Dragons hold off Central to win season opener
By Michael Ward michael@colliervilleherald.net The Collierville High School Dragons made things look easy for the first 36 seconds of their season opener against visiting Central High School Frida...
Football Season is Back... Friday Night Football is back as four area teams kicked off their 2010 seasons last weekend. St. George’s Independent School and Briarcrest Christian School picked up big wins as the Gryphons topp...
[Courtesy Photo] Collierville High School junior Skylar Workman got a chance to spend some time with her favorite Major League Baseball player Paul Maholm of the Pittsburgh Pirates on a recent tri...
[Courtesy of Steve Kimes] The Collierville High School trap team recently competed at the Scholastic Clay Target Program ( SCTP ) State Championship in Clarksville, as well as the SCTP Nationa...
Collierville Kickoff Classic set for Friday and Saturday
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![The Collierville High School Dragons kicked off their 2010 season Friday night with a thriller against visiting Central High School. The Warriors, down 23-6 in the fourth quarter, battled back, but the Dragons were too much and held on for a 30-22 victory. CHS senior Tyler Dixon sprints into the
end zone for a first quarter touchdown as Central
defender Donterrius Sparks
attempts to bring him down.
[Photos by John Coffin]](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/701/assets/BL3M_CHS_1150X150.jpg "The Collierville High School Dragons kicked off their 2010 season Friday night with a thriller against visiting Central High School. The Warriors, down 23-6 in the fourth quarter, battled back, but the Dragons were too much and held on for a 30-22 victory. CHS senior Tyler Dixon sprints into the
end zone for a first quarter touchdown as Central
defender Donterrius Sparks
attempts to bring him down.
[Photos by John Coffin]")
![[Courtesy of Virginia Dawson]
Coach Shannon Williams works with two of his players during a practice of the
Collierville Youth Football Program’s six- and seven-year-old Mighty Mite Raiders
squad on Aug. 14. The team hit the practice field at 8 a.m. to beat the heat and is set to play its first game against the Titans on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at W.C. Johnson Park.](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/701/assets/G0D8_Raiders_2150X150.jpg "[Courtesy of Virginia Dawson]
Coach Shannon Williams works with two of his players during a practice of the
Collierville Youth Football Program’s six- and seven-year-old Mighty Mite Raiders
squad on Aug. 14. The team hit the practice field at 8 a.m. to beat the heat and is set to play its first game against the Titans on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at W.C. Johnson Park.")
![[Courtesy of Dana Goode/BCSaints.com]
Briarcrest Christian School’s Dylan Maxwell rumbles forward and looks for a block
during the Saints’ 38-0 win over the visiting Carver High School Cobras Friday night.
Briarcrest (2-0) travels to Memphis tomorrow night to take on Kingsbury High School at Melrose.](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/701/assets/EHSM_BCS_copy150X150.jpg "[Courtesy of Dana Goode/BCSaints.com]
Briarcrest Christian School’s Dylan Maxwell rumbles forward and looks for a block
during the Saints’ 38-0 win over the visiting Carver High School Cobras Friday night.
Briarcrest (2-0) travels to Memphis tomorrow night to take on Kingsbury High School at Melrose.")
![[Courtesy of Bill Wright]
Houston High School receiver Jake Monteverde turns up field after hauling in a pass in the Mustangs’ 42-26 loss to Trezevant.](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/701/assets/2GQ5_HHS_1_copy150X150.jpg "[Courtesy of Bill Wright]
Houston High School receiver Jake Monteverde turns up field after hauling in a pass in the Mustangs’ 42-26 loss to Trezevant.")
![[Courtesy of SGGryphons.com]
St. George’s Independent School quarterback Blake Edwards finds the endzone on a 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of the Gryphons’ 36-12 win over Manassas High School Friday at the McNeill-Stokes Athletic Complex. The Gryphons will travel to Memphis tomorrow night to face the Harding Academy Lions.](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/701/assets/GMV9_SGIS_2_copy150X150.jpg "[Courtesy of SGGryphons.com]
St. George’s Independent School quarterback Blake Edwards finds the endzone on a 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of the Gryphons’ 36-12 win over Manassas High School Friday at the McNeill-Stokes Athletic Complex. The Gryphons will travel to Memphis tomorrow night to face the Harding Academy Lions.")