Terry Davis

Ernest Suttles – now a former University of Memphis Football player – has a Dec. 5 preliminary hearing on the charge of raping a woman with whom he had been having a consensual sexual relationship. Suttles, 23, entered a plea of not guilty on Monday...

The Whitehaven Tigers defense takes pride in shutting out opponents. Every Monday after keeping an opponent scoreless they receive doughnuts. The Tigers defeated the Central Warriors 23-0 at Whitehaven Stadium on Friday. The Tigers have four shutouts this season and improved their record to 7-2...

When your team only has 26 varsity football players it makes it hard to compete against quality opponents outside of your weight class. The task becomes even more difficult when some of your players are not able to play because of injuries. That's the scenario...

At the midway point in the high school football season, the Ridgeway Roadrunners faced the Munford Cougars. The Cougars entered the game with an overall 5-0 record (2-0 in Region 8 Division 5A) and a true triple-option offense that makes defense difficult for most...

by Terry Davis, Special to The New Tri-State Defender The question entering the University of Memphis' homecoming  football game against the Southern Illinois Salukis was simple: "Will there be a letdown?" The answer was wrapped in 44-31 win in front of 41,584 at Liberty Bowl Memorial...

Heading into their most recent matchup this past week, Kingsbury and Kirby had different agendas. The Falcons of Kingsbury entered the game winless, wanting to be competitive and delivering an effort that showed its players gave their best efforts on every play. Kirby’s Cougars did...