Prep Roundup: Oakland paces area golf tourney
MCMINNVILLE – The Oakland boys golf team posted the best score of all local teams to finish fourth out of 16 teams at the Warren County Invitational at Warren County Country Club on Tuesday. Oakland...
View ArticleLa Vergne RB takes long road to prep football glory
SMYRNA – La Vergne running back RoShea Grays hasn’t taken the typical path to high school football stardom. The senior has played the sport in two different states for two different teams three...
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Riverdale defense powers resurgence
MURFREESBORO – Riverdale’s climb back up the prep football ranks didn’t take long. But it took long enough. Riverdale’s undefeated start to the season coincides with a much improved defense that has...
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Week 2: What to know for Friday's prep football games
Blackman at Riverdale When: 7 p.m. today Where: Tomahawk Stadium Radio: WGNS (1450-AM, 100.5-FM) Records: Blackman is 2-0 overall, 1-0 in 7-AAA. Riverdale is 2-0 overall, 1-0 in 7-AAA AP rankings:...
View ArticleRutherford Co. football standings, stat leaders
FOOTBALL STANDINGS District 7-AAA District Overall Streak Home Road Blackman (6A) 1-0 2-0 W2 2-0 0-0 Riverdale (6A) 1-0 2-0 W2 1-0 1-0 Smyrna (6A) 1-0 2-0 W2 1-0 1-0 Stewarts Creek (6A) 0-0 1-1 W1 1-1...
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Kreager's prep football picks for Week 2
DNJ prep editor Tom Kreager makes his picks for Week 2. Last Week: 9-1. Season: 14-2 (88 percent). Blackman running back Charlie Davidson leads the Blaze ground game. No. 2 Blackman (2-0) at No. 9...
View ArticleFinal Week 2 Prep Football Scoreboard
MURFREESBORO – The Daily News Journal has all six of Rutherford County’s high school football games in Week 2 covered. Follow live updates from all of The Daily News Journal’s staff writers and...
View ArticlePatriots shoot down Stars in Battle for Memorial
MURFREESBORO – Oakland and Siegel traded scores, turnovers, punts and penalties for one half during the Battle for Memorial on Friday night. But then the Patriots found their stride in the second half...
View ArticleMcCallie RB runs through Stars
CHATTANOOGA – It would have been nearly impossible for McCallie running back Alex Trotter to top his performance in Week 2. But he came close in the Blue Tornado’s 49-27 win over Siegel (0-4) on Friday...
View ArticleRiverdale scores 42 unanswered points in win
CHATTANOOGA – East Hamilton football started fast and jumped out to an early lead, but Riverdale took care of the rest. The Warriors (3-1) scored 42 consecutive points before the Hurricanes could...
View ArticleLa Vergne suffers shut out at Ravenwood
BRENTWOOD – Ravenwood opened with a grind, followed with an instant score, and closed with a flurry. That was all in the first half, as the Raptors remained undefeated with a 35-0 homecoming win...
View ArticleOakland defense shines in rout of Arlington
MEMPHIS – By halftime, Oakland’s Josh Cunningham was growing frustrated at the lack of success on the ground against Arlington. So in the second half, he made an impact on the other side of the ball,...
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No. 2 Blackman rolls to another rout
MURFREESBORO – Second-ranked Blackman played up to its high ranking Friday night. The Blaze jumped out to a comfortable lead and cruised to a 49-21 rout of Mt. Juliet at The Inferno in a non-district...
View ArticleLions’ losing streak extends after ‘mental errors’
WOODBURY – Four critical turnovers by Red Boiling Springs (2-2) were not enough for Cannon County to pull out their first win of the season, dropping a 14-13 affair to the Bulldogs after a plethora of...
View ArticleMTCS makes school history with win
MURFREESBORO – For the first time in school history, the MTCS Cougar football team has started 4-0. It took a thrilling 22-15 win over District 9-A foe Fayetteville which was driving to tie the game as...
View ArticlePrep notes: Siegel's Simmons sits to rest foot
MURFREESBORO – Siegel senior Tori Simmons sat out a pair of District 7-AAA volleyball contests last week to help rest sprained tendons in her foot sustained during the first of three games against...
View ArticleStars of the Week
FOOTBALL • Tanner Green, MTCS: Green rushed 18 times for 159 yards with a touchdown and a 2-point conversion in the Cougars’ 22-15 win over Fayetteville. • Jauan Jennings, Blackman: Jennings was...
View ArticleTom Kreager's AP prep football poll for Sept. 15
CLASS 6A 1. Maryville (3-0) 2. Blackman (4-0) 3. Oakland (3-1) 4. Whitehaven (4-0) 5. Hendersonville (4-0) 6. Science Hill (3-0) 7. Dobyns-Bennett (4-0) 8. Ravenwood (3-0) 9. Riverdale (3-1) 10. Sevier...
View ArticlePrep notes: National site puts Blaze third in Tennessee
MURFREESBORO – A national Website lists Blackman as the third-best high school football team in the state. The site, CalPreps.com, ranked the 336 11-man football teams in the state. Ensworth and...
View ArticleChildress: New football plan helps to provide fair competition
MURFREESBORO – TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress spent this past week traveling through the eastern part of Tennessee, partaking in the association’s administrative meetings. It was the first...
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