Sports
December 31, 2025 by Jake Nichols
For the Farragut football program, the past few days of Christmas break have not been as cozy as the Admirals might have liked.
On Dec. 23, starting quarterback Corbin Hobson announced that he will be transferring to Grace Christian for his senior season.
Four days later, sophomore defensive back Donovan Lloyd posted that he will be continuing his career at Christian Academy of Knoxville.
Hobson’s news makes a more immediate impact for Farragut, as the two-year starter leaves a noticeable gap for the Admirals under center. Now, he will be joining a Grace team that went 9-3 with a Division II-AA quarterfinal appearance last season.
A 2025 All-Region pick, Hobson threw for 1,710 yards and 16 touchdowns with just five interceptions as a junior. He also ran for three more scores, utilizing his 6-foot-3, 210-pound frame to lead the Admirals in their second-straight playoff berth under head coach Geoff Courtney.
Meanwhile, Lloyd finished the year with 12 total tackles on defense with one for loss. He has picked up one Division I offer from Louisiana Tech and did not allow a touchdown in coverage for the Admirals’ back end in 2025.
While Courtney did not go in-depth on the reasoning behind each player’s decision, he did note that the transfers from his program and others across the high school level have followed the same arc as the transfer portal at the college level.
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Championships highlight Year in Review
December 31, 2025 by
The Farragut baseball team is quite familiar with jewelry. The Admirals collected the rings from their 2024 state title in January of this year, then assured themselves more bling by winning a fourth-straight state championship in May.
That impressive run is one of several notable achievements featured in Part I of our 2025 Year in Review, which includes plenty of sports news from across west Knoxville. On May 24, the Admirals defeated Clarksville 11-3 for their fourth straight state championship and 14th in program history — a new TSSAA record. It was a fitting way to wrap Garrett Copeland’s first year as head coach and the spring semester as a whole.
In another Spring Fling twist, the Farragut boys track and field team won a Class AAA state championship on May 22. That historic victory came by just one point, as FHS took home first team title in 25 years. The Farragut 4x400 relay team of Evan Beeler, Chase McAvoy, Noah Eaker and Lucas Spadafora clinched the win with a time of 3:20:50 — just ahead of Whitehaven’s 3:21.03. Beeler specifically won the state title in the 800-meter and 1600-meter events. As a team, the Admirals’ finish also helped secure a picturesque ending for FHS track coach Chelsea Osborne, who retired at the end of the season. She since has been replaced by Garrett Jones in cross country and Charles Bell in track and field. Both previously served as assistant coaches for Osborne.
The Farragut Middle School dance team also found success, claiming its fourth straight national title on Feb. 2 at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando. Under coach Macy Brink, FMS earned the title of National Dance Team Champions in Junior High Pom with a runner-up finish in Junior High Jazz.
While Osborne’s final meet was a nail-biter, the Webb girls won handily in Division II-AA. They racked up 130 points to finish 43 ahead of second-place finisher Harpeth Hall. Meanwhile, Hardin Valley’s Madison Huffman clinched state runner-up as the program notched a school record 25 wins in a season.
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December 31, 2025 by Bill Howard, Correspondent
Last Friday, Farragut High School’s girls’ basketball team lost 37-35 to Austin-East High School in the first round of the Loudon Christmas Tournament at Loudon High School.
Numerous turnovers, as well as missed shots and free throws plagued the Lady Admirals’ performance.
The next day against Scott High School in the second round brought a decisive turnaround. More than doubling the previous day’s points, Farragut’s scoring was balanced and widely distributed.
The easy, 73-36 win included 12 three-pointers and scoring from 11 different players. FHS, which led 31-20 at half, improved to 7-5.
Before the game, coach Jason Mayfield decided to change his usual starting five and to tweak the way he rotates players in and out.
“Shuffled the rotation around a little to see if the younger ones can contribute,” Mayfield said. “Rotated five in and five out. That way I was getting in 10 … played 11, just to balance things out.”
The plan obviously worked. Jayna Carbaugh, a freshman guard, led the Lady Admirals with 15. The scoring was widely distributed, very much unlike against A-E the day before.
“We shot really well,” Mayfield said. “They (Scott) played zone the whole game…our most difficult thing is to handle pressure. That made it easier.”
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December 31, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent
Clinton — The 5-Star Preps Hammers Tournament produced mixed results for Hardin Valley Academy’s girls basketball team over the weekend.
The Lady Hawks opened the tournament on a positive note Friday night at Anderson County High School, edging William Blount 39-35.
“That was a big win for us,” Hardin Valley coach Jennifer Galloway said. “It was the first game of a Christmas tournament and the first game of Christmas break, and it’s always good to win that game.
“I thought they threw a lot of different things at us, and I think we did a good job adjusting.”
Senior Alaina Lineberry led the Lady Hawks with a game-high 23 points against the Lady Governors. Audree Riehn also finished in double figures, scoring 11 points.
Hardin Valley, however, was unable to carry that momentum into the second round, falling to host Anderson County 53-36.
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December 31, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent
Murfreesboro – Two lopsided wins at the Adidas Shootout at Riverdale helped the Bearden High School boys basketball team keep its perfect record intact late last week.
The Bulldogs improved to 13-0 with a victory over Murfreesboro-Oakland on Saturday.
Bearden had four players post double figures in the scoring column against the Patriots but coach Jeremy Parrott was far from pleased after his squad’s 81-62 victory.
“Not our best game from an offensive standpoint,” Parrott said. “Same on the defensive side, but we made
just enough plays a good bit throughout.”
Justin Nordin and Sean Capshaw scored 17 points apiece against Oakland while Theo Mills added 13 points and Carson Asbaty finished with 12.
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