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News 12 Now is running an all out Blitz to get you ready for prep football season, with 30 schools in 30 days. The News 12 Now sports team is taking you inside the locker rooms of schools across the Tennessee Valley previewing teams, highlighting players, and talking to coaches as they prepare to take the fields this fall. Watch new features each night on News 12 at 11pm, July 19 through August 20, and catch up on past installments and re-watch your favorites below.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Tyner's season ended with a first round playoff loss and now its fuel for this season. This senior class is part of a team that has not gone past the first round…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- It’s really the truest essence of the high school game. It’s community versus community and that’s what this game is all about. These kids aren’t paid to play in so it’s really all about pride. [field59_video account="WDEF"…
TUNNEL HILL, Georgia (WDEF)-Northwest Whitfield football players say they’re basically family since most of them have grown up around each other their entire lives. Saying this is where I grew up. This is where…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF)-East Ridge football is gearing up for the season and head coach Chad Barger sees that his defense is ahead of the offense. "Defensively we seem to be a little bit…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)- Football season is just around the corner, which for the Cleveland blue raiders is too close but also too far away. It's real Easy for a lot of folks…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF)-East Hamilton football season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs last year. This year head coach Grant Reynolds is stressing the importance of taking that next big step in the postseason. [field59_video account="WDEF"…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Silverdale posted a solid 9-3 record last year, which was their first winning season since 20-16. The Seahawks want to keep that winning vibe going this fall, despite…
Boyd Buchanan has endured two straight losing seasons. Nothing like bringing in the winningest high school coach in Tennessee history to turn things around.
Dade County High School surprised a lot of football fans last year by upsetting South Pittsburg. This year, the Wolverines would like to do something even more special.
There hasn't been much fight in the fighting Irish of Notre Dame the past few years. So this season, the green and gold is looking to be…
South Pittsburg won their sixth state championship last season. Now they'll try to do something this year that they've never done before. Win back-to-back state titles. News 12's…
McMINN COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- "We’re not gonna have that luxury this year. We’re gonna have some growing pains with young guys and young freshman but we gotta get through that," said Cagle. McMinn County football…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Howard football had a tough season last year going 0-10. "We had some things that worked well. It was Murphy’s Law type deal and what could go wrong did,"…
Calhoun, GA-(WDEF-TV) Calhoun made it to the state finals last year, but they failed to capture the 5-A title. As News 12's Brian Armstrong reports, the Yellow Jackets are ready to complete the mission this season. "Oh it hurt. I…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) Ringgold reached double digit victories last season for the first time since 2013. And in order to do it again this season, they'll have to replace a…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) McCallie hits the field this season chasing their fourth consecutive state championship. But to add another ring, Big Blue will have to rely on plenty of new faces. McCallie…
Red Bank, TN-(WDEF-TV) Red Bank has fielded one of the top teams in Hamilton County over the last six seasons. They hope to unleash another talented team this…
Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) Coahulla Creek won four games last season. While the Colts didn't exactly celebrate, it was the most wins in school history. Now Coahulla Creek would love to take it a step further with a winning season. News 12's…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)- "No joke I woke up at 5 AM this morning just thinking about different schemes that we’ve been talking about and how we can do things differently. Try to develop more as coaches and give our kids…
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia (WDEF)- Wide receiver and Defensive back Trevon Gott for LFO isn’t lacking any confidence. The. do it all player, is someone opposing teams will see a lot of this season. [field59_video account="WDEF" key="d8365c00231c62ed80adbfdad589b0bc63aeed14" vtitle="LFO 30 in 30"…
Soddy Daisy, TN-(WDEF-TV) Our 30-in-30 spotlight shines on Soddy Daisy. Trojans feature a new head coach this season in Carter Cardwell. For a new head coach. Never hurts to take over a team with a big roster. Said Cardwell:"We are…
Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) After suffering through a couple of down seasons, Ridgeland went searching for a new coach. The trail lead to South Carolina, where the Panthers managed to bring back one of their own in Craig Pritchett, who [field59_video account="WDEF"…
Decatur, TN-(WDEF-TV) Meigs County has been one of the most successful high school football teams in our area in recent years, and they expect even more success this fall. The Tigers leap into the 30-in-30 spotlight. Meigs Co has averaged…
Ooltewah won only two games last season, yet they still made the playoffs. While the Owls would love to duplicate a trip to the playoffs this year, they prefer to enjoy several more victories along the way.. News 12's Brian…
