Who doesn’t love a good road trip? With a full tank of gas and the car pointed toward the open highway, we know the memories made during the trip will far outweigh any potential bumps in the road along the way.
Chattanooga has long been a vacation stop, and as high school football season kicks off, the Scenic City is the desired destination for teams throughout Tennessee.
Last spring the TSSAA awarded Chattanooga the rights to host the three-day state championship extravaganza known as the BlueCross Bowl for this season and the next as nine classifications will decide their titles on the Finley Stadium turf.
It was just a little more than eight months ago that McCallie won its second straight Division II-AAA state championship, capping a season that had given so many of us around the game a sense of normality – at least each Friday night – amid far too much negativity.
As we look ahead to a new season’s kickoff, the Blue Tornado and rival Baylor each has enough talent to be the top contender in II-AAA. There are also some more of the usual suspects, as well as a few up-and-coming teams, who are gearing up for a playoff run toward potentially reaching their state title game as well.