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Two former Red Devils settle the score for the Tigers against their old team.
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Two former Red Devils settle the score for the Tigers against their old team.
Standouts from Briarcrest, CBHS, Lakeland Prep, Overton and St. George’s are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10.
Both teams enter Friday’s play following shutout victories last week, and both have won two straight.
Mustangs are 6-0 with 42 goals to their credit heading into a taxing run of games, including a matchup with traditional power Knoxville Bearden.
An impressive victory over Nashville Ensworth bumps up the Saints. Southwind remains No. 1; Bartlett returns.
Standouts from Brighton, Kingsbury, Lakeland Prep, Trezevant and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3.
Octavius Flynn scores three second-half touchdowns as the Dandy Dozen No. 3 Saints improve to 3-0.
Houston’s late two-point conversion pass was unsuccessful as the No. 1 Jaguars win their 19th straight regular-season game.
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Southwind standout running back Khamoni Williams will test Houston defense.
Southwind holds firm at No. 1 following its 18th straight regular-season victory.
Standouts from Briarcrest, CBHS, Houston, KIPP and Southwind are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27.
Top two teams Southwind and Munford both roll. Outside the Dandy Dozen, MUS gets its first victory and St. George’s improves to 2-0.
The Brothers — ranked 10th in the Daily Memphian Dandy Dozen — ground out a 19-7 victory over an improved White Station team Friday night.
Germantown quarterback Kobe Simmons threw for one touchdown and ran for another to help the Red Devils bounce back from their week 1 loss to defeat No. 12 Bartlett.
The Saints make a statement with strong passing against Arlington Thursday night, improving to 7-2 this season.
Fresh off an impressive Week 1 victory, Houston travels to face the Tigers. Elsewhere, CBHS hosts White Station while Bartlett looks to start 2-0.
With a mostly-impressive performance against MUS in Week 1 under their belts, the Panthers turn their attention to Germantown.
Collierville drops four spaces to No. 5; Bartlett makes its season debut.
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Impressive wins for Bartlett and Central, among others, in Week 1.
The Dragons — ranked first in the Daily Memphian preseason Dandy Dozen and fifth in the state in Class 6A — had planned on roaring out of the gate like the storm that pushed Saturday’s scheduled kickoff back 90 minutes.
Collierville (1), Southwind (2) and Munford (3) hold down the top three positions in the Dandy Dozen rankings.
At least on paper, the Dragons don’t have too many weaknesses. But head coach Joe Rocconi said his job is to keep his players’ feet on the ground.
The Jaguars return two interceptions for touchdowns — and seal the game with a third pick — to finish off a gutsy group of Lynx.