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COVID-19 emergency delays start of football, girls soccer seasons

Posted at 11:26 am July 3, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Blankenship Field—the city’s football field—is pictured above in August 2019. (File photo by James Mitchell via City of Oak Ridge)

The extension of the COVID-19 emergency in Tennessee has delayed the start of the high school football and girls soccer seasons.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency until August 29. A prior order by the governor includes limitations and restrictions on contact sporting events and activities.

In an update sent to member schools on Tuesday, Bernard Childress, executive director of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, said member schools cannot have any competition or scrimmage with other schools while the governor’s order is in place. The schools cannot have close contact activities during practice for football, 7-on-7 football, girls soccer, wrestling, and basketball. Football and girls soccer cannot begin their seasons as originally scheduled, Childress said.

The Oak Ridge football season opener had been scheduled for August 21.

The TSSAA Board of Control had a special meeting Wednesday and voted unanimously to require that member schools follow the governor’s executive order for sports activities.

The board discussed the effect that the extended COVID-19 state of emergency will have on contact sports in the fall. Football, girls soccer, and competitive cheer are considered contact sports.

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Filed Under: COVID-19, Front Page News, Health, High School, Sports Tagged With: 7-on-7 football, basketball, Bernard Childress, Bill Lee, Blankenship Field, competitive cheer, contact sports, COVID-19, football, girls soccer, state of emergency, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, TSSAA, wrestling

Higgins again a Mr. Football semifinalist

Posted at 11:32 am November 4, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge senior wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) catches a 17-yard pass from junior quarterback Johnny Stewart before falling backward into the end zone for a touchdown near the left pylon, putting the Wildcats ahead of the Clinton Dragons 42-7 with 2:57 left in the first half at Clinton on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Higgins is defended here on his second TD catch by Clinton senior J’Quan Thomas (5). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 12:30 p.m.

He won the Mr. Football award last year, and Oak Ridge High School senior Tee Higgins is a semifinalist again this year.

The semifinalists were announced by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, or TSSAA, on Friday.

Higgins is one of four semifinalists for Division I Class 5A Back of the Year. The other three semifinalists are Caden Harbin of Halls High School in Knoxville, Jordan Mason of Gallatin High School, and Jacob Murprhee of Dickson County High School.

Higgins, a 6-foot-5 wide receiver who has committed to Clemson, had 59 catches for 901 yards and 17 touchdowns during the regular season. A wide receiver who also plays cornerback and punt returner, he’s also returned at least one interception—he had a 90-yard return against Webb—and at least two punts for touchdowns this season.

Higgins had two interceptions that led to Oak Ridge touchdowns in the season-opener against Clinton, and he became the all-time leader in career receiving yards for the Wildcats during that game.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Bernard Childress, Blankenship Field, Caden Harbin, Class 5A Back of the Year, Dickson County High School, Gallatin High School, Greg Woofter, Halls High School, Jacob Murprhee, Jordan Mason, Mike Keith, Mr. Football, Oak Ridge High School, Spencer Gulmire, Tee Higgins, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, Tennessee Titans Mr. Football, Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards, TSSAA, Walker Valley

Higgins one of two Mr. Football finalists for Class 5A Back of the Year

Posted at 9:46 am November 23, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Wildcats Tee Higgins Catch at Ooltewah Nov. 13, 2015

Oak Ridge junior Tee Higgins (5) is one of two finalists for Class 5A Back of the Year in the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards. The awards will be presented on Monday, November 30, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Above, Higgins makes a catch at Ooltewah in a second-round Class 5A playoff game on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

 

Oak Ridge junior Tee Higgins is one of two finalists for Back of the Year in Class 5A in the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards.

Higgins, who has committed to the University of Tennessee, is a wide receiver who has also played at defensive back and punt returner this year. Higgins also plays basketball for Oak Ridge High School.

The other finalist in Division I Class 5A is Nate Johnson of Independence High School.

The Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top 16 backs and linemen in eight classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Monday, November 30, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification.

Four semifinalists for each category and each classification were announced on November 5. There are six classifications in Division I and two in Division II. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Back of the Year, Bernard Childress, Class 5A, Class 5A Back of the Year, football, Mr. Football, Nate Johnson, Oak Ridge, Tee Higgins, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards, TSSAA, Tyrel Dodson

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