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2020 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW The Carthage Courier yearly high school football review & preview in this weeks Courier!

UNCERTAINTY LOOMS WITH FB SEASON’S START In what promises to be a season like none other, high school football begins this Friday night. During traditional years, concerns centered around the physical safety of the young men on the football field. With the COVID-19 pandemic, safety precautions have expanded to include fans entering the gates as…

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on and affect the sports landscape both on a national and local level. As the number of infections continue to grow across the state of Tennessee, Governor Bill Lee was prompted to extend his State of Emergency declaration through August 29. Lee’s Executive Order #50 includes limitations and restrictions…

The county’s four high school basketball programs were able to experience some competition on the hardwood as the squads played multiple scrimmages last week before the beginning of the TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association) mandatory dead period on Monday, June 22. Dead period ends on Monday, July 6. June is normally a busy month…

The Smith County High Owls and the Gordonsville High Tigers recognized their football teams in their annual postseason banquets. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER

Left to right: Cameron Spivey (Maryville College), John Ross Hord (University of the Cumberlands), Jaden Apple-Gibbs (Greenville University). Trio of Owls sign to play college football

HORD NOMINEE FOR AWARD Last week, Smith County High senior John Ross Hord was nominated for The Tennessean’s I Am Sport award which recognizes mid-state area student athletes for their accomplishments off the field and their involvement in community service. Public voting on the seven nominees began on January 22 and runs through Monday, March…

STUNNED!! GHS HALF COURT BUZZER BEATER An epic comeback and a buzzer-beating three from junior guard Tyler Gregory led to a thrilling victory for the Gordonsville High Tigers basketball team over District 6A power the Monterey Wildcats last Friday night in “Tiger Town”. Gregory’s half-court dagger as time expired gave Gordonsville a 62-61 win. A…

PARLIMENT RECEIVES BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP Former Tiger Bobby Parliment Earns Scholarship To KY Wesleyan Bobby Parliment, a 2017 graduate of Gordonsville High School, has been offered a full scholarship to play baseball at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, KY. Bobby has been a starting pitcher at Roane State Community College in Harriman, TN.

PIRATES CAGE TIGERS The 2019 playoff run for the Gordonsville High School Tigers football team came to an end last Friday night as they were shutout by the Associated Press No.1 team in Class 1A the South Pittsburg Pirates 40-0 in the state quarterfinals. “Well, I did not think we executed very well,” said Gordonsville…