From opening tip to closing buzzer, Drew Lyness roamed the sideline as he did the past eight years in Soddy-Daisy's Big Boy (Ernest) Eldridge Gymnasium.

Gary Murray has resigned as Hixson High School's head football coach after three seasons. Murray began working with the program in 2012 as an assistant coach, including as offensive coordinator in 2016.

A raucous home crowd for the Howard boys' basketball team made for an electric atmosphere during its District 6-AAA rivalry game against Brainerd on Saturday night, but it came at the expense of the Hustlin' Tigers playing out of character.

The Meigs County football program's dream of its first state title fell short as Peabody stormed back from a nine-point halftime deficit Saturday afternoon and won the TSSAA Class 2A BlueCross Bowl for the second straight year.

Meigs County vs. Peabody BlueCross Bowl Class 2A championship game results as they happen.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!" chants from the Red Bank fans rang throughout the gym Friday evening after the Lady Lions took a 45-39 lead on junior Raijeria Bell's left-corner jump shot with 4:08 to play.

It's time to update life's certainties: death, taxes and Alcoa winning a state championship in football.

Meigs County standout Aaron Swafford understands the magnitude of his last high school football game.

Going into Thursday night's BlueCross Bowl Division II-AAA state championship game, most of the attention had been given to the McCallie offense — which was averaging 36 points per game — and the Montgomery Bell Academy defense, which hadn't allowed more than 14 points in a game as the Big Red won seven of their previous eight.

The only thing that sputtered was a team bus on the way to the game.

Almost to a man, the McCallie Blue Tornado said this resounding victory was unexpected.

Baylor's wrestlers won 55-18 at Signal Mountain on Thursday night in a dual that matched two programs coming off strong 2018-19 seasons and hoping to make state title runs this winter.

Better late than never.

As the three-day spectacle of state championship football games begins Thursday at Tennessee Tech, it will mark the 20-year anniversary of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee sponsoring the event.

When the Blue Tornado step onto the turf inside Tennessee Tech's Tucker Stadium for the Division II-AAA BlueCross Bowl, which is set for an 8 p.m. EST kickoff, they will be looking to snap a 14-game losing streak that spans 13 seasons and includes two playoff losses.

As the only two wrestling programs in the TSSAA to win four consecutive state duals championships, Bradley Central and McCallie take ultimate pride every time they step on the mat.

Al Rogers has resigned as head football coach at Silverdale Baptist Academy after nine seasons in charge of the program. Rogers told the team Tuesday afternoon.

Meigs County quarterback Aaron Swafford would have loved to add another Tennessee Titans Mr. Football award to the trophy case, but it is not the award his heart has been set on.

With 2 yards separating Meigs County from a trip to the Class 2A state championship game in Cookeville, a battle was won by the Tigers' defense.

North Murray High School's most successful football season ended Friday night with a 41-14 loss to Jenkins in a GHSA Class AAA quarterfinal at Savannah's Memorial Stadium.

The third time was not the charm for South Pittsburg's football team.

Final scores and photos from Chattanooga-area high school football games on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019.

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — One of the teams playing in the GHSA Class AAA quarterfinal football game tonight at Savannah's Memorial Stadium will make history.