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Tigers maul Saints

MT. JULIET â€” A 35-point showing in the first quarter told the story as the Purple Tigers of Watertown defeated host Mt. Juliet Christian 43-14 Friday. The Saints scored both touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the first coming at 10:24 on a 3-yard run by Tyler Kocher. Mt. Juliet Christian's l...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

Itâ€™s hard for local baseball fans to get too excited about the league championship series. Area fan favorites such as the Braves and the Cubs have already either been bounced or never got in the door. Yankee haters have already gotten their wish, though if theyâ€™re like me, they think ...

Bulldogs come home for homecoming

Itâ€™s only fitting Cumberland is celebrating homecoming today. The Bulldogs are coming home after three straight games on the road. â€œWeâ€™re glad to be back home,â€ Cumberland coach Dewayne Alexander said of todayâ€™s 1:30 p.m. game at Lindsey Donnell Stadium. â€œIn f...

Commanders rip Red Boiling Springs

Friendship Christian scored early, often and with whoever went onto the field in a 65-0 rout of visiting Red Boiling Springs on Thursday night at Pirtle Field. With the Commanders running a basic I formation with quarterback Lee Maasen under center, tailback Jeremy Rickaway racked up a game-high 99...

Devilettes roar back to take 7-AAA title

Phil Jackson, who has won nine NBA championships as a coach, has a unique philosophy when his teams get in trouble. Instead of always calling timeout, he often lets his players get themselves out of the mess. After dropping the first game of Thursdayâ€™s District 7-AAA championship match by 14...

Bears blank Kenwood 3-0 for 6-4A lead

MT. JULIET â€” In a game widely touted as the battle for the Region 6-4A crown, Mt. Juliet (6-1, 4-0) made a second-quarter Clark McAdoo kick count, as the the Golden Bears held on 3-0, handing Kenwood (6-1, 3-1) its first loss. McAdooâ€™s 36-yarder with 5:50 left in the first half caused...

Central soars to 7-0 by beating Blackman

GLADEVILLE â€” Wilson Central extended its best start in school history to 7-0 by defeating Blackman at home 31-20 Friday night. "We've got to take it one week at a time. We have some work to do in the film room as we made some mistakes tonight," Wildcat coach Traye Aric said after Central mov...

Riverdale drops other shoe on snake-bitten Blue Devils

Lebanon outgained top-ranked Riverdale by 15 yards. But two bone-jarring, change-of-momentum plays led to a pair of Warrior touchdowns in a 27-14 defeat of the snake-bitten Blue Devils Friday night. Tied 7-7 late in the first half, a snap sailed over Riverdale quarterback Trey Smithâ€™s head i...

Teams look to unscramble playoff picture

Week 6 was Freaky Friday in Region 4-1A. Friendship Christian and Gordonsville both had chances to take sole possession of first place after losses by the other. Instead, there is a five-way tie of 2-1 teams. In Region 4-5A, Wilson Central and Riverdale are 3-0 while Lebanon, Smyrna and LaVergne ar...

Outdoors Notebook

Outdoors Notebook Low water warning: Four Cumberland River boaters were injured recently when their boat apparently struck an underwater obstruction and veered into a tree on the nearby bank. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reminds boaters that water levels are low on most area lakes and r...