Teams from Missouri and North Dakota won the team titles at the City Auto Memphis Twilight XC Classic, but the Collierville girls and Houston boys were runners-up.

Standouts from Covington, DeSoto Central, Kingsbury, Munford, St. George’s and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week. Voting ends a 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4.

Collierville and Oxford played one of the wackiest high school football games of the season on Friday night. 

Maddox Giel runs for two scores and throws for a third while the Owls limit Northpoint to three first downs in the first meeting between the two teams in 45 years.

Quarterback Jaden Thomas throws three touchdown passes and Christopher Talley runs for two as the Mustangs outscore the Tigers.

Despite a pair of early defeats, defending Class AAA state champion Houston remains the team to beat.

Saints running back accounted for three touchdowns on Aug. 21 in a 48-28 victory over ECS.

Former region rivals clash in Germantown in this week’s featured contest.

Briarcrest and Central make their season debuts in The Daily Memphian ranking of the area’s top TSSAA football teams.

Houston and Collierville look to put the heat on Arlington in Class AAA. In Division 2, expect Briarcrest, Northpoint and St. George’s to shine.

Under fifth-year coach Kenzie Cooley, the Tigers are attracting better players — and beating better teams.

The Memphis Sports Hall of Fame has unveiled its full Class of 2025, including high school coaches and former Tigers coaches and athletes.

Standouts from Briarcrest, Germantown, KIPP, MUS, Rossville Christian and Southwind are up for consideration this week. 

Sophomore quarterback Jourdin Shelton accounts for three touchdowns as Germantown turns back Houston.

Lausanne, Whitehaven, MASE, Melrose and Bartlett all go down to defeat.

Southwind senior Chad Rooks scored three touchdowns as the Jaguars shone in their Class 6A debut.

Owls receiver Cannon Sherman snatched the ball out of the air to score a 45-yard touchdown and win the season opener 23-17 in dramatic fashion.

After a disheartening loss to Bartlett High last season, Germantown High coach Gene Robinson got together with a few of his key juniors for what he termed a “Come to Jesus” meeting.

Briarcrest’s J.D. Donaldson scored three first-half touchdowns as the Saints rolled — mostly.

Longtime coach Rodney Saulsberry wants this year’s team to honor the program’s legacy — and they have the talent to do just that.

Germantown opens its highly-anticipated season Saturday at home against ninth-ranked Houston.

Senior signal-callers Kelvin Perkins and T.J. Jenkins will be on center stage for their respective teams. But Friday’s season-opener will likely be won in the trenches.

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Defense figures to be a strong point as Gerald and Jarrett Morrow head into their second season coaching at their alma mater.

Runners from Collierville and Houston High show early form.