Marshall County Tribune

Chris Davis (1) and his Forrest teammates celebrate after Davis scooped up a fumble and scored a touchdown to give the Rockets a 17-7 lead over the Eagles.

Rockets run wild past Summertown on Homecoming

CHAPEL HILL — The margin of victory was unexpected, but welcomed as the Forrest Rockets easily handled Summertown 33-7 in a Region 5-AA matchup at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel … more

By Anthony S. Puca ~ Sports Writer | 9/22/21

A host of Bulldogs, led by Tyler Brockman (48) converge to make a tackle against the Trojans.

Bulldogs back on track with Homecoming victory

CORNERSVILLE — The Cornersville Bulldogs (4-1, 1-0) needing to get back on track after the loss to Clay County last Friday night welcomed the Collinwood Trojans (0-4, 0-1) for a Region 5-1A … more

By Dennis Holley ~ For the Tribune | 9/22/21

Trice Gordon (1) picks up a block and scrambles for a big gain. He finished with 65 yards on eight carries.

Tigers back on track after thumping Hillwood

NASHVILLE — After falling to Tullahoma in Week 4 of the 2021 season, the Marshall County Tigers (4-1, 2-1) responded in a big way, thumping Hillwood (0-4, 0-1)on the road to bounce back in the … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 9/22/21

Brax Hunter watches his approach shot on Hole 3 during Monday’s district golf match at Henry Horton.

Rockets, Lady Bulldogs advance to region

CHAPEL HILL — Following a brief start to the District 9A-AA golf match on Monday morning at Henry Horton Golf Course, players were instructed to return to the clubhouse after torrential rains … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 9/22/21

Noah Brown tees off on Hole 8 at Henry Horton. He turned in a 46 for the Rockets.

Thompson leads Rockets to win at Horton

CHAPEL HILL — In a quad-match featuring Cornersville and Forrest, the Forrest Rockets claimed another win on the season and were led by match medalist Sebastian Thompson’s round-low score … more

Staff Report | 9/15/21

Ben Franklin picks up a block from Barrett Powers (54) and dashes forward for a handful of yards. Franklin finished with 54 yards on 12 touches against Clay County.

Clay Co. hands Cornersville 1st loss

The No. 5 ranked Cornersville Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0 ) fresh off a dominating performance in last Friday’s 39-0 win over region foe Huntland, returned to the friendly confines of “Frog … more

By Dennis Holley ~ For the Tribune | 9/15/21

Maddie Stalneker takes possession of a 50-50 ball and pushes onto the Cascade end of the field. She scored the lone Lady Rocket goal in the 71st minute.

SLUGGISH HALF

BELL BUCKLE — A sluggish first half by the Forrest Lady Rockets ultimately proved too much for the Forrest Lady Rockets to overcome in a district match on Monday afternoon at … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 9/15/21

Mallorie Wooten delivers a serve in the first set against Community on Tuesday night. The Tigerettes fell to the Viqueens, 3-0.

SERVE'S UP

9/15/21

Rocket senior Chris Davis (1) scores the first of his two touchdowns in Forrest’s 21-7 win at Moore County Friday night.

Gritty win

LYNCHBURG — The Forrest Rockets had a lot to play for Friday night at Moore County, most notably for their injured teammate Micah McClendon, who suffered a serious spinal cord injury one year … more

By Anthony S. Puca ~ Sports Writer | 9/13/21

Lamarion Pierce gives a fierce stiff arm against Tullahoma’s Jacob Dixon and picks up a first down for the Tigers.

LATE SURGE FALLS SHORT

TULLAHOMA — For over 40 minutes of game time, the Tullahoma Wildcats (3-0, 1-0) were able to stymie Marshall County and held the Tigers out of the end zone. But a resilient Tiger offense led … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 9/13/21

FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD

Tullahoma 28, Marshall Co. 20 Forrest 21, Moore Co. 7 Clay Co. 38, Cornersville 12 more

9/10/21

Mia Gross battles a Fayetteville defender and pushes the ball into the Lady Tiger end of the field.

Cornersville dominates Fayetteville

Cornersville soccer coach James Bledsoe has seen some excellent play from his team so far this season. Even with a dominant 6-1 win over Fayetteville City, he thinks the best is yet to come for … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 9/9/21

Cason Warner (4) make a cut and turns upfield for a big gain for Cornersville.

DOMINATION CONTINUES

HUNTLAND — The Cornersville Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0) made the trek eastward on Highway 64 Friday night to the land of Johnny Majors to begin the tough Region 5A schedule against the Huntland … more

By Dennis Holley ~ For the Tribune | 9/7/21

Chris Davis (1) scores from the one-yard line to give the Rockets a second quarter 6-0 lead.

DEFENSIVE STAND

CHAPEL HILL — After a disappointing loss to intra-county rival Cornersville last week, the Forrest Rockets opened up Region 5-AA play at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill where … more

By Anthony S. Puca ~ Sports Writer | 9/7/21

Devonte' Davis reaches high to make the one-handed interception on fourth down as Marshall County thwarted a Creek Wood scoring opportunity in the second quarter.

STATEMENT WIN

LEWISBURG — The Marshall County Tigers scored touchdowns on six of their seven possessions while the defense made huge plays on two Creek Wood Red Hawk possessions in the red zone to preserve … more

By Rickey Clardy ~ For the Tribune | 9/4/21

Several members of the Tigerettes cross country team pose with their medals following Thursday afternoon’s meet in Fairview.

Tigerettes take 1st in Fairview meet

FAIRVIEW — On Thursday, the Marshall County High School cross country team took first place in a meet held at Bowie Park in Fairview. Lydia Molina led the first-place Tigerettes with a … more

Staff Report | 9/4/21

Former Forrest player Cason Warner (4) made a big return to Chapel Hill Friday night, running the rock 13 times for 38 yards plus a touchdown and a two-point conversion.

Drought ends

It was a packed house with an electric atmosphere at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill Friday night for the 61st meeting between Forrest and Cornersville in the Battle of the North … more

By Anthony S. Puca ~ Sports Writer | 8/30/21

Demari Braden finds a crease and scrambles for a handful of yards against Shelbyville.

Home sweet home

LEWISBURG –In the season opener against Columbia Central, the Marshall County Tigers saw starting quarterback Bryson Hammons go down with an apparent season-ending knee injury. That … more

By GARY JOHNSON ~ gjohnson@t-g.com | 8/30/21

Forrest junior Tayton Swift (2) takes the rock to the end zone from 12 yards out to put the Rockets up 14-0 in the third quarter.

Defense, run game sparks Forrest on opening night

The Forrest Rockets used a stingy defense, a power running game, and some great special teams’ work that resulted in a hard fought 14-0 win in Friday night’s season opener at … more

By Anthony S. Puca ~ Sports Writer | 8/21/21

Tiger quarterback Bryson Hammons drops back for a pass and delivers a strike to Devonte' Davis.

Tigers outlast Columbia's comeback bid

COLUMBIA — Starting the season off with the win is every coach and team's goal, but for the Marshall County Tigers, the cost might have been high in Friday night's 30-23 win at Columbia. In … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 8/21/21