Preps Sports News from TimesFreePress.com | http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps After just one week of the Tennessee high school football playoffs, the number of Chattanooga-area teams keeping their state championship hopes alive has been cut nearly in half. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/brainerd-earns-new-playoff-trip/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/brainerd-earns-new-playoff-trip/ 1. University School of Johnson City, 95. 2. Trinity Christian, 100. 3. Hume-Fogg, 107. 4. Notre Dame, 129. 5. David Lipscomb, 130. 6. Red Bank, 206. 7. Greeneville, 206. 8. West Greene, 251. 9. Martin Luther King, 265. 10. Stone Memorial, 265. 12. Polk County, 295. 13. Chattanooga Christian, 315. 21. Arts & Sciences, 530. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/cross-country-state-meet-results/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/cross-country-state-meet-results/ NASHVILLE -- The Baylor girls' cross country team came into Saturday's state meet as a slight favorite to repeat as Division II-AA champion. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/baylor-gets-three-state-titles/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/baylor-gets-three-state-titles/ Brittany Hoffman's perfectly placed shot provided the perfect ending to a near-perfect season. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/cak-nips-lady-irish-in-state-final/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/cak-nips-lady-irish-in-state-final/ NASHVILLE -- Saturday will go down as one of the greatest days of Claire Turner's life. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/turner-wins-state-wendys-heisman/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/turner-wins-state-wendys-heisman/ Friday’s Playoff Games http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/area-high-school-football-scores-nov-6/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:08:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/area-high-school-football-scores-nov-6/ In the program's first postseason football game, the Signal Mountain Eagles showed some nerves Friday night. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/Playoff-debut-Signal-of-success/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:03:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/Playoff-debut-Signal-of-success/ DALTON, Ga. -- On a night when Dalton High School celebrated its rich football tradition, it was a progam with basically none that stole the show. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/hornets-sting-dalton/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:02:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/hornets-sting-dalton/ KNOXVILLE — Micah Pitchford finally discovered the elation of a November victory. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/fulton-downs-pioneers-4a/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/fulton-downs-pioneers-4a/ Within a four-second span, the Baylor girls' soccer team's elation turned into deflation. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/baylor-flagged-down/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/baylor-flagged-down/ In what many may have projected to be at least a quarterfinal matchup, Farragut defeated host Ooltewah 24-7 on Friday in a first-round game in the Class 6A high school football state playoffs. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/owls-eliminated/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/owls-eliminated/ ATHENS, Tenn. — Tevin McDermott’s home-run ability was the difference between victory and defeat Friday night as McMinn County High School knocked Oak Ridge out of the first round of the Class 6A playoffs, 12-7. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/mcminn-defeats-wildcats/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/mcminn-defeats-wildcats/ KNOXVILLE -- Staring at a fourth-quarter deficit with 10 minutes left, Christian Academy of Knoxville and its prolific passing attack turned to an unlikely source for its heroics. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/pegram-defense-key-cak-win/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/pegram-defense-key-cak-win/ BENTON, Tenn. -- The dry-erase board in the Polk County locker room had been updated within minutes of the final horn. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/polk-county-remains-perfect/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/polk-county-remains-perfect/ ALCOA, Tenn. — When the Alcoa High School football team came onto its field Friday night, senior linebacker Dee Herbert led the way carrying a sledgehammer. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/top-ranked-alcoa-hammers-tyner/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/top-ranked-alcoa-hammers-tyner/ A Baylor girls' soccer team that graduated nine starters found itself an offside penalty away from overtime against St. Agnes in the Division II-AA state championship game Friday. It turned out to be Baylor's only defeat in a remarkable season. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/baylor-loaded-for-2010/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/baylor-loaded-for-2010/ Knoxville Gibbs danced on Red Bank’s logo at midfield before the start of its Class 4A high school football playoff game Friday night. Gibbs matched the Lions step for step for a quarter and a half. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/lions-roll-opener/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/lions-roll-opener/ 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. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/skins-trouncebledsoe/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/skins-trouncebledsoe/ Baylor saw no need for trickery against St. Benedict. It was all straight ahead. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/red-raiders-run-through-st-benedict/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/red-raiders-run-through-st-benedict/ TUNNEL HILL, Ga. -- Northwest Whitfield is headed for the Georgia state playoffs after surviving Paulding County, 43-33, in a Region 7-AAAA playoff shootout Friday. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/andrews-scores-pace-bruins-win/ Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/07/andrews-scores-pace-bruins-win/