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:... more

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. more

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. more

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. more

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. more

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:... more

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. more

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)... more

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

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.. ... more

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. more

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

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. more

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... more

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. more

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.” more

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. more

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. more