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Prep basketball roundup: Bradley Central sweeps rival Cleveland

Bradley Central's boys' and girls' basketball teams added victories against an archrival on Friday night.

By Staff Reports December 3, 2021

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Bradley Central won its 30th straight game at home against McMinn Central at Jim Smiddy Arena on Monday night.

Tennessee prep football roundup: South Pittsburg impressive in all phases vs. Clay County

South Pittsburg's football team struck for big plays in all three phases of the game Friday night on its way to a convincing win over visiting Clay County.

By Stephen Hargis November 13, 2021

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / South Pittsburg's De'Andre Kelly had 14 carries for 95 yards to help the Pirates rout Clay County on Friday night.

Hargis: Chattanooga-area football teams face stout challenges in TSSAA’s second round

Incrementally, as a team advances, the prep football playoffs should get tougher with each round. But maybe not this much tougher after just one week.

By Stephen Hargis November 11, 2021

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / The Red Bank Lions take the field for a home game against Stone Memorial in the first round of the TSSAA Class 4A state playoffs last Friday. Red Bank is home again for the second round, against Macon County.

Tennessee prep football roundup: Ethan Davis runs wild again, leads Rhea into second round

The sophomore is a sensation.

By Stephen Hargis November 6, 2021

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Rhea County's Ethan Davis carries the ball on a long run for a touchdown during an Oct. 22 game at Bradley Central.

In Tennessee prep football playoffs, all roads lead to Chattanooga for BlueCross Bowl

Remember that prep football road trip we talked about a few months ago?

By Stephen Hargis November 4, 2021

Photo illustration by Jamie Poole with staff photo by Matt Hamilton and Getty Images / Chattanooga's Finley Stadium will host the BlueCross Bowl state championship games for all nine TSSAA football classifications on Dec. 2-4.

Chattanooga area’s prep football teams hope for long postseason

The goal for each of Tennessee's 230 prep football teams that advanced to the playoffs is to extend what began just before last weekend's Halloween sugar rush all the way through the tryptophan-filled Friday after Thanksgiving.

By Stephen Hargis November 3, 2021

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Baylor quarterback Cooper Wick (14) throws during the Red Raiders' Oct. 1 game against Chattanooga rival McCallie. The Red Raiders (6-4) will travel to Ensworth (7-3) for the first round of the Division II-AAA playoffs on Friday.

Brackets set: Chattanooga area has 26 teams in TSSAA football playoffs

Talented and ticked off. That's the approach Meigs County football coach Jason Fitzgerald's team will utilize heading into the Class 2A playoffs.

By Stephen Hargis October 30, 2021

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Meigs County quarterback Logan Carroll looks for running room during Friday night's 20-0 win at Marion County, where the Tigers wrapped up the Region 3-2A championship and a No. 1 seed for the state playoffs. The Chattanooga area has 26 teams in the TSSAA football postseason.

Meigs County dominates Marion County for fifth straight region title

Meigs County senior Da'Quawn Tatum told his football coach at practice during the week he would be ready to step up and shut down Marion County's attack.

By Patrick MacCoon October 30, 2021

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Meigs County's Benjamin Smith (8) and Daqwan Tatum stop Marion County's Rylee Rogers for a loss Friday night.

Chattanooga-area football teams battle for region titles, state berths as playoffs loom

After 10 weeks of positioning, it all comes down to this for Tennessee high school football teams.

By Stephen Hargis October 28, 2021

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Red Bank's A.D. Crutcher, center, looks for open turf during the Lions' Region 3-4A game against visiting East Hamilton last week. The Lions held on for a 21-20 win that put them in position to win the region title.

This week’s Chattanooga-area high school football previews

Preview some of the biggest high school football games in the Chattanooga area for the 11th week of the 2021 season.