Boyd-Buchanan coach Grant Reynolds said during the week that staying on the positive side in turnovers would be paramount in Friday’s Class 2A high school football quarterfinal against Cascade. His team overdid it.

The Bucs of Boyd-Buchanan have advanced to the semifinals in Class 2A with a convincing 21-0 win Friday over Cascade. In Class 4A, visiting Greeneville blocked an extra point attempt with 48 seconds left to hand Red Bank its only loss of the year, eliminating the Lions 14-13.

CALHOUN, Ga. -- On a night when its usually potent offense was held in check, an often overlooked aspect of football carried the Calhoun Yellow Jackets into the GHSA Class AA quarterfinals.

Nobody wanted to leave Red Bank Community Stadium. Each team, one elated and the other shocked and dismayed at Greeneville's 14-13 upset over the state's top-ranked Class 4A team, took opposite ends.

STEVENSON, Ala. -- With 10:41 to go in its Alabama Class 4A football playoff game Friday at North Jackson, the Cherokee County band started playing "Respect."

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. -- For all practical purposes, the TSSAA's 35-point continuous-clock rule could be renamed the "Pirates rule."

Ooltewah High School senior Sara Kelley signed scholarship papers Friday morning to continue her softball career at Carson-Newman College.

CALHOUN, Ga. -- When Nash Nance decided to finish his high school football career at Calhoun, the senior quarterback understood he would be stepping into a totally different level of expectation.

For a kid who debated forsaking football, Andy Christopher has emerged as a pretty good quarterback.

STEVENSON, Ala. -- Shawn Peek recognized the desire immediately. As the linebacker coach at North Jackson, he knew the program's defensive identity had been built by players whose toughness overcame any athletic shortcomings. Peek knew early on that Zach Hammontree had that drive, but he also noticed something different about the kid who was an undersized sophomore at the time.