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Posted: Monday - Nov. 23, 2009

Gossett blog: Red Bank's playoff loss a big shock

Like most of those in Chattanooga who keep up with prep football, I thought it was all but foregone conclusion that there would be three Chattanooga area teams alive and playing toward Cookeville's first foray into the state championship-hosting business.

Posted: Monday - Nov. 23, 2009

Babb lifts Boyd-Buchanan to playoff victory

Maybe his stars were aligned or perhaps he paid more attention to scouting reports or practice.

Posted: Monday - Nov. 23, 2009

High school playoff capsules

CLASS 1A

Posted: Saturday - Nov. 21, 2009

Lions' run ends

Nobody wanted to leave Red Bank Community Stadium. Each team, one elated and the other shocked and dismayed at Greeneville's 14-13 upset over the state's top-ranked Class 4A team, took opposite ends.

Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009

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Christopher hits his stride

For a kid who debated forsaking football, Andy Christopher has emerged as a pretty good quarterback.

Posted: Monday - Nov. 16, 2009

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Williams makes the most of his chances

The stats show Red Bank's Keon Williams rushing for 1,157 yards in 12 games on 132 carries.

Posted: Sunday - Nov. 15, 2009

Mocs win 48-0, 40-0

New University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling coach Heath Eslinger was looking for improvement. What he got was near perfection in the Mocs' 2009-10 home debut.

Posted: Saturday - Nov. 14, 2009

Wrestling Mocs host two today

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will be trying for its first wrestling wins of the season this morning when the Mocs host Gardner-Webb and Division II member Anderson University.

Posted: Saturday - Nov. 14, 2009

Cascade comeback tops Signal

WARTRACE, Tenn. -- Cascade may never want to sit out the first week of the football playoffs again.

Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009

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Not a windfall

Even when they need it most with a struggling economy, Tennessee high school football teams aren't guaranteed of improving their finances by making the playoffs.

Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009

Helton embraces number 13

It's Friday the 13th, and while others might avoid walking under a ladder or black cats in their path, this is just another day for Baylor linebacker David Helton.

Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009

Ider, Tinker turn 3-7 years into 10-1

There were times during the past seven seasons since his final days as a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football player that Brent Tinker questioned his sanity.

Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 11, 2009

Brand signing with Clemson

Bradley Central pitcher Cole Brand will sign a baseball national letter of intent with Clemson today.

Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 11, 2009

Stansell headed to Tech

Baylor's Will Stansell became the third Chattanooga-area baseball player to commit to Tennessee Tech for next year.

Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 11, 2009

Swimmer Tillman picks UT

Troy Tillman has committed to swim for the University of Tennessee.

Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009

Rematch OK for McMinn

The last time McMinn County's Cherokees faced Maryville, they received a serious wake-up call. The Rebels drilled them 49-6 on Sept. 11 -- the worst beating a McMinn team had absorbed since a 58-13 drubbing by Murfreesboro Riverdale to open the 1998 season.

Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009

Voytik dazzles in playoff loss

When the season was finally done, there remained slightly more than half of the Cleveland Blue Raiders that started the year.

Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009

High school football player of the week honor roll

Coaches are encouraged to nominate players for the Player of the Week by e-mailing Ward Gossett at wgossett@timesfreepress.com

Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009

'Skins trounce Bledsoe

PIKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Loudon's Redskins came down the freeway and over the mountain cinched into a traditional school bus Friday, but their 70-minute endurance of stiff seats paid off with a 42-15 Class 3A victory over host Bledsoe County.

Posted: Friday - Nov. 6, 2009

'Unsung' appreciated

Where would the best quarterback or running back be without his blockers? Where would a first string be without a practice squad?

Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009

UTC wrestling team picked to win SoCon

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga may have a coach in his first year as a college head coach, but Heath Eslinger's wrestling peers think he and the Mocs have enough to win the Southern Conference.

Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009

UTC picked to win Southern Conference wrestling title

Southern Conference wrestling coaches have selected the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as the team to beat.

Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009

Sequatchie coach facing his mentor

The last time he was supposed to coach a playoff game at Sequatchie County, Dickie Brown was relegated to the bus because of his bus driver.

Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009

UTC commitments include Baylor duo

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has at least four wrestlers ready to sign scholarship papers when the early signing period opens at 8 a.m. on Nov. 11.

Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009

Boyd-Buchanan's Beasley gets his yardage early

For Boyd-Buchanan's Ben Beasley, yards have been hard to come by -- almost as much as opportunities -- and yet he still reached one thousand.

Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009

Player of the Week honor roll

Baylor: Quarterback Jacob Huesman missed a quarter and still picked up 101 rushi

Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009

High school football playoff capsules

Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009

Scheduling is key to prep success

South Pittsburg coach Vic Grider saw his team eliminated from last year’s playoffs by Trousdale County. He felt a tougher schedule this year would pay off in the postseason.

Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009

Baylor loses at home

Quarterback Jacob Huesman missed the last minute of the first half and the third quarter, but it didn't really matter that the Baylor quarterback was on the sideline.