The latest Marion County coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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There are certain people who are immediately identified with specific local schools. When you show up to walk a sideline for a game, or step inside a gym or the school's hallways, it's a given that the same familiar face will automatically be there.
Not even the prep football season's first night with a chill in the air could cool off Marion County's offense.
Marion County football coach Tim Starkey has taken notice of how diligently Quincy Mills has worked since joining the reigning TSSAA Class 2A state champions in the offseason.
The fingerprint smudges were still fresh on the gold ball when the question turned to whether Marion County High School's football team had enough returning talent to repeat.
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The formula for winning might change a bit this season, but the ultimate result remains the same.
Marion County and York Institute played 48 minutes of football Friday night, but the game was pretty much decided in the first 13 seconds.
Marion County’s defense stood tall when it had to, and quarterback Tilton Pickett made some more big plays as the Warriors reached a dominant 3-0.
The moment may have appeared to be just a routine play, but for anyone who knows Milan Pemberton — and the remarkable grit she has shown to overcome a formidable physical hurdle — it was easily recognized as anything but ordinary.
Around the Sequatchie Valley, the name Sam Pickett is already well-known. A former all-state running back for South Pittsburg in the late 1990s, the speedy Pickett was a 1,000-yard rusher in multiple seasons and set a state record with six touchdown runs in the 1999 Class 1A title game.
Challenged by their coach to shut out Marion County on Friday night, the Tyner Rams feasted on the opportunity.
An 18-play possession, which chewed up more than seven minutes of the fourth-quarter clock, did not produce points but did put the game away for McCallie.
