in the Tigers’ 2023 class, now faces a total of nine felony charges in relation to the March 27 shooting outside his home.