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Kick time, TV set for Tennessee’s game against Florida
Will enter October at 4-0 with a No. 4 AP ranking, and after an open date the Vols are back in action on the road with a night game at Arkansas this week. Then a stretch of four home games in a five-week span will begin with the rival Florida Gators coming to Neyland Stadium as Tennessee leaves the state just once (at Georgia on November 16) in its final seven regular-season games. The SEC on Monday finalized the kickoff times and designations for several games on October 12, and Florida-Tennessee has been tabbed for a 7 p.m. start on ESPN – a fifth night game in a row for the Vols.
Elizabethton, Sullivan East fans raise funds for Carter Co. non-profit
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Football has taken a backset in the Appalachian Highlands, for the most part, in recent days. But, on Monday night, the Cyclones and Patriots met on the gridiron – as neighbors came together to support a worthy cause. “These are kids and these kids need to feel like being a […]
Prep Monday: Betsy slides past East; Lady Toppers win on senior night
(WJHL) – A handful of rescheduled football games and volleyball matchups took center stage on Monday night. In Bluff City, Elizabethton served as the home team in Sullivan East’s stadium. Fans of both squads helped raise $5,420 to benefit the Carter Compassion Center at the gate. On the field, the Cyclones scored four touchdowns in […]
College Notes: Defense leads Vols to victory in SEC opener
NORMAN, Okla. — No. 6 Tennessee football showcased its defensive prowess in a commanding 25-15 SEC-opening victory over No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. The win marked the Vols’ 10th over a ranked opponent under head coach Josh Heupel, who made the return to his alma mater a memorable one. Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) established defensive dominance from the outset, limiting the Sooners to just 222 total...
Science Hill kickoff return TD voted Best Play of the Week
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tri-Cities voted and the Week 6 Best Play of the Week comes from Science Hill High School. Hilltoppers sophomore Branson Newberry fielded a bouncing kickoff near his own goal line and weaved through the coverage for a return touchdown against district foe William Blount on Saturday. The Johnson City […]
Prep Saturday: Toppers secure conference win; Vikings, Titans victorious in Virginia
(WJHL) – One day removed from Hurricane Helene’s arrival in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, a handful of high school football programs took the field to play their rescheduled contests. In Johnson City, Science Hill and William Blount combined for six touchdowns in the first quarter. However, the Governors couldn’t keep pace, as the Toppers […]
Weekend adversity brings Bucs’ identity into focus
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The ETSU football team spent most of its weekend on a trio of team buses, stranded outside of Asheville, North Carolina for about 14 hours on Friday. But still, the they took the field in Charleston on Saturday evening to grab a first Southern Conference win of the season over […]
Elizabethton High School cancels weekend events, opens shelter
Elizabethton High School has suspended athletic and extracurricular events for the weekend, according to an emailed release. “Due to today’s events and ongoing struggles in our community, we are suspending all athletic and extracurricular events for this weekend,” the school said in a statement. “It is important at this time that we focus on our […] The post Elizabethton High School cancels weekend events, opens shelter appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
ETSU Football back home after tumultuous road trip through Carolinas
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Not all road trips are created equal in college football. For the Bucs, this weekend’s trip to The Citadel won’t be one they soon forget. The journey came to a close on Sunday evening, as dozens of fans and family members waved pom-poms and bared signs welcoming the Blue and […]
Bucs Khamran Laborn Named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Sept. 30, 2024) – The Southern Conference announced that ETSU’s Khamran Laborn was named the Conference’s SoCon Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Laborn had one of the most explosive offensive games in recent memory in ETSU’s 34-17 win over The Citadel on Saturday. Laborn caught two passes for nine yards but […]
ETSU kickoff pushed to 5 p.m. after Bucs stranded on I-26 Friday
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WJHL) — East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) football game against The Citadel has been pushed back from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday after the team was stranded on Interstate 26 in North Carolina due to floodwaters Friday. Voice of the Bucs Jay Sandos told News Channel 11 on Friday that he and […]
14 Hour ordeal brings the ETSU Buccaneer football team closer together
Johnson City, TN — ETSU football spent most of its weekend on the team bus but still took the field in Charleston on Saturday evening to grab its first SoCon win of the season over the Citadel. After returning home Sunday night to a gathering of fans head coach Tre Lamb was right back into […]
ETSU women’s soccer stumbles against Mercer, 2-0
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Lady Bucs dropped their first Southern Conference match on Sunday afternoon, 2-0, to the visiting Mercer Bears. The game, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, was moved back to Sunday at 1 p.m. In the eighth minute of the match, the visitors’ Larkin Thomason buried a shot in the top […]
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