When Nolensville first showed up on Marshall County's 2017 schedule with the new region alignments, most folks thought the Knights had the potential to be a big rival of the biggest high school in Marshall County. Just not so soon. After playing an entire junior varsity schedule in 2016 the Williamson County School jumped in headfirst to a full slate in 2017 and made waves doing it. If not for a close 26-20 loss at home versus Maplewood (7-3, 4-1) the previous Friday, Nolensville (3-7, 2-3) and Marshall County (7-3, 5-0) would be doing battle for the region title on senior night in Lewisburg. more

On Friday night when Forrest takes the field at Waverly (8-1), most football fans will assume the number one-seeded Tigers will have an easy time with the four-seeded Rockets (4-6). A closer examination of the two teams could make the Chapel Hill squad a trendy pick for a 2A upset. more

In this world nothing can be said to be certain but death, taxes, and that Marshall County football will be in the playoffs every year come the beginning of November. For the past two seasons, the Tigers (7-3) have not only made the playoffs, but coasted to the semifinals before losing a shootout to eventual champ Knoxville Catholic in 2016 and losing a heartbreaker to runner-up Knoxville Central after taking an early 21-3 lead. more

Six. Out of the long history of Cornersville football six is the number of times the Bulldogs have made the TSSAA playoffs. While county neighbors Forrest School (34 games) and Marshall County High (56 games) are postseason staples, the Bulldogs have struggled to make one of the top four region spots to qualify for the playoffs. But maroon and white fans that have been paying attention to the southern Marshall County squad knew that the 2017 season could be a special year. more

Kevin McGehee of Marshall County High School has been named Athletic Director of the Year for Athletic District 6 by the A.F. Bridges Awards program. For the 18th consecutive year, The A.F. Bridges Awards program includes awards for School System Administrator of the Year, Principal of the Year, Athletic Director of the Year, Female Coach of the Year, Male Coach of the Year, Official of the Year, and Contributor of the Year. more

The Forrest Rockets performed well for the first half before falling 63-32 at Waverley in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday night. “The guys took the loss hard as always,” Forrest coach Brent Johns said. “They played hard all night and they did everything they could to give us our best chance to win.” Trailing 28-20 at the end of the first half, the third-ranked Tigers pulled away with a 35-point second half to end Chapel Hill’s season. more

Nashville, Tennessee, November 3, 2017 – 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 Monday, November 27, 2017, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. For the 16th consecutive year, the top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification. more

For the first time in school history, the Cornersville football team hosted a home playoff football game after posting an undefeated region record. Any lingering doubts as to whether or not the Bulldogs (10-1) would let nerves come between them and a first ever playoff win were put to rest almost immediately as Cornersville took a 31-0 first quarter lead before cruising to a 51-8 win over Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central (4-7). more

Marshall County Coach Thomas Osteen has been prepping his team with the hopes of the Tigers playing their best football of the season just in time for a deep playoff run. So far, so good. Marshall County (8-4) opened the TSSAA playoffs on Friday night just how its coach wanted, shutting out DeKalb County 42-0... more

The Cornersville Middle School girls’ squad came into Tuesday night’s game in the unique position of having played its opponent the previous week and winning by six points over Culleoka. The one twist thrown in the mix on Tuesday was three key Cornersville players out due to injury. more

Cornersville Middle School squared off against Culleoka Middle School just a week after the Warriors handed the Bulldogs a 27-point loss at the Culleoka Classic. The second time around would prove even more difficult as the Bulldogs leading scorer, Trey Luna, who averaged 23.5 points over the first two games, was out with a hamstring injury. more

The final regular season games of the prep football campaign kickoff tonight with the Marshall County Tigers and the Cornersville Bulldogs taking the field as region champions and top seeds for the first three rounds of the playoffs. The Forrest Rockets are fighting for their playoff life tonight when they travel to Community for a do-or-die matchup versus the Vikings. The two-time defending region champion Rockets need a win tonight at Unionville to play on and they have history on their side as they hold a 10-0 all-time record over the Vikings. more

Marshall County had an unusual task on Friday night as the Tigers (6-3) traveled to Williamson County to take on one the best squads in the largest classification in Brentwood High School (8-1). Coming into the game, the Tigers’ two losses came against 6A Cane Ridge (8-1) and 3A powerhouse Pearl-Cohn (7-2) by a combined seven points, so there was little doubt the team from Lewisburg could compete with the Bruins... more

Of the millions of high school athletes across multiple sports that have a goal to play college athletics in the United States, only a tiny fraction ever get the opportunity to achieve that goal. An even harder task is earning a soccer scholarship as fewer colleges field a squad and those that do have a limited budget to work with to offer recruits a full ride. 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 23, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

On Thursday at Henry Horton State Park, the Forrest cross country team hosted the Marshall County meet with MCHS and Cornersville. The three county cross country teams have grown tremendously over the last four years. This is MCHS’ fourth year to have a Cross Country team and Cornersville High School's second year, while the Forrest High School cross country has been around for a long time. more

The Class A seventh-ranked Cornersville Bulldogs rolled into Huntland Friday night and didn’t miss a beat, pounding the Hornets 38-8 to add another win to their school record 8-1 mark. “The guys’ effort for most of the game was at a high level, it was much better in the second half than in the first half,” Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph said. “We had several mental mistakes as far as what to do on offense and defense. During halftime we were able to correct some things and make the necessary adjustments to finish the game on a good note.” more

he rout was on early at Cascade Friday night as it was all Rockets in a huge 48-13 non-region victory over the winless Champions. “We challenged them in the locker room to come out and be physical early and be sharp early on both sides of the ball and we accomplished that,” Forrest coach Brent Johns said. Forrest (3-6, 2-3) scored the first five times they had the ball and once on defense, putting Cascade (0-9, 0-4) away as they led 27-0 at the end of the first quarter and 41-6 at halftime. more

All three county gridiron squads are firing up the yellow busses tonight as the Marshall County Tigers travel to Brentwood, the Cornersville Bulldogs make the long trek to Huntland, and the Forrest Rockets take the familiar jaunt over to Wartrace to face longtime foe Cascade. Marshall County coach Thomas Osteen has lost nine games in four years with five of the setbacks coming in tough regular season non-region contests. The Tigers are 6-3 in the playoffs under Osteen, making it to the semifinals two years in a row. more

On Saturday, the FMS cross country team competed in the Regionals at the Nashville Youth Athletics Course at Percy Warner Park. Abby Davenport, Jaedyn Stalnecker, and Micah Reasonover placed in the Top 25 and will be going to the State Tournament on Saturday, October 21 at Knoxville... more