Nashville, Tennessee, November 9, 2018 – The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. For the 17th consecutive year, the top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification. Three finalists for each category will be announced by Mike Keith on the Titans website at https://www.titansonline.com/community/mr-football-awards on Monday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m. CST / 3:00 p.m. EST. The three finalists for each award will be the ones invited to attend the awards luncheon at Nissan Stadium, where the winner of each award will be announced. more

On Thursday, October 18 at Henry Horton State Park all three county teams participated in the Best of Marshall County Meet. The Marshall County High School Boys and Girls Team won the meet as MCHS runners also won first place in the both the boys and girls individual portion of the meet. Zack Sheppard won the boys meet with a time of 18:22 and Makynlee Amis won the girls meet with a time of 22:27. more

Although Forrest’s season ended with a 32-19 loss at Waverly in Friday night’s first-round Class 2A playoff game, a lot can be said about the Rockets’ effort and determination versus the top-seeded Tigers, who rode a six-game winning streak in to the contest. “We came out focused and ready to play and we played from the first whistle to the last,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. “The players left it all out on the field and that shows the leadership of the senior class.” more

One of the most popular sports adages is the phrase 'it's never over until it’s over.' And despite its massive overuse in every different sport and everyday life, on Friday night the Marshall County Tigers proved why that rally cry will always remain relevant. Down 29-22 to region 3-4A number-one seed Stone Memorial (9-2) in overtime, the fourth-seeded Tigers (5-6) faced a second-and-goal from around the 40-yard line. With the Panther crowd reaching a fever pitch looking at what seemed to be a miraculous Stone Memorial comeback, the stunned Tiger crowd watched Marshall County line up to attempt what seemed like an futile mission. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs’ march towards a return to the Class A state championship game continued on Friday at Frog Bottom as they blanked McEwen 48-0 in the first round of the TSSAA playoffs. “We got off to a little slow start because they showed us some different things we hadn’t seen on film and they were scrappy and came to play,” Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph said. “They were hitting us and I challenged the guys at halftime.” more

The Cornersville Middle School basketball squads made a short trip to Lewisburg Middle School for an intra-county battle Tuesday night and came away with a sweep as the Lady Bulldogs won 32-23 before the Bulldogs beat the Tigers 33-25 in the nightcap. The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 10-0 lead after the first quarter behind four points apiece by Anna Wood and Gracie Turner. LMS finally got on the board on one free throw by Mallory Woodard at the 5:14 mark of the second quarter. more

It seems like it wasn’t long ago that football was just getting started, but time flies fast and now it’s playoff football Friday with all three Marshall County squads participating in postseason play. Leading the postseason charge is the 2017 Class A runner-up and undefeated Cornersville Bulldogs, who entertain McEwen (6-4) tonight at Frog Bottom with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. more

ornersville senior all-purpose player Cameron Whitaker was named one of the five semifinalists for the Class A Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association today. “I am very proud of this young man,” Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph said. “I think he is truly deserving of this, and I am happy for Cameron, his family, the football team, and the community of Cornersville.” more

The Forrest Lady Rockets took home third place in the Region 6A-AA Tournament at Percy Warner Park on October 25 to qualify for the 2018 TSSAA State Cross Country Meet on Saturday. more

After the FMS girls suffered a tough 34-31 come from behind loss versus Eagleville, the Forrest boys got trampled 41-13 by the Eagles Monday night at Chapel Hill. The Lady Rockets led for almost the entire game as FMS beat Eagleville in every quarter except one, the pivotal fourth period when the Lady Eagles outscored Forrest 16-7 to steal the win. more

When Marshall County (4-6, 2-3) scores over 20 points in the game this season, the odds are in the Tigers’ favor. The blue and white are 3-1 this season when scoring over 20 in 2018 with the only loss being the season opening 35-28 overtime thriller versus undefeated 6A participant Cane Ridge (10-0) the only blemish under those circumstances. more

It was old-fashioned football played on a cold, misty Friday at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill as Forrest jumped out to a big senior night lead and finished the job in a 48-22 win over Community that clinched a playoff spot for the Rockets. “The kids came out tonight and fought hard all night long,” Stephenson said. “On offense we got the ball moving because the line controlled up front and the backs hit the holes.” more

The final week of the prep football season is here and there are only two games on tap for the county teams as the Forrest Rockets host Community for senior night and the Marshall County Tigers travel to Nolensville. The 2018 Region 5A champions and 2017 Class A state runnerup Cornersville Bulldogs have a bye week as they await the winner of the Region 6A McEwen/Hollow Rock Bruceton fourth-place battle tonight at McEwen. more

Cornersville Middle School hosted Culleoka Tuesday night and came away with a sweep with the Lady Bulldogs winning a close 34-27 contest before the Bulldogs blew out the Warriors 46-7. Grayson Riner opened up the scoring for the Lady Bulldogs with a short jumper and Vallie Stanfill matched the bucket for the Lady Warriors. Cornersville scored six straight as Alicia Polk, who led all scorers in the game with 13 points, got off to a hot start for the Lady Bulldogs as she scored four points, bookending a pair of buckets around a Jesse Woodard basket to make it an 8-2 ballgame. more

Forrest Middle School hosted MTCS on Monday in Chapel Hill and came away with a split as the girls beat the Lady Cougars 45-37 in a close contest before the boys lost 63-25. Macyn Kirby led the Lady Rockets in the scoring column with a game-high 19 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. 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 22, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Class 1A School Record Pts Prv 1. Greenback (13) 10-0 146 1 2. Cornersville (2) 9-0 124 2 3. Huntingdon 10-0 113 3 4. Whitwell 9-0 95 4 5. South Pittsburg 8-1 85 5 6. Lake County 8-1 70 7 7. West Carroll 7-2 45 9 8. Cloudland 7-2 39 6 9. Midway 7-2 26 8 10. Gordonsville 7-2 14 NR Others receiving votes: Coalfield 10, Westwood 7, Oliver Springs 6. more

Marshall County (4-5) entered Friday night’s final non-region contest versus Brentwood (7-2) on a virtual stretcher with almost every key player nursing some sort of injury or out of action all together, leaving most spectators expecting a huge win by the perennial 6A juggernaut out of Williamson County. And for all intents and purposes the expected outcome was not a shocker as Brentwood came into the contest with just two losses, one by just three points to undefeated Cane Ridge 27-24 and the other by nine points to 2105 5A State Champion and 2016 runnerup Independence. more

The Forrest Rockets came off a bye week and kicked it right back in gear with a big 42-14 win over archrival Cascade Friday night at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill. “It’s always great to get a win over your rivals,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. A Nick McClendon two-yard run opened the scoring for Forrest late in the first quarter before the Rockets exploded with 21 second quarter points to take a 28-0 halftime lead. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs (9-0) had to shake off a little senior night nerves at Frog Bottom Friday before blowing out Huntland 41-0 to cap off the program’s first perfect regular season. “They (Huntland) told us they were going to come in and hit us and they did, we just responded back to them,” senior lineman Devin Baus said. “We had something going on there early, but we got in there and fixed it and we got them.” “It’s overwhelming, but I’m glad we made history, there is nothing else you can really ask for.” more