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2018 OUTLOOK: Reloaded BGA Wildcats set to contend in challenging DII-AA division
PHOTO: BGA defenders Evan Gaunt (53) and Antonio Stevens (3) take down a University School of Jackson player on November 10, 2017. / STEVE WHEELER By RUSSELL VANNOZZI 2017 was a banner year for the Ba...
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WAKM AM-950 lines up Coaches Corner, Game of the Week for season’s kickoff
The folks at WAKM AM-950 have set up their high school football schedule for the first week of WillCo football in 2018. Their annual Coaches’ Corner with Stormy Mitchell and Terry Merrell instal...
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WillCo/RuCo Jamboree ends with Williamson County claiming bragging rights
BY CORY WOODROOF The summer sun has set on the first WillCo/RuCo Jamboree, with Friday’s night two on Rutherford County’s side of the fence at Oakland High School in the books. The officia...
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Page’s new turf football field in flux for home opener
BY CORY WOODROOF There’s a chance the Page Patriots football team might be headed elsewhere for their first game of the season. The new turf field the school installed over the offseason reportedly m...
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2018 OUTLOOK: Nolensville’s first senior class gearing up for another playoff run
PHOTO: Nolensville QB Brandon Wharton II (7) and receiver Wesley Jones (1) celebrate a touchdown during a victory against Tullahoma on September 29, 2017. / DEB SCALLY By RUSSELL VANNOZZI When Nolensv...
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2018 OUTLOOK: Centennial looks to get competitive in crowded 6A district
PHOTO: RB Jariel Wilson runs the ball against Riverdale in fall 2017. / STEVE WHEELER BY CORY WOODROOF While the Centennial Cougars didn’t make waves in the playoffs in 2017 after a road loss to Cane...
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Turnovers, touchdowns and thunder sum up night one of WillCo/RuCo Jamboree
BY CORY WOODROOF An impatient storm threatened to put a damper on the first night of the WillCo/RuCo football jamboree. A bit into the night’s first bout between Fairview and Cascade, rain and lightn...
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2018 OUTLOOK: Summit hoping to repeat as region champs, build on 10-3 finish
By RUSSELL VANNOZZI The Summit High School football team reached new heights in 2017, finishing with a 10-3 record and a Region 5-5A title. Although the Spartans fell to Beech in the TSSAA quarterfina...
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2018 OUTLOOK: Independence looking to bounce back after 6-6 season
By RUSSELL VANNOZZI By recent standards, 2017 was a down year for the Independence High School football team. The Eagles finished 6-6 thanks to a 34-7 defeat at the hands of Ravenwood in the second ro...
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2018 OUTLOOK: Page adjusts quickly to 5A football, looks to take next step this season
By RUSSELL VANNOZZI Page High School football coach Charles Rathbone entered the 2017 season with some hesitation. After all, his Patriots were making the jump from 4A to 5A, meaning they would play s...
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Coaches Corner will welcome local high sports expert Murphy Fair Thursday
Want to hear about the upcoming WillCo football season from someone most definitely in the know? This Thursday, Aug. 9, the good folks at WAKM AM 950 have you covered. Continuing in their season-long...
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2018 OUTLOOK: Franklin relying on defense as offense tries to regain its mojo
By RUSSELL VANNOZZI The 2017 football season was nothing short of a disaster for Franklin High School. The Rebels went 1-7 in their first eight games, only to have a controversy surrounding two of the...
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2018 OUTLOOK: Ravenwood aims to build on last year’s success
By SAM McGAW In his first year as Ravenwood’s head coach, Matt Daniels guided the Raptors to a Region 6-6A title and 10-3 record. In Year 2 of his tenure, Daniels returns several key starters on offen...
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2018 OUTLOOK: Brentwood to lean on explosive playmakers
By SAM McGAW After a disappointing finish to their 2017 campaign, the Brentwood Bruins enter this season with several voids to fill on both sides of the ball. Brentwood must replace 36 seniors from la...
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2018 OUTLOOK: BA features strength in the trenches
By SAM McGAW After capturing their third consecutive state title with a 12-0 record last year, the Brentwood Academy Eagles approach 2018 with several holes to fill on both sides of the ball. However,...
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Franklin’s Bobby Beathard set to enter Pro Football Hall of Fame
BY CORY WOODROOF While Super Bowl-winning GM Bobby Beathard might not have managed a team or suited up in pads and a helmet in Williamson County, he’s laid down roots in the area that have stret...
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Former Ravenwood standout Van Jefferson cleared for play at Florida
A former Raptor-turned-Oxford man joined his former competitor in the Egg Bowl down in Gainsville earlier this year. Now, he’s been cleared to be a full-time Gator. Former Ravenwood wide receive...
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WillCo/RuCo Jamboree aims to spark rivalry between counties
By CORY WOODROOF Williamson County football teams are hoping to rustle the feathers of their neighbors in Rutherford County, and welcome any and all retaliation. After all, what starts a rivalry like...
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Nolensville OLB C.J. Ware IV gets offer from Louisville
Though Nolensville OLB and rising junior C.J. Ware IV still has plenty of time left with the Knights, at least one college team is already interested in having him join its program. Ware shared on Twi...
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WAKM AM 950 to kickoff ‘Coaches Corner’ Thursday
If you’ve got a hankering for barbecue and ball talk, WAKM AM 950 will be getting their new season of “Coaches Corner” underway this week. Throughout the school year, WAKM AM 950 hos...
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Independence WR T.J. Sheffield commits to Purdue
Independence High wide receiver and rising senior T.J. Sheffield will be headed up to West Lafayette, Ind., to continue his football career. Sheffield announced via Twitter Monday that he will be join...
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BA, BGA, CPA, FRA football players named all-state
Brentwood Academy, Battle Ground Academy, Christ Presbyterian Academy and Franklin Road Academy are represented on the 2017 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division II all-state football teams. B...
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Area high school football players sign letters of intent
A handful of area high school football players signed letters of intent with college programs Wednesday. Brentwood Academy quarterback Gavin Schoenwald and wide receiver Camron Johnson signed with Van...
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Brentwood, Ravenwood, Summit football players named all-state
Five Williamson County high school football players were named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A and 6A all-state football teams. Brentwood quarterback Carson Shacklett and offens...
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BA three-peats as state champion
By CHIP CIRILLO | Photos By ANDY COLLIGNON COOKEVILLE – Brentwood Academy needed one more stop from its defense. And the Eagles got it. That was the final exclamation point on BA’s undefeated season,...
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