Yep, they beat Houston alright.

Here's a closer look at the area teams that will be competing in the state tournaments at the Siegel Soccer Complex this week. Play in Division 1 begins on Wednesday with Division 2 play beginning on Thursday.

Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, saluting the week's top performers in football, soccer and volleyball.

Here is the area schedule for Week 11 of the high school football season. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted.

With one week remaining in the regular season, Germantown is 9-0. But with a huge game looming next week, coach Chris Smith knows his team will have to be even better than that.

MURFREESBORO - Just like last year, the Briarcrest volleyball team entered this week's Division 2-AA state tournament as the team to beat. But unlike last year, they left the tournament with that status intact.

With no real upsets to impact the top of The Daily Memphian's Power 12 rankings, there was no change in the top half of the list. But Briarcrest's shutout loss to MUS dropped the Saints from the rankings and gave ECS the opportunity to grab the last spot.

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Here is the complete Week 10 high school football schedule for teams in the Shelby-Metro area. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted.

Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, saluting the top performers from football, girls soccer and volleyball.

Briarcrest and Harding were the only two local volleyball teams to avoid defeat on the first day of the state tournaments Tuesday in Murfreesboro, while Houston is still alive as well.

The numbers that the Briarcrest volleyball team has put up this season speak for themselves. Heading into this week's Divison 2-AA state tournament in Murfreesboro, the Saints are 37-2 overall and 15th in the nation, according to MaxPreps.

The TSSAA state volleyball tournaments begin Tuesday at various sites around Murfreesboro leading up to the championship matches which will take place Thursday at Middle Tennessee State. Here's a look at the six local teams competing for titles this week.

MUS linebacker Matthew Rhodes watched his offense march crisply down the field on the opening series against Briarcrest Friday and said 'oh my goodness, if we can play offense like this ...'

Here are this week's high school football statistical leaders. For omissions and corrections, please e-mail jvarlas@dailymemphian.com.

Here is the area high school football schedule for Friday night of Week 9. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted. (Two games were played earlier this week on Wednesday. There were no games scheduled Thursday)

Lausanne has continued its winning ways, leaving the Lynx at the top of The Daily Memphian Power 12 standings for another week. Meanwhile, a successful season thus far has moved Kirby into the state rankings for the first time in a long time and now an appearance in the Power 12.

Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, saluting the top performers in each of the fall sports.

Carl Coleman has had his fair share of success at Manassas, taking the Tigers to five playoff appearances which includes a a trip to the Class 2A quarterfinals in 2015 – the school’s deepest run ever.

Here is the area high school football schedule for Week 9. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted.

With many of the area's public school teams not playing this week because of fall break, it's a good time to take a look at how the postseason picture is starting to shake out.

The Carruthers-Patterson brick is headed back to Kirby.

Finally.

As a former high school wide receiver, Chester Flowers knows many ways to get into the end zone. And as a former high school linebacker, Rahnmann Slocum knows plenty of ways to keep the opposition out.

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