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Wow. Southwind officially has my attention.

Yes, Central was the predominantly black high school in Paris prior to integration. I’ve always heard they had a very solid athletic history as well, though I’ve not heard nearly as much about it.

Henry County High School was formed in 1969 as a consolidation of Grove (Paris), Central (Paris), Puryear, Cottage Grove, Buchanan, Henry, and Springville High Schools. The latter 5 were very small rural schools that had basketball but did not have football.

QB played out of his mind. Not sure I saw more than 1 or 2 incompletions the entire 2nd half, and they were passing nearly every play. However, I still like Oakland in a potential rematch. They lined up and dominated on several drives tonight, Riverdale just seemed to have a little more magic.

Congrats to Riverdale. Heck of a game. Glad I watched it.

Wow.

This is a heck of a game. Amazing drive by Riverdale.

I don’t even know if they awarded trophies in those days considering the championships were considered “mythical”. All I’ve ever seen is newspaper clippings and stories from old heads lol

@olddevil might appreciate this trivia, but there's actually some pretty cool history between Memphis Central and Henry County. HCHS's predecessor, Grove High, went undefeated in 1949 and had a pretty legendary season with very few close games. They completed their perfect season in a bowl game against Memphis Central, winning 21-20. I believe this was the only state championship the Grove Blue Devils ever claimed back during the era of polls.

Can't get caught sleeping. Just like most Memphis teams, Central is dangerous and I am sure very athletic. HC better bring it each week to advance.

Congrats to this team on a fine regular season and a well-earned region championship. They've had a far better season than I and many others predicted back in the spring and summer. And I'm not sure we've had a better single-season performance by an individual player at the QB position since 2008. Caden Marshall is the real deal. I look forward to seeing what this team can do in the playoffs. Many quality teams in 5A this year. Go Big Red

Can’t wait for the battle of the CREEKS!!

Tonight's results make this the official region championship game. Super glad we have homefield, but I hate that it's on a Thursday.

I believe it’s region record > overall record > W-L record of opponents (which is further broken down into like 3 different steps) > coin flip.

Thanks Commish. Were y’all off this week? Never mind. I see y’all played Thursday.

Good players. Somehow I didn’t even notice. Love how they’ve used #1 this season. Hopefully both are back healthy soon.

Agree that would be a heck of a game. Not sure I’d put money on it though. For as good as Region 8-6A has become, they’ve still struggled to get over the middle tn hump. Granted, I could definitely see that changing in the coming years with some of the growth that is about to hit that area.

Good write up. It’s a lot more than just football.

Agreed about the 9th grader if it’s the same one I’m thinking of. He’s been impressive this year in limited varsity snaps. Who were we missing?

Centennial is a really good team. At this point, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Brentwood 21-14's its way to the state title game.

Think he means Knox West.

Holy Goodness what a game. Congrats to both teams. See yall in the quarters.

Same.

I thought about just keeping this in the 7-5A thread since there's only like 4 of us posting this year between the two sides, but I felt it's too big a game not to have its own thread lol What do yall think about this one? I feel HC is the better team and comes in a clear favorite, but Beech is no slouch, has homefield advantage, and is coming off a bye. HC has also been pretty sloppy the last couple of weeks despite lopsided victories. They might need a good hit in the mouth at this point of the season.

I think Centennial is the favorite right now. Their region would host the semifinals this year, and HC has yet to prove they can go to Williamson County and beat a good team.