MTCS’ Green wants to leave legacy on field
MTCS’s Tanner Green rushed for 902 yards last season. MURFREESBORO – Tanner Green has a list of football goals for 2015. The MTCS senior athlete wants to surpass 1,000 rushing yards — something he...
View ArticleCannon County’s Bryson directs young Lions
Cannon County’s Bo Bryson. Cannon County’s Bo Bryson on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Cannon County’s Bo Bryson on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Cannon County’s Bo Bryson on Saturday, August 1, 2015. WOODBURY...
View ArticleBlaze to face Chalkville’s high-powered offense
Clay-Chalkville coach Jerry Hood and the Cougars come to MTSU Saturday ranked 18th nationally. MURFREESBORO – Jerry Hood hasn’t spent too much time looking at the high school football national...
View ArticleStars open football season Thursday at Ravenwood
Siegel and coach Greg Wyant open the 2015 football season at Ravenwood Thursday. MURFREESBORO – Siegel football coach Greg Wyant and Ravenwood coach Will Hester share similar offensive philosophies....
View ArticleWeek 1 Football Capsules
Football season Smyrna at La Vergne When: 7 p.m., Friday Where: Freedom Field TV: WUXP-30 Last meeting: Smyrna defeated La Vergne 28-7 in 2014. Players to watch: Smyrna: WR/DB Ikenna Okeke (62 tackles...
View ArticleSmyrna football still owns La Vergne rivalry
Tom Kreager. La Vergne football coach Stanton Stevens will be the first to say that tonight’s season opener is a big game. And it’s not just because it’s Smyrna. “We need a win against Smyrna because...
View ArticleCannon County female player one of few in state
Cannon County senior Livia Walker is one of 14 girls playing high school football in the state this year, according to information obtained by the TSSAA. WOODBURY – Livia Walker used to joke with...
View ArticleSiegel football opens season with 47-27 loss
Siegel’s Greedy Howse (23) rushed for 180 yards in the Stars’ 47-27 loss to Ravenwood on Thursday. BRENTWOOD – Greedy Howse ran left. He ran right Thursday night. Ravenwood, though, thrived by running...
View ArticleMTCS football ready to continue climb
MTCS’ Nick Merritt is the team’s second-leading returning rusher on offense and had a school-record in sacks in 2014. MTCS’ Nick Merritt is the team’s second-leading returning rusher on offense and...
View ArticleStewarts Creek beats Blackman 14-7
Stewarts Creek’s Cynterius Lyons celebrates an interception against Blackman during the first Jamboree game Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at Stewarts Creek. SMYRNA – Everything turned out perfectly for...
View ArticlePogue: Classic could be special event
Collegiate Football on the Field MURFREESBORO – Sitting here enjoying the chamber of commerce-like weather, thought I’d write a chamber of commerce-like column. Be it far from my style to jump on...
View ArticleBlaze, Pats return to big stage
HELEN COMER/DNJ Oakland?s John Ralston and JaCoby Stevens celebrate Stevens? interception in the Smyrna end zone and run afterward on Sept. 19, 2014. Oakland’s John Ralston and JaCoby Stevens...
View ArticleLewis County beats Eagleville with big plays
Steve Carson EAGLEVILLE – Lewis County had one big play after another in the second quarter to pull away from Eagleville. Three plays of over 50 yards were the difference as the Panthers scored three...
View ArticleStewarts Creek begins season 1-0
Stewarts Creek’s Jordan Rouse stiff-arms an Overton defender. The Red Hawks defeated the Bobcats 16-8. SMYRNA – A first-ever shutout was within...
View ArticleWarriors fend off Owls
Riverdale football coach Ron Aydelott used a Warriors’ safety to the team’s advantage Friday night. OOLTEWAH – Giving points away turned out to be a great idea for Riverdale coach Ron Aydelott. The...
View ArticleBulldogs hold on to beat La Vergne
(PHOTO ABOVE) Smyrna’s Ikenna Okeke makes a diving catch 2 yards from the end zone during the La Vergne vs. Smyrna game at La Vergne Friday. LA VERGNE – Devin Smith made the...
View ArticleCougars open season with win
MTCS’ Tanner Green (32) ran for 204 yards in the Cougars’ 26-7 over Ezell-Harding on Friday night. MURFREESBORO – Joe Peck carried 22 times for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and Tanner Green added 17...
View ArticleBlaze stumble against Cougars
Chalkville’s Brandon Berry runs the ball for a 73-yard touchdown as Blackman’s Jeremiah Wade, left, and Blake Taylor try to catch up to him during the first game of the Middle Tennessee Classic at...
View ArticlePogue: MTSU men have challenging schedule
Greg Pogue MURFREESBORO The Conference USA basketball schedule became fairly predictable when it was gleefully learned the league would get it right this coming season and allow rivals MTSU and WKU to...
View ArticleBucs stop Patriots' offense
Oakland’s Lazarius Patterson runs the ball as teammate Jacob Lowery tries to clear the way and Hoover’s Christon Taylor tries to bring Patterson down during the second game at the Middle Tennessee...
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