The pressure is on. Tyner's Bobby Hendricks is a senior and a third-year starter, and coach Wayne Turner is expecting him to shoulder much of the load in the Rams running game.
GPS claimed the Tennessee Division II-AA girls state basketball championship Saturday. Several local D-I teams are still in contention for the state title.
The East Ridge Pioneers have played on occasions like a basketball team that one would not expect to be seeded only sixth in an eight-team tournament. Thursday at Tyner was not one of them.
Clay scores 25 points as Red Bank pulls out a 53-49 District 6-AA home win.
Polk County linebacker Michael Hargrove plays both sides of the ball for Polk County, but he said earlier this week that offense sells tickets and defense wins championships.
Sean Neal likes football because he enjoys competition. More specifically, he enjoys competing one on one.
Last season, the Tyner Rams were dealt a harsh consolation prize for finishing as the District 6-AA runners-up. The Rams were sent to face state powerhouse Alcoa in the postseason’s first round and were bounced quickly.
For the first time in two years, Tyner has entered the state football rankings.
Someone sarcastically asked Tyner coach Wayne Turner if he felt the film from his team’s 14-0 victory over Central on Friday would strike fear in the hearts of anyone.
It is not often that a football team churns out a precision-like 524 yards of offense, holds the opposing offense to a mere 84 total yards and watches the scoreboard tell a 41-3 story only to have its head coach point out the one battle his squad lost.
Tyner football coach Wayne Turner didn’t mince words in reflecting on his Rams’ 25-21 victory Friday night against homestanding McCallie.
The mercy rule of a running clock applies only to the second half in high school football.
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 selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters.
Friday night prep football stars
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With an explosive eight-minute stretch in the third quarter, the Baylor Red Raiders made the most of their opportunities Friday night in a 42-28 win over visiting Tyner.
