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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.

For the first time in recent memory, longtime former region rivals Giles County (4-5) and Marshall County (7-1) squared off for the second time in a regular season game after the teams added the extra games due to Covid-19 cancellations. The first go around was all Marshall County as the Tigers exploded in the second half for the 38-14 win in Week 4...

With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, region matchups are plenty during Week 9, as more than 100 of the 130 scheduled games are between region foes. 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.. ...

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 12, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

What every football coach ultimately hopes to see from his football team as the schedule progresses is maturity and improvement. So far, so good for Marshall County (6-1, 2-1) as the fourth-ranked Tigers showed maturity by not taking its under matched opponent too lightly, jumping out to a 38-0 halftime lead before the second and third string players finished out the second half for a 48-0 Region 4/4A win over Lawrence County (3-4, 1-2). The Tigers also continue to get better both individually and as a team following a big loss to Tullahoma during Week 2 of the regular season.

Cornersville freshman Annabelle Mulliniks earned an at-large spot in the region tournament and a berth in the Division 1 Small Class Girls' State Golf Championships at Willow Brook Golf Club in Manchester last week where she turned in a solid performance to finish in a tie for 19th place...

With the Harvest Moon hanging in the October sky, the Region 5-A leading Fayetteville City Tigers came to Frog Bottom on a Homecoming Friday night looking to wrap up the region championship against their bitter rival Cornersville Bulldogs. The game began with hard hitting defense and a second quarter surge from fourth-ranked Fayetteville City put the Tigers ahead 14-0.

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 5, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

Forrest senior Carissa Curtis has experienced the ups and downs of being an elite athlete, excelling on the basketball court as a Lady Rocket, competing as a high level travel ball player, and being an integral member of the Forrest golf team. Curtis, who transferred from Eagleville in her eighth-grade year and scored 18 points in her middle school debut at Chapel Hill, has scored 1,266 points in her Forrest high school career, averaging 14.7 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, 2.8 assists per game, and 2.4 steals per game.

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 September 28, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

There are two things you can set in stone about a Thomas Osteen coached Marshall County squad no matter who the players or assistant coaches are that comprise the most recent roster. First, the Tigers will never feature an easy non-conference schedule. Whether it's the highest classification in the state (Brentwood, Cane Ridge, John Overton) or the best that metro Nashville has to offer at time (Pearl-Cohn, Stratford, East High), when the playoffs roll around the Tigers will be battled tested and ready to go against the best 4A has to offer.

The Cornersville Bulldogs (4-1, 1-1) hit the road to Murfreesboro to take on the Division-II, Class A - East Region foe, Middle Tennessee Christian School (2-3, 2-1) on Friday night. The Bulldogs, on the final leg of a road trip that included a win over GCA and a Covid-19 forfeit win over Mt. Pleasant fought a tough MTCS defense and came away with a 13-7 win.

The Forrest Rockets embarked on their second long road trip in row Friday night, travelling to 4-A Lawrence County High School where they came up with a gut-wrenching 21-20 win when the Wildcats were stopped on a two-point conversion try with 29 seconds remaining in the contest. “We had two long trips and two big wins,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. “Our boys played hard from the first whistle to the last whistle, our defense flowed to the ball and our offense got some movement, we just have to finish our drives in the second half.”

Preparations have been different this year for golf, volleyball, girls' soccer, and football Emily Crowell has lost count. Not the myriad calls, intraoffice meetings and video conferencing sessions that have gone into the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s planning phases for its upcoming slate of fall state championships. Rather, Crowell’s taken her work home while working from home, and she cannot recall the number of times her husband has succumbed to a temperature check...

Cornersville freshman Annabelle Mulliniks did what she had to do to make it out of the Division I, Small Class, Region 6 Tournament Monday at the Lawrenceburg Golf and Country Club, shooting an 85 on the 4,574-yard par 71 tract. Mulliniks shot 42 on the easier front nine and 43 on the tough, hilly back nine to claim the second of three individual qualifier spots for next week’s state tournament at the WillowBrook Golf Club in Manchester on Tuesday and Wednesday...

The age old football adage goes something like this-- when two bitter rivals go head to head, you can throw out the records. Giles County (2-3) came prepared for a battle and kept the contest close through three quarters before the Tigers tacked on two fourth quarter touchdowns to turn a 24-14 contest at the end of three into a 38-14 comfortable win.

As an undergraduate student, Alex Diamond was tangentially intertwined with one of college athletics’ grandest basketball programs. Today, in 2020, Dr. Alex Diamond has been intricately involved in developing the return-to-play guidelines amidst the COVID-19 pandemic for both the National Federation of High School Sports (NFHS) and the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA).

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 September 21, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

Last week ended with sorrow and pain, but the new week began with hope and love and a never seen before community outreach tsunami in support for our fallen Rocket Micah McClendon, who was honored by a classy Loretto football program Friday night as they painted his blue #11 on both sidelines of the field and at each 11-yard line and had some heartfelt words for the Forrest sophomore before the opening kickoff. McClendon was with us Friday, in spirit and on the field as Brenton Burchell wore the #11 jersey to honor his injured classmate.

The Forrest Lady Rockets finished in third place in the Division I, Small Class, District 11 Golf Tournament on Tuesday at the Buford Ellington Golf Course inside Henry Horton State Park in Chapel Hill. Maggie Browning led the way for the Lady Rockets with 102, Carissa Curtis was one shot behind at 103, and Christa Warren shot 150. The top two scores are used to determine the girls’ team score.

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 September 14, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

The Cornersville Bulldogs traveled to Leipers Fork to take on the Division II, Class A, East Region foe Grace Christian Academy-Franklin Lions on Friday night. The Bulldogs built a first half lead and then withstood a furious GCA rally to turn back the Lions 32-22 in an exciting high school football game. “We started out well in the first half, we had some blunders on special teams as far as extra points go but the defense stopped Grace’s offense and we ran the ball like wanted to do,” Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph said. The Bulldogs were led by a bruising ground game that tallied 384 rushing yards, utilizing the full complement of running backs.

A mark of every great team in modern sports history is how well the squad plays after a tough loss. Marshall County (2-1) may not be in the great category just yet, but the Tigers followed up a disheartening loss on statewide TV to Tullahoma (5-0) with resounding success, beating the 5-A Shelbyville Golden Eagles (2-2) 50-35.

Your life can change in a split second and when it does many more lives can be affected and forever be intertwined and that’s what happened Friday night at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill early in the third quarter as the Rockets took on Moore County in the annual Homecoming football game...

Everything was good. It was a perfect day for homecoming at Chapel Hill on Friday, the much-anticipated parade went on as scheduled a little light but without a hitch as the Class of ‘95’ got its firetruck ride, the beautiful homecoming Queen Hannah Villazon received her crown, the heroes and victims of 9/11 and the community first responders were honored before the game, and the Forrest Rockets entertained historical rival Moore County in a non-region contest at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field. Everyone’s lives would be different later that night.

The Forrest Rockets bounced back from an unpleasant loss at Portland last week with a tough 19-7 win over archrival Eagleville Friday night at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill in the Region 5-AA opener for both teams. “It’s always a huge win to beat Eagleville,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. “It was our first region game and now we are 1-0 in the region and we are one step closer to our goal.”

The Moore County Raiders travelled to Cornersville on Friday night to renew the rivalry with the number-two ranked Cornersville Bulldogs as both teams kicked off their Region 5-A schedules. The Bulldogs, who won on a last a second field goal last year game at Lynchburg, fell behind in the first half and could not catch up and the Raiders dealt the boys from Cornersville their first loss of the season, 33-23...

The question Marshall County (1-1, 0-1) fans are asking themselves after Friday night is whether Tullahoma (3-0, 1-0) is really that good or the Tigers have that much more work to put in before a hopeful second or third round playoff rematch in the battle of the big cats. A packed crowd at Preston Hopkins Field and the cameras from the Mid State-wide televised My TV 30 Game of the week saw the Tigers down just 7-0 with three minutes remaining in the opening half before the Wildcats stepped on the gas and outscored the home team 35-7 the rest of the way for a 42-7 Tullahoma win.

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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 September 7, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

Region contests highlight Week 3 of the football schedule. There will be 134 games played this week with 113 of the games featuring 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 Eagleville Eagles (0-1), smarting from a come from behind loss to the Huntland Hornets in Week 1, invaded the friendly confines of Frog Bottom to take on the Cornersville Bulldogs (1-0) in a non-region rivalry contest. The Bulldogs lost 27-15 at Eagleville last year and were 1-4 overall versus the Eagles coming in to the contest, dating back to 2003.