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MCHS Travels to Smith County

By Mark Darnell | December 6, 2022 | Comments Off on MCHS Travels to Smith County

The Macon County Tigers and Tigerettes travelled to Smith County for the only game of the week. The home opener against Clay County was rescheduled. In the Tigerettes game, Macon came out sluggish and was only able to put up five points in the quarter. They did fight back and trailed 18-23 at the break.…

Macon Junior High picks up two wins

By Mark Darnell | December 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Macon Junior High picks up two wins

Macon County Junior High played host to Westmoreland on Monday Nov 28th in Lafayette. They managed to pick up two victories. Macon looked a bit rusty coming off the holiday break and had a horrible time shooting in the first two quarters. Westmoreland led 11-6 and 15-13 at the break. It became apparent that Macon…

Lady Bulldogs win again over TC; Boys lose

By Wally Etheridge | December 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Lady Bulldogs win again over TC; Boys lose

The Red Boiling Springs High School basketball teams made the short trip down to Trousdale County last Friday night. The Lady Bulldogs had no trouble with the Lady Jackets winning by a final score of 54-36.Trousdale County won the boys game defeating the Bulldogs 53-32. The Lady Bulldogs led 11-7 after the first quarter and…

Lady Bulldogs win season opener; Boys in Thriller

By Wally Etheridge | November 22, 2022 | Comments Off on Lady Bulldogs win season opener; Boys in Thriller

The 2022-2023 high school basketball season got underway last Friday night at Red Boiling Springs as the Lady Bulldogs played lights out in defeating White House 65-24. The Bulldogs won their game as they scored the last seven points of the game and a 62-57 win over White House also. A sold out crowd was…

Macon County opens basketball season

By Mark Darnell | November 22, 2022 | Comments Off on Macon County opens basketball season

The Macon County High School basketball season got underway with Hall of Fame games played in Lafayette on Tuesday Nov 15th. The Tigerettes faced off against Clarkrange in the first game. The Lady Buffaloes jumped out to an early lead with a stiff full-court press against the Tigerettes which led to many of the games…

Macon County Cross Country has year-end banquet

By Mark Darnell | November 16, 2022 | Comments Off on Macon County Cross Country has year-end banquet

The Macon Country Cross Country teams annual banquet was held Sunday, November 13th. Award Winners are as follows for each grade level. Elementary Award Winners: Fastest-Brayley Law and Bentley Halcomb, Most Improved-Haven Doss and Jayden Kemp, Sportsmanship Award-Georgia Hackert and Kelton Jetton, and Coaches Award-Kaybree West and Tuff Dickens. MCJH Award Winners: Point Leader Award-Addison…

Bulldogs lose at South Pittsburgh in playoffs

By Wally Etheridge | November 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Bulldogs lose at South Pittsburgh in playoffs

The Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs made the three hour drive to take on the Pirates of South Pittsburgh last Friday night and once again the Bulldogs made way too many mistakes to have any chance against South Pittsburgh. The Bulldogs season is over after a 52-17 loss to eight time state champion South Pitt. The…

Tigers end season in Red Bank

By Mark Darnell | November 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Tigers end season in Red Bank

The Macon County Tigers ended their 2022 campaign with a first round play-off loss to the Red Bank Lions. The Tigers were the #3 seed in Region 4-4A while the Lions were the #2 seed in 3-4A. The Lions got on the scoreboard first at the 2:51 mark of the first quarter. Macon would answer…

Macon XC Competes at State Meet

By Mark Darnell | November 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Macon XC Competes at State Meet

Members from Macon County High School competed in the TSSAA State championship meet. The event was held Friday Nov 4th at Sanders Ferry in Hendersonville. In the A-AA girls race Laykin Ellis finished in 29th place with a time of 21:20 while Aubrie Ward finished in 114th place with a time of 23:53. The boys…

Tigers finish season with eighth win

By Mark Darnell | November 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Tigers finish season with eighth win

The Macon County Tigers finish the 2022 campaign with eight wins as they win 44-0 over Cumberland County. It was Senior night at the last home game of the season. All the members of the Class of 2023 in the band, football team, and cheerleaders were recognized prior to the game for all their hard…