SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. -- Matt Allen knew the same pitch that had gotten him into trouble could bail him out.
In what would be his final high school baseball game, Whitwell pitcher Chris Cox came prepared. The senior limited Boyd-Buchanan to four hits and struck out seven.
Boyd-Buchanan's soccer team won 5-2 over Hixson during the regular season. The Buccaneers equaled that offensive output in the first half of Tuesday's Region 3-AA semifinal.
Under any other circumstances, there might have been a little fear from the Boyd-Buchanan sideline as senior tennis player Paige Zumbrun began her second-set tiebreaker Thursday afternoon against East Hamilton's Katie Loftin.
At least the decision was an easy one for Clayton Parker. The Boyd-Buchanan senior pitcher had struggled most of the game to put his curveball where he wanted it, so with the District 5-A championship on the line Tuesday, the right-hander went with old reliable.
Boyd-Buchanan’s high school softball program has had some sustained runs of success in the past. Now the current Lady Bucs hope they’re on the verge of starting another.
In a game that featured 66 passes, it was still the legs of Chase Reed that proved to be the difference.
Much of the hype surrounding Boyd-Buchanan's football fortunes this season involve the offensive backfield returning intact.
Few area high school football programs can match the success of Boyd-Buchanan and Red Bank.
Signal Mountain’s and Boyd-Buchanan’s volleyball teams have had mirror-like seasons.
Despite having gained more than 100 yards in every game this season, Raquis Hale had done so as quietly as that feat can be accomplished.
A varsity debut most football players would rather forget instead has served as the memory that most motivates Travis Millard.
For most of Friday night’s surprisingly tight game, it appeared Chase Reed’s kicking leg would make the difference for Boyd-Buchanan.
The Boyd-Buchanan girls’ soccer team has been working on being more competitive in its district.
