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Marshall County squared off with Fayetteville City in a battle of the Tigers Thursday night at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg in the second game of the twin bill for neighboring county schools. Marshall County used a 6-0 run late the first half and poured it on in the second half to come away with a 75-36 victory over Fayetteville. Bryson Hughes’ 18 points led a parade of double figure scoring from the MCHS Tigers as Devonte Davis had 13 points, Omarion Alred scored 11, and Kaamil Hazel chipped in 10 points.

The Marshall County Tigerettes, coming off a losing effort in their season opener against Hickman County on Tuesday night, hosted the Fayetteville City Lady Tigers in a Hall of Champions Contest at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg Thursday night...

The Cornersville Bulldogs hosted the Forrest Rockets in the nightcap of Monday night’s intra-county rivalry doubleheader. The Bulldogs could not get their shots to fall and the Rockets got a balanced scoring attack from three of their five starters, who all tallied in double figures as Forrest rolled to a 47-25 victory over the Bulldogs. The Forrest win was the 25th straight over the Bulldogs, dating back to February 8, 2002 when Cornersville beat the Rockets 55-48 at Chapel Hill.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs played on their home court for the first time this season, hosting intra-county rival Forrest on a Monday night before Thanksgiving. After a close first half, the Lady Rockets changed to a 1-3-1 zone and the Lady Bulldogs did not have an answer as Forrest coasted to a 58-38 win...

It’s been several decades since Forrest and Columbia Central have gotten together on the hardwood, but they squared off Friday night at Chapel Hill in the first of a home and away series with the Lions winning big 58-30. “Columbia Central is a great team and one of the better teams in their district,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “We held them to 58 points after they opened with an 85-point game.” “We had our opportunities, but missed out on some open shots on the perimeter and at the basket.”

The Forrest Lady Rockets are trying to gel after the loss of star senior Carissa Curtis and after a season opening loss to Huntland, the Chapel Hill girls took on a very good Columbia Central team at home on Friday night. “Anytime you lose a great, experienced player like Carissa Curtis it is going to be difficult,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “But, I have a lot of confidence in our team and they are working extremely hard at practice and in the games.” “We think everyone is going to improve from practice to practice and game to game.”

Big things were expected out of former Marshall County athlete Jay Howard when the star receiver chose The Citadel over the Air Force Academy among other offers. Fast forward four years later and the Lewisburg native has met those expectations and more, both on the field by earning a starting position midway through his sophomore season and in the classroom with a projected graduation date this spring.

The Forrest Rockets, who have not had a winning season since 2012, kicked off the 2020 campaign in style Tuesday night at Chapel Hill with a convincing 74-63 win over the Huntland Hornets in a Hall of Champions contest. “We wanted to start out with a win to ensure that what we are practicing everyday can be utilized in the games,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “I was really proud of our attention to detail throughout our off-season and our two weeks of practice.”

The Forrest Lady Rockets suffered a devastated blow when senior standout Carissa Curtis tore her ACL prior to the season. With the loss of Curtis, gone was 14.7 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, 2.8 assists per game, and 2.4 steals per game by the Freed-Hardeman University signee who finished her Forrest career with 1,266 points. “She's (Curtis) a valuable part of our team and a fantastic teammate, but it is an opportunity for our team to gain valuable playing experience that they will need the rest of the year,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop. “We have players navigating new roles that they are getting used to.”

The Forrest Rockets travelled to Waverly Friday night for a Class 2A second round playoff game, looking for redemption from back-to-back postseason losses to the Tigers in 2017 and 2018. Forrest fell behind early at the Ray Hampton Stadium in Humphreys County before tying the game at 14-14 right before the half, but a 23-point third quarter by the Tigers put the Rockets in a hole they could not dig out of in a 37-14 season ending loss.

For the second time in three years, Marshall County (9-3) make the trek to Coffee County to face Tullahoma (12-0) in the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs. Unlike the 2018 matchup where the underdog fourth-seeded Tigers took the game into the final minutes of a 16-14 loss, Friday's matchup was all Wildcats all the time in a lopsided 35-7 win for the number one ranked team in class 4A...

Winners to be unveiled at luncheon on December 8 November 17, 2020 The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. For the 18th consecutive year, the top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification...

Highlights of notable Maxwell Award candidates for the week ending Nov. Who’s Hot RB Jarek Broussard, Colorado It was a heckuva night for debuts in Boulder as the Pac-12 kicked off its 2020 campaign. New Buffs head coach Karl Dorrell defeated his alma mater, QB Sam Noyer won in his first start and Broussard was special in the first action of his career. Filling in for the injured Alex Fontenot, Broussard rushed for 187 yards and three scores on 31 carries, as Colorado upended UCLA, 48-42...

New BlueCross Bowl branding unveiled November 11, 2020 As playoffs begin, Tennessee high school teams once again have their sights on the BlueCross Bowl in Cookeville, and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is supporting TSSAA efforts to ensure the health and safety of all involved in the upcoming events...

The Marshall County Tigers hit the road on Friday for a long trip to Lafayette for a first ever playoff matchup against Macon County (7-3), the number-two seed in Region 3/4A. And like every other first round matchup with Region 3/4A since Tiger coach Thomas Osteen took the helm in Lewisburg, Marshall County will move on to round two with a 24-12 victory in a game the visitors never trailed.

The East Hickman Eagles came in to Friday night’s first round Class 2A playoff game at Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill averaging 28 points per game, but left with just a meaningless fourth quarter touchdown versus a stingy Forrest defense that’s is allowing only 10.9 points per game on the season. “This win is huge, we came out and played hard and we get to move on,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. “There are sixteen teams left in 2A and we are one of them.”

The first round of the TSSAA 2020 Class A playoffs featured the Cornersville Bulldogs traveling to take on the Huntingdon Mustangs. The meeting marked the fourth year in a row that the two teams have squared off in the playoffs with the Bulldogs winning in 2017 and 2018 and the Mustangs winning big last year and this year followed that pattern as Huntingdon secured a 48-8 victory to move on to the next round.

The 2020 TSSAA State Cross Country Championship at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville on Thursday capped off a great season for the Forrest Cross Country program as the girls finished in 10th place and the boys came in 17th. “One of the kids said this is the biggest event I’ve ever been in my life,” Forrest coach Josh Webb said. “And it is, to be in the state championship is an honor no matter what sport it is, especially cross country because you are not only competing individually, you are competing as a team.”

Each week during the 2020 season the Maxwell Football Club will recognize outstanding performances with two weekly awards. The Maxwell Award Player of the Week will be recognized for overall performance on offense, defense or special teams, and the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week will be honored for outstanding defensive play. Players selected do not have to be represented on the Maxwell or Bednarik Award watch lists...

Division II-AAA joins the schedule with opening round action Uncertainty was the thought of many across the state as to whether the 2020 high school football season could be completed, let alone move forward with the playoffs. The first round of the TSSAA high school football playoffs took place on Friday, November 6. A total of 23 games on the bracket had one school vs. a common opponent... "BYE." However, 80 games were played this past Friday, and teams advanced to move on to the second round...

Schools see significant classification changes for upcoming two-year cycle Bernard Childress' history stretches a quarter-century with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Championship relocations. Playoff expansions. Public schools with private schools; vice versa.

Understanding flock dynamics and habitat requirements of turkeys during fall can help us better manage the land they use. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald This quote surely resonates with me, as the doldrums of summer wane and the promise of fall hunting seasons approach. ...

inalists to be announced on Tuesday, November 17 The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. For the 19th consecutive year, the top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification.

Each week during the 2020 season the Maxwell Football Club will recognize outstanding performances with two weekly awards. The Maxwell Award Player of the Week will be recognized for overall performance on offense, defense or special teams, and the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week will be honored for outstanding defensive play. Players selected do not have to be represented on the Maxwell or Bednarik Award watch lists...

BlueCross Bowl Championships to be held Dec. 3-5 It’s finally here! This Friday night, more than 200 teams begin the quest to reach the BlueCross Bowl in Cookeville. Tickets are going quick, and with the capacity limits in place due to COVID-19, many venues will sell out for not only first round games, but throughout the playoffs...

When the 2020 regular season began in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in August with mask and temperature checks being mandatory there was much uncertainty of how many games would be played. To the surprise of many, the regular season slate ended on an October Blue Moon Friday night as the Division II Zion Christian Academy Eagles came calling to Frog Bottom to face the Cornersville Bulldogs.

It was old-fashioned football in the mud as the Forrest Rockets travelled to Hohenwald Friday night for another Region 5-AA title tilt with the Lewis County Panthers, who scored once in the game and that was enough as they came away with 7-0 win to avenge a three-point loss at Chapel Hill last season in the regular season finale. “Both teams came out hitting and they hit all night long,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. “Both teams fought all night, it was a field position game and we just came up a little bit short.”

For the second straight year the Marshall County/Nolensville regular season ending matchup had a direct consequent on the Region 4-4A playoff seeding. The winner would enjoy a first round home playoff game with the loser traveling to the Cumberland Plateau for a date with the Region 3-4A number-two seed. The Tigers went into the half down 14-7, but raced back for a 28-21 lead with 10:37 left in the contest before the Knights scored two unanswered touchdowns to end the game and wrap up second place in the region.

The TSSAA Division I Region 6 Cross Country Meet at Henry Horton State Park on Friday turned out well for host Forrest as both the girls’ and boys’ teams qualified for Thursday’s state championships at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville. The Lady Rockets finished in second place, less than one minute behind first place Moore County while the Rockets claimed the final state meet berth with a third place finish behind second place Santa Fe and first place Fairview.

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through November 2, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

The Elks Hoop shoot will be Saturday, November 7 at 9 a.m. at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. This is a free throw program for children ages 8 -13, girls and boys, at no cost. You can't win if you don't play! If any questions, contact Kenneth Walker at 931-580-2616...

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced its Hall of Fame class for 2021 on Thursday, which includes Larry Taft (Nashville), Maurice Patton (Nashville/Columbia) and George Starr (Cleveland). The 2021 induction ceremony is scheduled for July 8 at Cumberland University, with Taft, Patton and Starr joining the Class of 2020

The three Marshall County cross country teams met for the fourth and last time this season on Thursday at Henry Horton State Park in a final tune up before the region tournaments. The highlight of the Best of Marshall Meet was the dominating performance by Forrest sophomore Jaedyn Stalnecker, who finished almost two minutes in front of Marshall County’s Guadalupe Molina.

The Forrest Rockets came in to Friday’s senior night contest versus longtime rival Cascade without starting senior quarterback Max Kirby and running back Brenton Burchell, but they put up a spirited fight at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill, falling 17-14. “We have to play with next man up mentality, you never know when you are going to play and you have to be ready at all times to play,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. “We have to keep that mentality going, we have to keep grinding and go back to the drawing board and go have a good week of practice this week.” With the win, the Champions broke a six-game losing streak to the Rockets, dating back to 2014.

From the land of Johnny Majors came the Huntland Hornets (4-4, 1-2), who invaded the friendly confines of Frog Bottom to take on the hometown Cornersville Bulldogs (6-2, 2-2) in a crucial Region 5-A contest with the third seed in the upcoming playoffs on the line. The Hornets, aided by a Bryson Johnson 95-yard kickoff return, took a 10-point lead into halftime and then withstood a valiant Cornersville rally that fell short to capture a 24-14 victory.

Each week during the 2020 season the Maxwell Football Club will recognize outstanding performances with two weekly awards. The Maxwell Award Player of the Week will be recognized for overall performance on offense, defense or special teams, and the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week will be honored for outstanding defensive play. Players selected do not have to be represented on the Maxwell or Bednarik Award watch lists...

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through October 26, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

PITTSBURGH (5-0) at TENNESSEE (5-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE - Steelers by 2 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Steelers 3-1; Titans 2-3 SERIES RECORD - Steelers lead 46-32 LAST MEETING - Steelers beat Titans 40-17 on Nov. 16, 2017 at Pittsburgh LAST WEEK - Steelers beat Browns 38-7; Titans beat Texans 42-36, OT...

Here are things to watch in Week 5 in the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK Apologies to the purists: the "Third Saturday in October" rivalry between No. 2 Alabama and Tennessee actually falls on the fourth weekend of the month. But it's one of the few games that remained in its original spot when the Southeastern Conference ripped up schedules and switched to a 10-game, league-only setup because of COVID-19 concerns. ...

Highlights of notable Maxwell Award candidates for the week ending Oct. 17 Who’s Hot QB Jason Bean, North Texas Bean amassed 350 total yards and accounted for five touchdowns… in less than three quarters of action Saturday evening. The dual-threat replaced ineffective starter Austin Aune and lit up the Middle Tennessee defense with his run-pass ability. ...

Teams are battling for state volleyball championships this week in Murfreesboro and only two weeks remain in the high school football regular season. This week, 80 of the 140 football contests are region matchups. Schools are continuing to follow the COVID-19 guidelines and mandates and TSSAA believes that every adult and every participant must do their part and follow the guidelines set forth by the association and conduct themselves safely and thoughtfully so that the schools can provide as many opportunities as possible for the student-athletes this fall.

The Forrest Rockets were coming off a two-week layoff due to a COVID-19 win over Summertown and a planned bye week for fall break and the rust showed at Community Friday night as they only managed five first half points before exploding for four second half touchdowns to secure a 33-0 shutout win over the Vikings...

After having to endure the sight of the Fayetteville Tigers claiming the Region 5-A championship on their home turf at Frog Bottom, the ninth-ranked Cornersville Bulldogs (6-2, 2-2) took the bye week to heal physically before travelling over the hill Friday night to take on the Richland Raiders (3-4, 1-2)...

The Marshall County Tigers traveled to Maury County on Friday night for its second to last contest of season against a tough and streaking Spring Hill team. The Raiders (2-7, 1-3) brought a two-game winning streak into the game and almost upset the fourth-ranked Tigers (8-1, 4-0), taking a 14-7 lead after the first play of overtime before Marshall County scored two unanswered touchdowns to escape with a hard-fought 21-14 double overtime win.

2020 Chapel Hill Lions Club Golf Tournament Results Saturday, October 17 Buford Ellington Golf Course (Henry Horton State Park) A.M. Winners Championship Flight First Place (53): First Commerce Bank-Eddie Wiles, Dean Delk, Joey Morefield, Brian Borton...

The Forrest Alumni Association is hosting its 10th Annual Golf Tournament at the Buford Ellington Golf Course inside Henry Horton State Park on Saturday, October 24. The four-man scramble on the 6,690-yard tract begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start and lunch will provided to all golfers...

Tennessee high school football Associated Press statewide rankings The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through October 19, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

Fifth-seeded Fayetteville City (4-11,1-7-1) travelled to Chapel Hill Monday night for a District 6-A Tournament quarterfinal game to face off with the fourth-seeded hosts Forrest Lady Rockets (5-6, 3-6), who steamrolled the Lady Tigers 7-1. Forrest scored four first half goals, highlighted by sophomore Camryn Chambless’ first half hat trick as they sailed to the easy victory. “We started off a little slow I thought, then we had some good things happen and we capitalized on their miscues and overall, I thought we played well,” Forrest coach Nichole Pickle said.