Jefferson County Falls to Maryville, 35-7
Jefferson County ran into a buzzsaw that is Maryville High School football on Friday night. The #1 ranked team in class 6A continued its dominance at the cost of Jefferson County this time, but not all was lost in the midst of defeat. “All we have done all year long is brag about what a […]
Know The Opponent – JCHS vs. Maryville
Jefferson County and Maryville will meet on the gridiron tonight, and if Maryville vs Fulton was “Battle Of Champions” this one should at least be billed “Battle of 2-0 teams”. Maryville on Offense: Maryville will run primarily a shotgun with 2-backs in the backfield and will try to run it down your throat. Joel Hopkins […]
Jefferson County Stings Hornets, 34-12
As Jefferson County took the field on Friday night, a field they had taken back during the offseason in a scrimmage, it was the first time the Jefferson County Patriots and the Carter Hornets had played a meaningful game since 1982; kind of odd, since the 2 schools are separated by just 15 miles. On […]
Patriots vs Carter: Know The Opponent
When Jefferson County travels to Carter tonight at 7:30, both teams will be 1-0. But the similarities do not stop there. Carter On Offense On offense the Hornets will look very similar to what Jefferson County puts on the field. They will line up in the shotgun formation with 4 WR’s at all times, either […]
Patriots Smack Grace Christian, 48-21
For 10 long months the Jefferson County football team and coaches had to live with the fact that they had one of the worst seasons in school history. They had to listen to the fans moan and groan about last season for 10 months. Friday night, however, they got that nasty taste out of their […]
Patriots Show Signs in Jamboree
Depending on which part of the one quarter jamboree you were watching, you may have mixed feelings about the 2015 Patriots Football team. The first part of the quarter was all Jefferson County, and rightfully so. The 1st Team offense played one series and looked poise to be a “handful” for any team they face […]
Gaines Cox Resigns as JCHS Head Baseball Coach
Gaines Cox held the head coaching position at JCHS the past 2 seasons, calling it his “dream job.” On Thursday, he was forced to resign the position, citing health issues. Here is his resignation later released by JCHS. “I would like to thank Dr. Walker and Mr. Rogers for the opportunity to fulfill a dream […]
Patriots End 7v7 Summer; Looking to “Sharpen the Knife”
As many people are on vacation sightseeing and working on their tans, the Jefferson County High School skill position players have been competing against other area high schools in 7-on-7 competitions: the final one coming this past Thursday against Halls High School (Knoxville,TN). While JCHS looked sharp in their previous outings, Halls had the upper […]
Magical Season Comes To An End
When Jefferson County opened the softball season against Farragut back on March 9th, not many believed the ride that this softball team would end up on. “After that first game of the season I wouldn’t have believed we would be where we are,” Jefferson County Head Coach Hillary Howard said after her team won the […]
Going Out In Style!
It was senior night at Jefferson County on Wednesday, and what a senior night it was for Eli Devotie. The senior left fielder went 4-4 at the plate including a walk-off grand slam home run to defeat the Gibbs Eagles, 7-6. “For Eli to come up and get a swing like that… his dad is […]
Briggs to Continue Basketball Career at WSCC
Kyle Briggs has decided to continue his basketball career at Walters State Community College. The multi-sport athlete decided to pursue basketball over baseball and golf, because basketball is his “love.” “Basketball has always been my first love,” Briggs explained. “I decided to go with basketball because it is really what I enjoy doing and Walters […]
Winstead Signs With Walters State
“She shows a lot of toughness, a lot of these kids nowadays are a little soft.” Words by Walters State assistant Softball Coach, Mitch Taylor, to describe the main reason they wanted the Jefferson County senior shortstop, Shelby Winstead. The Senior chose to continue her softball career at the nearby junior college thanks in large […]
