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Pirates crush Warriors with dominant defense

It's hard to imagine an offense that scored seven touchdowns being overshadowed.

By Stephen Hargis September 14, 2019

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / South Pittsburg's Blaine Pittman tackles Marion County's Taye Hutchins for no gain during Friday night's game in Jasper, Tenn. South Pittsburg won 63-7.

This week’s Chattanooga-area high school football previews

Preview some of the area's biggest games for the season's fourth week.

By Stephen Hargis, Lindsey Young, Patrick MacCoon September 13, 2019

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd/ South Pittsburg's defense gang-tackles Bledsoe County's Cadillac Siever during a Sequatchie Valley Jamboree matchup on Aug. 16 at Grundy County High School.

Prep notebook: Baylor football team keeps lengthy streak going

When Baylor defeated Brainerd 34-0 last Saturday, it extended Tennessee high school football's longest winning streak in season openers. The Red Raiders have won their first game for 20 consecutive years, last losing to Rhea County to begin the 1999 season.

By Stephen Hargis, Patrick MacCoon August 29, 2019

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Baylor football coach Phil Massey has helped the Red Raiders win 14 straight season openers, and the program's streak of opening wins reached 20 with last Saturday's victory at Brainerd.

Notre Dame debuts at No. 1 in state football poll

Coming off the season-opening weekend, the first Associated Press prep football Tennessee state rankings were released Monday afternoon. Notre Dame is the only Chattanooga-area team to be ranked No. 1 in any classification.

By Stephen Hargis August 26, 2019

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Notre Dame football players make their way through the run-through prior to the Notre Dame vs. Central football game Friday, August 23, 2019 at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

South Pittsburg awakens in second half, defeats Sequatchie County

The Pirates' offense finally got going, and so did their cannon.

By Stephen Hargis August 25, 2019

Prep sports notebook: Howard football team set to open new stadium

Howard's varsity football opener for 2019 is also the grand opening for the school's new stadium.

By Staff Reports August 22, 2019

Howard's new stadium for football and soccer will open Friday night as the Hustlin' Tigers football team kicks off its season against Nashville's Stratford.

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By Times Free Press Staff August 21, 2019

Whitwell holds out its starters in Sequatchie Valley Jamboree

Knowing their season opener is coming up in just five days - and a second game three days after that - Whitwell's coaches opted to sit all of their projected starters for Friday's annual Sequatchie Valley Jamboree at Grundy County High School.

By Stephen Hargis August 17, 2019

Silverdale Baptist Academy's Evan Padgett breaks free for a Seahawks touchdown Friday night in the Sequatchie Valley Jamboree at Grundy County High School.

South Pittsburg Pirates have loads of big-game experience

In each of the past three seasons the Pirates have been agonizingly close to getting back to where the program was accustomed to being.

By Stephen Hargis August 16, 2019

Ronto Tipton (7) breaks the tackle of Marion's Alex Nunez (11) on the way to a long touchdown run for the Pirates. The Marion County Warriors visited the South Pittsburg Pirates in a TSSAA rivalry game on September , 2018.

Pride of the Lions: Red Bank looks to extend region title streak to four

The dominating streak is now the longest among southeastern Tennessee prep football regions.

By Stephen Hargis August 9, 2019

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