Gordon Central
The latest Gordon Central coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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High school standouts for Jan. 14
• Sara Griffith, GPS: She bowled a 684 series as the Bruisers beat Donelson Christian Academy 20-7 and had games of 203 and 192 in a 20-7 win over Father Ryan as the 2012 Division II state champions sealed their return to the state tournament.
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High school basketball stars for Jan. 8
• Jamal Worthington, Bledsoe County: He recorded a triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in a 70-54 win over Signal Mountain.
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Chattanooga Times Free Press high school basketball stars for Jan. 4
NuQuella Robinson, Howard: She scored 11 points in a 33-25 defeat of Brainerd.
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Area’s 2012 prep football season long, memorable
Taking more than four months to complete, this was the longest high school football season in tri-state area history. It started with the Tennessee jamborees the second week of August and ended the second week of December when two area teams played in the Georgia state championship games at the Georgia Dome.
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UTC tops Jumper’s list of college options
UTC has seven commitments for the 2013 signing class, including a pair of offensive lineman that will enroll in January:
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Finley’s schedule light on prep football
East Hamilton played most of its 2010 home football games at Finley Stadium, and Ringgold played all of its 2011 home games there.
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Wrestling coaches wary of skin issues
Two Nashville schools recently shut down their wrestling programs for eight to 10 days, sending a disease scare through Tennessee.
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Gossett blog: Looking for TSSAA expense check?
Wanted: Proof that any team received an all expenses paid trip to a TSSAA high school championship game. This, of course, excludes, Sullivan South trips to Columbia.
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Chattanooga area high school game capsules for Nov. 16
The key: Grace Christian was kept out of the 2011 playoffs by TSSAA decree and enters tonight's game with a 20-1 record the past two seasons. Conversely, a narrow loss to Class 4A Maplewood likely cost the Buccaneers a top seed and actually relegated them to a No. 3 seed, thus their back-to-back road trips. While Boyd-Buchanan was beating Rockwood 27-19 in its first playoff game, the Rams were enjoying a bye as Quadrant 1's top-seeded team. In Week 2 when Boyd-Buchanan went on the road to knock off second-seeded Oneida 21-6, Grace was at home pulling out a 28-20 win over Silverdale Baptist. Bucs coach Grant Reynolds didn't want to compare scores -- his team beating Silverdale 32-7 early in the year and the Rams topping the Seahawks by eight. "Silverdale improved a whole lot from our game with them, which was pretty early in the season, and Grace was without one of their top players," he said. That top player was running back Will McKamey, a Naval Academy commitment and son of Rams coach Randy McKamey. He suffered a severe concussion against South Pittsburg in Week 10 and spent several days at Erlanger Hospital before being released. His parents have said he will not play anymore this year. Other common opponents are Rockwood, which Grace defeated 12-7, and South Pittsburg, which the Rams beat 47-27 and which Boyd-Buchanan downed 35-21. Boyd-Buchanan has three shutout wins but none since it beat Unaka 53-0 in Week 7, the same week Grace got its only shutout (35-0 over Tellico Plains). The teams are comparable in size, although the Bucs might have better overall team speed. Road games don't bother Reynolds, who likes getting his players for close to six hours before kickoff and getting them away from parents, girlfriends and other distractions so "they can hone in on what they have to do."
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Area prep football playoffs of Nov. 16
Ooltewah (9-3) at Columbia Central (10-2), 8
