One time tested trait of a great football team is to never overlook an opponent- no matter how heavily your team might be favored or who the next opponent might be. The Tigers passed the test with flying colors on Friday night with a season opening 49-6 win at Franklin County. The Marshall County machine was running on all cylinders against the Rebels with six different Tigers scoring and first-time starting quarterback Bryce Wallace throwing for 205 yards on 14-17 attempts. more

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 August 22, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: CLASS 6A Record Pts Prv 1. Maryville (12) 1-0 129 1 2. Oakland 1-0 115 2 3. Whitehaven (1) 1-0 105 3 4. Blackman 0-0 90 4 5. Bradley Central 1-0 72 5 6. Smyrna 1-0 60 6 7. Cordova 1-0 50 7 8. Science Hill 0-0 39 8 9. Ravenwood 1-0 29 9 10. Kingsport Dobyns Bennett 1-0 10 NR Others receiving 12 or more points: none. more

Marshall County and Forrest jumped head first into the 2016 season as the longtime county rivals opened the season against one another for the second year in a row with the Lady Rockets coming out on top via a dominant 5-0 win. The Lady Rockets scored four second half goals to stun the Tigerettes, who started out the 2015 season with a school record 11 straight wins. more

In 2012, the Gary Wells Cup matches began between the three county high school golf teams and for all five years, Wells' beloved Tigers have run away with the trophy by an average margin 55.8 strokes, including a huge 70-stroke win this season. "You want to keep that streak going, you don't want to be that team to let it go somewhere else," Marshall County coach Arnett Bodenhamer said. "The guys got here the last three days and wanted to keep it home and they did their job, we had a couple hiccups here and there, but we finished it out." more

When the whistle blows for the start of the 2016 gridiron season Friday night, the Forrest Rockets and Cornersville Bulldogs will be on home turf, while the Class 4A semifinalists Marshall County Tigers will be at Winchester, taking on Franklin County... more

hursday, August 11 at Richland Cornersville 8 0 16 6-30 Richland 0 0 0 0-0 more

Thursday, August 11 at Manchester FMS 0 6 16 13-35 Westwood 0 6 6 0-12 more

The Forrest Rockets put a nice cap on pre-season play Friday night, picking up a pair wins in the Forrest Jamboree. In the first game, the Forrest junior varsity squad took on Centennial's freshmen team and the Rockets came away with a 21-6 win over the Cougars. more

The Bulldogs picked up right where it left off last season, coming up with a 7-0 win over longtime rival Richland in the third game of the Cornersville jamboree Saturday night at Frog Bottom. Cornersville, which beat the Raiders with ease by a 44-24 score to end last season on a high note, needed just one big play----a 52 yard touchdown catch from sophomore athlete Cameron Whitaker via his classmate Eli Woodard to send Richland home to Lynnville with a loss before the season starts on Friday. more

To be the best you have to beat the best and Marshall County did just that on Friday night with a convincing 21-7 win over 3A private school powerhouse Christ Presbyterian Academy in the varsity half of the preseason jamboree at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg. The Tigers were dominant on both sides of the ball against the 2015 3A State runner-up, scoring at will and holding the Lions to a handful of positive yard plays. more

After a close 22-16 win at Murrey E. Holton Field last year, the Forrest alumni football team had the daunting task of closing the two-game series with a trip to Wartrace where they were more than up to the task, blasting the Cascade Champions 28-0. "These last two years have been the most fun I have ever had, playing on this team with great guys," Forrest quarterback Tooter Paul said. "Actually I had never beaten Cascade, so for me to come back and redeem ourselves, you can't beat the feeling." more

County high school golf results Thursday, August 4 At Hillcrest Country Club MCHS-169, Giles Co.-198, Spring Hill- N/A, Summertown-249 more

It will be a big football weekend in Chapel Hill, beginning with the High School Jamboree on Friday night at the Murrey E. Holton Field. Scrimmage games will be Forrest vs. Centennial, 6 p.m., Spring Hill vs. Centennial, 7 p.m. and Forrest vs. Nolensville, 8 p.m. more

The recent success in football from Marshall County High and Forrest has allowed the smallest high school in the county to be somewhat overlooked with the Tigers making a run to the 4A state semi-finals and the Rockets advancing to the second round of the playoffs, winning its first region title in 29 years, while the Bulldogs limped to the finish line in 2015 with a 3-7 record. more

It will be a big football weekend in Chapel Hill, beginning with the High School Jamboree on Friday night at the Murrey E. Holton Field. Scrimmage games will be Forrest vs. Centennial, 6 p.m., Spring Hill vs. Centennial, 7 p.m. and Forrest vs. Nolensville, 8 p.m. more

The 2015 Forrest Rockets go down as one of the best teams ever in Chapel Hill, posting a 10-2 overall record and a 7-0 Region 4 mark that earned the Rockets its first region title in 29 years. "It was 29 years since we won the last one and we don't want to wait that long again, we want to attack that goal now," first-year head coach Brent Johns said. "I'm honored to be here and humbled by the opportunity to follow in a lot of great guys' footsteps that have done this before me and I will continue to work hard and do the things we have done the last four years because it has worked and I don't see any reason why it won't work now." more

Any lingering concerns over a drop in offensive production following the graduation of Mr. Football runner-up Ashton Posey was put to rest as five different Tigers scored in a 35-14 scrimmage win over Lipscomb on Tuesday night. Fellow 4A opponent Lipscomb, finished 8-4 in 2015, and advanced to the second round of the TSSAA playoffs before falling to runner-up Pearl-Cohn by just 11 points and brought Oregon commitment Rutger Reitmaier to Lewisburg, but the Mustangs' defense could not contain the Tiger offense which scored on its first possession and never looked back. more

There's not a single football fan inside Marshall County that doesn't know about the Tigers success in 2015, which included a near perfect regular season (only one regular season blemish- a one point loss to 6A Nashville Overton), a historic four game playoff march to the 4A semi-finals, a Mr. Football finalist (QB Aston Posey), two college football signees (Peyton Hood- Kentucky Christian, Steven Clemmons-Murray State), and numerous other post season individual awards. more

At Henry Horton Thursday, July 28 Boys Forrest 185, Cornersville 195 more