Game stories from last night's semifinal games

White Station-Hendersonville

From Chris Brooks of the Hendersonville Star News & the Tennessean

http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20131129/GALLATIN02/311290187/FOURTH-DOWN

From John Varlas of the Commercial Appeal

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/29/white-station-comeback-falls-short-against/

Trezevant-Giles Co

From Maurice Patton of the Tennessean

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/29/giles-county-rallies-past-trezevant/

State championship games

Thursday, Dec 5 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville

D2A
St. George's vs Knoxville Webb

D2AA
MUS vs Ensworth

Finals for November 29

6A Semifinal

49 Hendersonville
41 White Station

4A Semifinal

21 Giles Co
12 Trezevant

Area players to play in 7th annual Toyota East-West All Star Game in Cookeville

The Shelby Metro area will be represented by 9 players and a coach at the 7th annual Toyota East-West All Star Classic which will be played Friday, December 13 at 7 pm on the campus of Tennessee Tech in Cookeville.

Those players are: WR Kenneth Williams from Overton, OT Denzel Murphy & DB LaDarius Hare from Mitchell, OL Taylor Johnson from Collierville, DE Rodney Gwynn from Central, K CJ Stafford from Houston & RB Ramadi Warren, WR Duane Willingham, OL Thomas Burton & coach Rodney Saulsberry from Whitehaven.


Here is a copy of the official press release:

Players from Bristol to Memphis will represent teams competing in this year's seventh annual Toyota East/West All-Star Classic scheduled for Friday, December 13 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. Kickoff for this year's game is slated for 7 o'clock CST at Tucker Stadium.

     East Hamilton's Ted Gatewood will serve as head coach of the East squad and Jeff Porter of White House will handle similar duties for the West team.

     "We are extremely excited about the young men who have been selected to represent these two teams and expect a great week of activities in Cookeville," said Bill Marbet, Executive Director of the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association, the organization that coordinates the annual event.

     :These players have had exceptional high school careers and many will continue their athletic careers next year at the college level. Several will no doubt also be playing in the BlueCross Bowl next week, hoping to add a state championshp to their resume," he continued.

     Players are nominated by their high school coaches from all across the state, then selected by the coaching staffs for the game. They represent large and small high schools, both public and private.

     The 88 players and more than a dozen coaches involved in the game will arrive in Cookeville on Tuesday evening, December 10. Two-a-day practice sessions are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday prior to Friday's game.

     This year players will also participate in a football combine. Officials at Elite Athletic Events will put players through multiple training stations that include the bench press, vertical leap and 40-yd dash, as well as various agility drills.

Preview of tonight's games

Here is a preview of tonight's game between White Station and Hendersonville from Chris Brooks of the Hendersonville Star & the Tennessean:

http://lms.usatodayhss.com/nashville/articles/item/1807-hendersonville-run-game-faces-challenge-vs-white-station

http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20131129/GALLATIN02/311290039/HHS-just-one-step-away

Here is a preview of tonight's Trezevant-Giles Co game from Justin Lamb of the Columbia Daily Herald:

http://columbiadailyherald.com/sports/preps/bobcats-panthers-ready-semifinals

And from John Varlas of the Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/28/tough-road-tests-await-white-station-trezevant/

DOTSON RESIGNS AT RALEIGH EGYPT

According to our friend Donovan Stewart (follow him on Twitter @Examine_Stew), there will be a new head coach at Raleigh Egypt.

James Dotson who coached Raleigh Egypt this season to a 1-9 record has resigned due to health concerns according to Pharoah Principal Michael Bailey.

"Coach Dotson did a good job but due to some medical issues, he has resigned and we will be in the market for a new coach," Bailey said.

Raleigh Egypt defeated Sheffield for their only win of the year after making the Class 4A playoffs in 2012.

Sheffield defeated Raleigh Egypt in the playoffs in 2012.

The last winning season for the Pharaohs was back in 2004 when they went 7-5.

Game articles from this past weekend's games

Trezevant-Dyersburg

http://www.stategazette.com/story/2027102.html

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/trezevant-defense-steps-up-to-stop-dyersburg-in/

St. George's-DCA

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/st-georges-rallies-for-35-28-win-will-play-for-2/

ECS-Knoxville Webb

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/ecs-eagles-score-late-but-cant-catch-up-to-webb/


White Station-Central

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/cedrick-wilson-jr-throws-3-td-passes-in-second/

Ridgeway-Henry Co

http://www.parispi.net/articles/2013/11/26/sports/local_sports/doc529385e769cc1625039310.txt

Mitchell-Trinity Christian

http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20131123/SPORTS/311230015/TCA-routs-Mitchell-get-semifinals

MUS-MBA

http://mussports.typepad.com/football/2013/11/mba-recap.html

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/prep-roundup-mus-owls-advance-to-2-aa-title-game/