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Baylor. McCallie. Simple as that.

McCallie over JPII MBA over Catholic CBHS over SBA Ensworth over Briarcrest Upset Alert MUS over BA Father Ryan over Baylor

From the Tennessean... Division II-AAA East/Middle Region McCallie is first. If MBA defeats Knoxville Catholic, McCallie defeats Pope John Paul II and Baylor defeats Father Ryan then MBA is second, Baylor is third, Pope John Paul is fourth, Catholic is fifth and Father Ryan is sixth. If MBA defeats Knoxville Catholic, McCallie defeats Pope John Paul II and Father Ryan defeats Baylor then MBA is second, Pope John Paul II is third, Catholic is fourth, Father Ryan is fifth and Baylor is sixth. If MBA defeats Knoxville Catholic, Pope John Paul II defeats McCallie, and Baylor defeats Father Ryan then MBA is second, Pope John Paul II is third, Catholic is fourth, Baylor is fifth and Father Ryan is sixth. If MBA defeats Knoxville Catholic, Pope John Paul II defeats McCallie and Father Ryan defeats Baylor then McCallie is second, Pope John Paul II is third, Catholic is fourth, Father Ryan is fifth and Baylor is sixth. If Knoxville Catholic defeats MBA, McCallie defeats Pope John Paul II and Baylor defeats Father Ryan then Catholic is second, MBA is third, Baylor is fourth, Pope John Paul II is fifth and Father Ryan is sixth. If Knoxville Catholic defeats MBA, McCallie defeats Pope John Paul II and Father Ryan defeats Baylor then Catholic is second, MBA is third, Pope John Paul II is fourth, Father Ryan is fifth and Baylor is sixth. If Knoxville Catholic defeats MBA, Pope John Paul II defeats McCallie and Baylor defeats Father Ryan then Pope John Paul II is second, Catholic is third, MBA is fourth, Baylor is fifth and Father Ryan is sixth. If Knoxville Catholic defeats MBA, Pope John Paul II defeats McCallie and Father Ryan defeats Baylor then Pope John Paul II is second, Catholic is third, MBA is fourth, Father Ryan is fifth and Baylor is sixth. West Region If Briarcrest defeats Ensworth and Brentwood Academy defeats MUS then Briarcrest is first, Brentwood Academy is second, Ensworth is third and MUS is fourth. If Briarcrest defeats Ensworth and MUS defeats Brentwood Academy then Briarcrest is first, MUS is second, Brentwood Academy is third and Ensworth is fourth. If Ensworth defeats Briarcrest and Brentwood Academy defeats MUS then Briarcrest is first, Brentwood Academy is second, Ensworth is third and MUS is fourth. If Ensworth defeats Briarcrest and MUS defeats Brentwood Academy then Ensworth is first, Briarcrest is second, MUS is third and Brentwood Academy is fourth. The Christian Brothers-St. Benedict winner is fifth, loser is sixth

What is the tiebreaker situation for all scenarios next week?

McCallie with their first ever win at MBA

McCallie can give CBHS a run for its money, especially since Rivers could potentially be back for that one. Ought to be like the Ensworth game last night.

Both teams lost tons of pieces on both sides of the ball. The game seemed to move a lot slower without Rivers and Howard playing 4 quarters.

Barring unforeseen circumstances within the next 6 days, the two foes will collide once again on the gridiron, this time being played at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga. This game, just like last year's, seems to have huge playoff implications in terms of seeding. The loser of this game may be seeking to hit I-24 for the first round of the playoffs while the winner may be enjoying that round at home. Doesn't matter who you root for, this years game is looking to be as good as last year's thriller. Looking forward to the next 6 days on this thread.....

CCS is in position to move up in a year or so....just need the talent to catch up to them. Same with Webb and CPA....both are getting closer and closer to the limit and one change to it could result in them moving up too.

It's been a little over 5 weeks now since McCallie brought back a Gold Ball to the Ridge, but now as the offseason is in full swing, it may be time to begin thinking of the future of the highest Private School division, It may sound early right now, but it looks like next season can be another wide open race between all of these talented schools. In addition to next season, is there potential for expansion of 1 or 2 teams, or maybe as much as 4, resulting in a total of 16 teams in the highest playing level in TN.

We all better enjoy this title that's gone to the ridge; a rude awakening is upon the Tornado next season and beyond. Look out for the school across the river from them....

Good season y'all. Surprised not many people here did not pick McCallie as well.

It will for sure be a defensive matchup. A very good offense going against a very good defense. Lots of talent on both sides of the field. Lots of weapons on the offensive side for McCallie, but MBA has proved throughout this season that they know how to shut those key pieces down. The most points they allowed all season was 24 against Briarcrest, which was prior to starting Marcel Reed at QB. While MBA has been on a roll since that game (despite the monsoon loss to Baylor which they avenged), McCallie is still probably the more complete team top-to-bottom. Don't expect this game to be high scoring at all; both teams may not get more than 24 points Thursday night. History isn't on their side for McCallie however. Since 1993, MBA is 22-2 against McCallie, with the Big Blue's wins both coming in the years they advanced to the State Title game (both were the score 34-21). This time it'll be against that same MBA team. Learning from last year, it seems like the key this year will be ball security, as well as who controls momentum and possession. Hopefully this game will live up to the hype. Prediction: Toss-up

Nothing more to say. Big Red seeking first title in 5 years while Blue Tornado are looking for their first since 2001 and second ever. Thoughts & Opinions?

I don't see a major flaw in Baylor's crowds this year; they managed to pack the visitor's stands at both Ensworth and Brentwood this year, while McCallie struggled to fill their home stands during the regular season. Baylor definitely has better fan turnouts than the school residing on the ridge.