A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from the game was charged with assault Friday, and his team has been taken out of the playoffs.

When the Meigs County High School football team trots onto the Tennessee Tech turf Saturday for the Class 2A BlueCross Bowl state championship game, some of the loudest cheers will never be heard inside Tucker Stadium.

McCallie was dominant from start to finish on both sides of the ball Thursday night on its way to a convincing win over Memphis University School to earn its second straight TSAAA Division II-AAA BlueCross Bowl state championship.

On Thursday night, Eric Rivers celebrated McCallie's second straight football state championship. It was only last season he had to earn his way back onto the team after a serious disagreement with coach Ralph Potter over his splitting time between AAU basketball and Blue Tornado football.

Stellar defense has been imperative to a four-game winning streak for the Silverdale Baptist Academy girls' basketball team, which has yet to unleash star post player Laney Bone, the recent Buffalo signee who is working her way back from injury.

For three generations, much of the championship foundation for South Pittsburg High School football has been built on solid Stone.

Three of the area's four football teams competing in the second round of the GHSA playoffs didn't have to look far to get scouting reports on their opponents.

It's Moon Pies versus Gibson's doughnuts on the line as McCallie takes on Memphis University School for the TSSAA Division II-AAA football state title.

Baylor soccer standout Danquah has shown flashy footwork, speed and ball-striking ability since joining the Red Raiders after arriving in the United States from Ghana two years ago.

In a year when nothing has been ordinary, three Chattanooga-area prep football teams can still accomplish the extraordinary.

Clutch free throws late helped Arts & Sciences hold off Tellico Plains 55-52 in a non-district basketball game Tuesday. Justin Brown was impressive in the road victory leading all scorers with 18 points, including nine in the second quarter.

Dalton High School will be performing a rare search for a football coach after Matt Land resigned Tuesday after an 11-year run at the Catamounts' helm.

Soddy Daisy took command early with a 28-5 scoring run in the first quarter and limited Lookout Valley to single-digit scoring in all four quarters in claiming a 71-22 non-district win.

In a football age when offenses often dictate everything on the field, Northwest Whitfield coach Josh Robinson took extra satisfaction from Saturday's last-second win over Stephenson in the first round of the GHSA Class AAAA playoffs.

The TSSAA's state championship games for football are set, and a third of the upcoming BlueCross Bowl matchups at Tennessee Tech University will involve Chattanooga-area programs.

The Red Bank High School football team gathered for one last huddle in 2020, moments after a 42-7 loss to top-ranked Alcoa in the TSSAA Class 3A state semifinals ended the Lions' season Friday night.

Gordon Lee's marching band performed "My Shot" from the hit Broadway play "Hamilton" during halftime of Friday night's football game against Georgia Military College Prep, and the Trojans made sure not to waste their shot in the GHSA Class A public playoffs.

All gas, no brakes.

Meigs County High School football players didn't spend long in the postgame huddle Friday night.

Christian Heritage has won football games this year with unstoppable offense on some nights and impenetrable defense on others.

View the final scores and photos from Friday night's Chattanooga-area high school football games.

In a town noted as the Fireworks Capital of the South, there is a natural fascination with the glitz of things that cause folks to rise from their seats in excitement.

Chris Brown doesn't believe in the boogeyman. Now in his third year as Red Bank's coach, Brown believes in his players and the work they've put in to become one of the state's best football teams.