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The latest Central coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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Best of Preps basketball tournament features most talented field to date
For area high school basketball fans, Christmas will come a few days early this year.

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Prep Notebook: Hanna Land to Cleveland State
Defending state champ Bradley Central heads a 14-team field lined up for the Ooltewah Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday.

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Veteran Rams control Central in season opener, 64-47
Tyner has a veteran team this high school basketball season, and the Rams looked like it Tuesday in their season opener at Central.
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Red Bank coordinator a mentor to two local coaches making playoff debut
Braswell and Mathis turned to Charles Weems for a daylong confab on the ins and outs of head coaching. Currently Red Bank's defensive coordinator, Weems has coached at the college level and also is a former head coach in Florida.

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Tennessee prep football playoff previews: Week 1
(All kickoffs at 7 p.m. local time)
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Unbeaten Sequatchie County heads Chattanooga area’s 23-team TSSAA playoff contingent
For the first time in 20 years, Sequatchie County has a 10-win football season, and the Indians have done it without benefit of the postseason, which for Tennessee teams begins Friday.

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Area Prep Playoff Picture: Complex three-way tie possible in Region 6-AAAA
The playoff picture in northwest Georgia became a bit clearer in three of its regions following last Friday, but one league has been thrown into chaos.

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Senior D.J. Baxter shines in last home game as Central earns playoff berth
For Central standout D.J. Baxter, the senior's best all-around performance in his final home football game will not be one he will soon forget - not after he helped coach Cortney Braswell's Purple Pounders lock up a playoff berth in Region 3-4A.
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Previews of tonight’s area prep football games
A preview for each of tonight's local prep football matchups.

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Central Purple Pounders back to work after ‘complete game’ win
When Central beat East Hamilton in football last week, it actually was the third time the Purple Pounders had accomplished that feat.