Who was the Murfreesboro area high school girls athlete of the week for Nov. 21-26? You can vote below. Nominees are MTCS' Anna Clay Shirley, Stewarts Creek's Taylor Turner, Rockv

It's brutal, folks. It's the best region in Tennessee high school football — and it's not even close. The region includes Baylor, Brentwood Academy, Knoxville Catholic, Lipscomb Academy, McCallie and Montgomery Bell Academy. Yes, this is a who's who of high school football in the state.

Follow our live updates from the Tennessee high school football playoffs in the Nashville area, TSSAA first-round games.

The Riverdale High School boys cross country team has become as much a family as it is a team and that brotherhood runs deep in the program.

Riverdale's chances to reach the playoffs weren't great a few weeks ago. But the team turned it around in time for a postseason run.

There was a shooting during Friday night's Oakland at Riverdale football game, but Rutherford County Sheriff's Department reported no injuries.

Here are the Tennessee high school football scores and updates from the Nashville area from Week 9 of TSSAA season, including Oakland vs. Riverdale.

I think everybody there just felt like a family,” said Lisa, who was a freshman 50 years ago at Oakland on the northeast side of Murfreesboro. Her father, John Swafford, was the first principal of her Rutherford County school after transferring from serving as the last principal at Central High School in downtown Murfreesboro.

Tennessee Vols football coach Josh Heupel was at Thursday’s football game between Riverdale and Siegel at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro.

Peru St. Bede played judge, jury and executioner in ruling a 2-0 verdict over Port Byron Riverdale in an Illinois high school football matchup.