Jesse Smithey

• Maryville makes its breaks Published 11/21/2009 at midnight

  MARYVILLE - With his Maryville football ahead by 21 points early in the fourth quarter against Farragut on Friday night, coach George Quarles sensed something was about to go wrong.

• Farragut to honor memory of running back's mother who died last week Published 11/20/2009 at 1:30 p.m.

  Farragut High School football players won't be wearing their emotions on their sleeves in tonight's Class 6A state quarterfinal at Maryville.

• Moore will go from Campbell to Campbell Published 11/20/2009 at midnight

  A large wave of praise continues to crash upon Jessica Moore this week.

• It's a new look, start for Austin-East Published 11/19/2009 at 11:35 p.m.

  This time around, Charles Mitchell is expecting the unexpected.

• A True Maverick: Gillum gets late start as coach, inspires Anderson County Published 11/19/2009 at 11:24 p.m.

  How the Anderson County High School football team ended up in the Class 5A state quarterfinals is a head-scratcher. It certainly did not follow any blueprint from the Maryville files.

• Game of the Week: Farragut (10-2) at Maryville (11-1) Published 11/16/2009 at 3:21 p.m.

  Class 6A State Quarterfinals Farragut (10-2) at Maryville (11-1)

• Defense comes through for Farragut Published 11/14/2009 at midnight

  Each high school football season, Eddie Courtney's wife makes a scrapbook chock full of Farragut press clippings.

• Alexander to sign with Tennessee Tech Published 11/12/2009 at 11:24 p.m.

  Besides a desire to major in engineering, Webb School senior outfielder/pitcher Justin Alexander had one major criterion to consider when making his college choice.

• Bye in playoffs gives teams time to regroup Published 11/12/2009 at 11:23 p.m.

  Four area high school football playoff teams return to action tonight for the first time in two weeks.

• Another step up for McClanahan; signs with Winthrop Published 11/11/2009 at 11 p.m.

  When Dequesha McClanahan scored seven points in eight minutes as a freshman in the opening round of the Class AAA state girls' basketball tournament and scored 13 in the state semifinals as a sophomore, she foreshadowed bigger moments to come ...

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