With his team playing flat emotionally and struggling with an inferior opponent, B.J. Harris injected the spark of energy needed Friday night.

Notre Dame High School has reported its football program to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association for playing an ineligible athlete, and the penalties for the Fighting Irish included forfeiting their only two wins this year.

Conner Thornburg has been a spark plug for a resurgent East Hamilton football program.

Baylor exorcised the Knoxville Catholic spirit Friday night by halting the Fighting Irish's high-powered offense and taking advantage of game-changing plays from junior Elijah Howard and senior Noah Martin.

The Chattanooga Christian School Chargers ran their way to a 34-21 region football victory Friday night at Notre Dame.

Late Friday night, his McCallie School football team having just beaten Father Ryan 48-21 to remain undefeated through eight games this season, Blue Tornado coach Ralph Potter told his players, "I've never had a good team that didn't have to come from behind to win a game like this."

For top-ranked South Pittsburg to return to where it wants to be this football season, it first needed to reclaim control of its own county and Region 3-1A.

It took a big play on defense late in the second quarter for Red Bank to enter halftime of Friday night's Region 3-AAA home game against Brainerd with the lead.

It seemed as though Soddy-Daisy and Rhea County would light up the scoreboard early in their Region 4-5A football matchup, but a sure shootout turned into a defensive showcase Friday night at Bill Horton Field.

The Maryville Red Rebels continued their overwhelming dominance over Region 2-6A opponents Friday night in a 38-0 victory at Ooltewah.

McCallie and Baylor's girls extended their win streaks in the annual Front Runner Area Championships for high school cross country with dominating team performances Thursday on the Baylor campus, and the CSTHEA home-school program provided both individual winners.

Scores and photos from Chattanooga-area high school football games.

GPS soccer coach Patrick Winecoff started his postgame speech Thursday night by handing the Division II-AA East Region championship plaque to his two seniors.

The East Hamilton and Sale Creek volleyball teams may have had a changing of the guard this past offseason, but dominance continues for each.

In an offense that already had an embarrassment of riches, one of the most talented emerging playmakers wasn't even on the team when the season began.

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

Very little is settled concerning the postseason among northwest Georgia high school football teams, but Friday night's games should begin to bring things into focus.

Two years ago, Ringgold High School had just enough softball players to field a team at the end of a rare losing season for the program.

The five seniors on Gordon Lee's softball team had not learned to walk the last time the school failed to make it to the GHSA state championships in Columbus. The rest of the roster hadn't even been born yet.

Although Cleveland High School sophomore Hannah Nall is eager to return to WillowBrook Golf Club for future state tournaments, she was satisfied with her top-15 finish at the TSSAA Division I Large Class girls' championship this year.

After having to miss a good portion of the volleyball regular season due to injury, Red Bank middle blocker Bailey Lee stepped up and helped deliver a second straight sectional berth.

Cleveland High School sophomore golfer Hannah Nall did not let a slow start persist at the TSSAA Division I Large Class Girls' Championship.

To most high school softball fans in the know in Georgia, Tuesday's matchup at Heritage easily could have been for all the marbles.