Prep
The latest Prep coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Baylor, Best of Preps, Bledsoe County, Boyd-Buchanan and 12 more sections.
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Dynamic Dozen: 12 area seniors who make a dramatic impact on their teams
College recruiting rankings don't tell the whole story about prep football players, particularly when it comes to the value some provide to their high school teams.
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This week’s Chattanooga-area prep football games to watch
The 2026 regular season kicks off for local GHSA and TSSAA football teams with a quartet of matchups Thursday night and dozens more Friday.
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Tennessee Valley Showdown: South Pittsburg leads after first week
To help boost news literacy in schools, the Times Free Press recently began offering a $10 per month subscription to new subscribers who identify the high school they support.
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Baylor hires former longtime Cookeville coach with USA Baseball experience
Baylor School announced Wednesday morning that it has hired Butch Chaffin as the next head coach of its five-time state championship baseball program.
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Boyd Buchanan’s Payton Rider sets tone in season-opening shutout win
Boyd Buchanan junior goalkeeper Payton Rider made a significant impact during Tuesday's season-opening 1-0 home victory over Walker Valley.
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Baylor’s Keegan Croucher is one cool QB and No. 2 on Dynamite Dozen list
Baylor's Keegan Croucher is No. 2 on the 2026 Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen list of the area's top college football prospects among Chattanooga-area seniors.
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Chattanooga-area has 11 state-ranked high school football teams in first TSWA poll
Eleven Chattanooga-area teams received top-10 rankings in the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's preseason prep football poll released Monday.
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South Pittsburg’s Dayon Cooper shows small-school talent can make it big
South Pittsburg's Dayon Cooper is No. 3 on the 2026 Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen list of the area's top college football prospects among Chattanooga-area seniors.
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Silverdale Baptist lineman Luke Burger makes his teammates better
Silverdale Baptist Academy's Luke Burger is No. 4 on the 2026 Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen list of the area's top college football prospects among Chattanooga-area seniors.
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Baylor’s ‘bulldog on the mound’ headed to SEC champion Georgia
Wells Grisham might have to pinch himself to make sure he isn't dreaming.
