Celebrate Champions

Shuler and Brodus receive game balls Full story »

They said it couldn’t be done. Not this year.
Not for Alcoa. They lost too much, so this was going to be a rebuilding year. Full story »

Maryville High School’s football team won its 60th consecutive game last Saturday night at Middle Tennessee State University, with it the school’s the fourth consecutive Class 4A state championship. Full story »

Maryville Rebels (15-0) 2007 Class 4A state champions Full story »

Michael Lawson isn’t from Maryville. He didn’t attend Maryville High. None of his family is from Maryville. Full story »

Who says you can’t win ’em all?
Brent Burnette passed for 222 yards and touchdowns, with running back Thomas Shuler recording his third consecutive 100-yard game, and Maryville High School’s football team claimed its fourth straight Class 4A championship with a 28-13 win over Maplewood Saturday night at Middle Tennessee State University. Full story »

It is a rarity.
Occasionally, a player with superior athletic ability comes through the ranks and gives fans an opportunity to gawk at his raw talent. Full story »

Alcoa Tornadoes (14-1) - 2007 Class 2A state champions Full story »

Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, hurled thunderbolts. Alcoa sophomore Derrick Brodus chooses to use his left leg to kick them. Full story »

You can’t teach the things Randall Cobb can do with a football in his hands. Often, there’s little you can do to stop it, either.
The Alcoa High School senior rushed 18 times for 127 yards and two touchdowns, adding a third score on a 14-yard toss to tight end Tyler Robinson, and the top-ranked Tornadoes routed Goodpasture Christian School, 35-3, in the Class 2A state championship game last Friday night at Middle Tennessee State University. Full story »