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Rock Springs defeats Whitworth-Buchanan for football title
MURFREESBORO – Rock Springs running back Blake Watkins didn’t want to see his team lose to undefeated Whitworth-Buchanan a second time this season. He made sure that didn’t happen. Watkins rushed for...
View ArticleKillings provides spark to Blaze passing game
MURFREESBORO – Ronnie Killings looked over at the football official Friday night. He’d just reeled in a 7-yard TD pass on a fade route in the right corner of the end zone from Blackman quarterback...
View ArticleBlackman volleyball blazing new trail
MURFREESBORO – The Blackman High senior quartet sat around the bleachers, forming a half circle. They took turns listening to each other tell volleyball stories about the past four years. There were...
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Battle of ’Boro to decide 7-AAA second place
MURFREESBORO – This battle is more than bragging rights. The 45th meeting between Riverdale and Oakland in the Battle of the ’Boro will also decide second place in District 7-AAA. Fourth-ranked Oakland...
View ArticleWeek 9: Prep football standings, stat leaders
District 7-AAA District Overall Streak Home Road Blackman (6A) 5-0 8-0 W8 4-0 4-0 Riverdale (6A) 3-1 7-1 W5 4-1 3-0 Oakland (6A) 3-1 7-1 W7 3-0 4-1 Siegel (6A) 2-2 3-5 W3 1-3 2-2 Smyrna (6A) 1-3 5-3...
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Week 9 prep football picks of the week
NO. 6 (6A) Riverdale (7-1, 3-1 in 7-AAA) at No. 4 (6A) Oakland (7-1, 3-1 in 7-AAA) 7 p.m., Friday This year’s Battle of the ‘Boro means more than bragging rights. The winner secures second place in...
View ArticleGrays runs wild in La Vergne upset of No. 10 Cookeville
LA VERGNE – La Vergne coach Stanton Stevens found a pretty good plan for success Friday night against 6A No. 10 Cookeville. Give the ball to RoShea Grays. Give the ball to RoShea Grays some more. And...
View ArticleVermillion kicks Eagleville to win in final seconds
LYNCHBURG – Eagleville football coach Steve Carson told kicker Will Vermillion that his foot would win a game for the team this season. Friday night against Moore County, the preseason prediction came...
View ArticleSmyrna routs Stewarts Creek
SMYRNA – Bragging rights in Smyrna still belong to the Bulldogs. Smyrna High shook off a sluggish start and dominated the second quarter to roll up a 43-0 victory at cross-town rival Stewarts Creek...
View ArticleMTCS suffers first loss of year at Forrest
CHAPEL HILL – Middle Tennessee Christian’s offense ran into a team which stopped it. The Cougars fell to Forrest 49-14 in a battle of two of the top teams in District 9-A Friday night. It was the first...
View ArticleWells, Newman get scholarships
MURFREESBORO – Friday’s Battle of the ’Boro between Oakland and Riverdale was selected as one of more than 100 featured games in the nationwide 2014 Great American Rivalry Series presented by the...
View ArticleLa Vergne, Siegel vie for 6A playoff berth
MURFREESBORO – Since the TSSAA adopted the current high school football playoff plan in 2009, the all-Rutherford County, District 7-AAA has qualified five teams to the Class 6A playoffs just one time....
View ArticleKreager's AP prep football poll for Oct. 27
CLASS 6A 1. Maryville (9-0) 2. Blackman (9-0) 3. Oakland (8-1) 4. Whitehaven (9-0) 5. Science Hill (8-1) 6. Ravenwood (9-0) 7. Riverdale (7-2) 8. Hendersonville (8-1) 9. Dobyns-Bennett (8-1) 10....
View ArticleOakland’s Smith played ‘best game ever’ in win over rival
MURFREESBORO – Josh Smith has been touted as one of the top college football prospects in the country. The Oakland senior linebacker showed why Friday night in the Patriots’ 42-20 win over rival...
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Blackman boys basketball go back to work
MURFREESBORO – There were no banners found in the Blackman auxiliary gym. There were no state championship rings on coaches’ fingers. And it was never mentioned by anyone during Blackman’s boys...
View ArticleFour Murfreesboro teams ranked in AP prep football poll
Tennessee Football Prep Polls The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as...
View ArticleFive storylines for first week of playoffs
MURFREESBORO – Eight Rutherford County high school football teams earned the right for at least one extra week of practice by reaching this season’s TSSAA playoffs. MTCS has at least two extra weeks of...
View ArticleBlackman drops to third in final AP prep football poll
HIGH SCHOOLS Tennessee Football Prep Polls The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid...
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Oakland's Jack Jones ready to run through 'T'
MURFREESBORO – Jack Jones fulfilled a childhood dream Monday. Actually, it was two dreams reached within a span of minutes. The Oakland High standout offensive lineman and reigning Class AAA Mr....
View ArticleKreager: No place for fights in high school athletics
MURFREESBORO – Bernard Childress is traveling across the state this week, attending TSSAA regional meetings. Part of the reason for the trip is to allow the high school athletic association’s executive...
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