
Football
South Pittsburg better down the stretch in road win at Red Bank
The momentum at Tom Weathers Field was in Red Bank's hands nearly halfway through the third quarter Friday night.
The latest South Pittsburg coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.

Football
The momentum at Tom Weathers Field was in Red Bank's hands nearly halfway through the third quarter Friday night.
The silver trophy that has been displayed inside the South Pittsburg High School football weight room for a calendar year served its purpose.

It turns out the old-school formula still works just fine.

As prep football's regular season hits the home stretch toward the playoffs, South Pittsburg is hitting its stride.

South Pittsburg junior defensive end Braden Meeks stepped into a major role Friday night and helped provide the play of the game for the Pirates.

Faced with numerous questions all week after being shut out in its season opener, South Pittsburg responded with an emphatic answer Friday night.

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The disappointment of falling just short of what would have been the program's first state championship repeat has become offseason motivation for a team that had just four seniors last year.

For the past five springs Steve Garland has missed spending his afternoons on a dusty ballfield. So after retiring from the Hamilton County School system, where he has been an administrator at East Hamilton High School since the fall of 2020, Garland is returning to coaching.

One day after the school and teammates applauded her during a college signing party, Kaylee Kilgore turned in an on-field performance that set off a much wilder celebration.

The kids are all right after all.

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A frustrating first half was followed by a fabulous final two quarters for South Pittsburg junior JaMychal Buckner during last Friday's back-and-forth battle with Chattanooga Prep.
