5A Playoff 2021

[MidTennFootball]

1 hour ago, Haydiboy said:

Not gonna complain simply bc im only about 40/45 mins from chatt.  I think it'll be great in Chattanooga  just would rather see a smaller town with a university get it I wonder if they ever  thought about tsu, Austin Peay, UT Martin, or  Etsu just feel like all of the colleges I listed their towns would benefit  much more from the business and revenue  it brings each year I know Cookeville made some good money that way  but I feel like Tennessee tech was getting stale as a venue 

TSU is in Nashville, Peay is in Clarksville, not exactly small towns

[MidTennFootball]

2 hours ago, dawgs82 said:

Can't help the scheduling sometimes! Not meaning to be disrespectful but you have the "Haves" and the "Have Nots". Demographics mean a lot when it comes to the number of athletes teams have or don't have.

In MJ's case, they chose to play a weak schedule. If they want to challenge themselves, they know which programs to call

[chs1984]

9 hours ago, MidTennFootball said:

For most places that would be ideally suited to host the BCB, it just doesn't generate a profit worth the hassle of pulling an event like this off. There's a reason why MTSU chose not to throw their hat back into the ring after their contract was up

Exactly! The story that I heard, after Murfreesboro’s contract expired after 2008, they made a token presentation at the meeting to select the next host. Cookeville and Chattanooga made elaborate presentations. When it was the ‘Boro’s turn, their rep basically said “Look, you’ve been there 9 years, you either want to stay or you don’t. Thank you” and sat down. Needless to say they were scratched off of every voter’s list. I think Chattanooga will be fine. Remember, they pulled off hosting the FCS Championship for many years. They are accessible by both I-75 and I-24. I agree though, that parking will present a problem.

Edited October 19, 2021 by chs1984

[logcabinman]

On 10/5/2021 at 7:55 PM, Haydiboy said:

Well it wasn't in 93 even though  they went far enough to reach state;during the regular season  they got shut our by Marion county 0-28

Yes, Marion scored on a kickoff return and 2 punts. They scored one TD from scrimmage. My brother played on that 93 team of McMinn Central. He remembered Marion players saying, we’ll see you in the playoffs. Kingston beating them was a huge upset. Springfield was a brand new school playing in 3-A and had not been reclassified with new numbers yet. Coldest day of football I ever sat through. 

[brian2000]

It looks like Springfield will host Brighton in the first round in a couple of weeks. Why didn’t Brighton and Memphis Overton reschedule their region game that was covid cancelled on September 3? Both just had a bye week the same Friday. Overton may have had a chance instead of Brighton.

[KnoxVil]

12 hours ago, brian2000 said:

It looks like Springfield will host Brighton in the first round in a couple of weeks. Why didn’t Brighton and Memphis Overton reschedule their region game that was covid cancelled on September 3? Both just had a bye week the same Friday. Overton may have had a chance instead of Brighton.

Who do you guys expect to see in the Semi’s on the West side of the state? Early on I thought the State Champion might come from the West but now it is hard to gauge. How good is Region 8?

[chs1984]

I tell you who the “team that nobody wants to see” in the playoffs from the east- McMinn Co. It took a while, but they have figured it out at the right time. They beat a 9-0 Loudon team last night. 

[JacketLover]

18 minutes ago, KnoxVil said:

Who do you guys expect to see in the Semi’s on the West side of the state? Early on I thought the State Champion might come from the West but now it is hard to gauge. How good is Region 8?

It looks like Page vs Green Hill in one quarterfinal on the west side, but I’m like you and have no clue about region 8. I’d like to say Springfield would host the other quarterfinal against most likely the winner of region 8, provided the Jackets can beat the runner up from region 8 in round 2. 

Edited October 23, 2021 by JacketLover

[TheCommissioner]

On 10/19/2021 at 5:12 PM, MidTennFootball said:

TSU is in Nashville, Peay is in Clarksville, not exactly small towns

APSU would be an AWESOME venue for the playoffs

[TheCommissioner]

On 10/19/2021 at 5:58 PM, chs1984 said:

Exactly! The story that I heard, after Murfreesboro’s contract expired after 2008, they made a token presentation at the meeting to select the next host. Cookeville and Chattanooga made elaborate presentations. When it was the ‘Boro’s turn, their rep basically said “Look, you’ve been there 9 years, you either want to stay or you don’t. Thank you” and sat down. Needless to say they were scratched off of every voter’s list. I think Chattanooga will be fine. Remember, they pulled off hosting the FCS Championship for many years. They are accessible by both I-75 and I-24. I agree though, that parking will present a problem.

My kids went to UTC.  Parking was a HUGE opportunity for UTC home games 

[TheCommissioner]

13 minutes ago, JacketLover said:

It looks like Page vs Green Hill in one quarterfinal on the west side, but I’m like you and have no clue about region 8. I’d like to say Springfield would host the other quarterfinal against most likely the winner of region 8, provided the Jackets can beat the runner up from region 8 in round 2. 

Green Hill looks like a sleeping giant 

[Rhea Co.]

Week 11 Update 

What a wild week that was and now it comes down to this week, the final week of the regular season. 

Teams still undefeated 

None 

Games to watch

Cherokee vs TN High 

Knox Central vs Knox West 

Campbell Co vs Oak Ridge 

Green Hill vs Mt Juliet 

Hillsboro vs Wilson Central 

Franklin Co vs Nolensville 

Portland vs Henry Co 

Munford vs Memphis Central. 

*=non region game

 

Region 1 vs Region 2 

Region 1

Daniel Boone gets the W against David Crockett for the region 1 championship. There is still one spot still up for grabs in the region. Cherokee can make this playoffs with a win over TN High. With a TN High win they would earn the 3rd seed. MoWest will be at best the 3 seed at worst the 4 seed. Daniel Boone is the 1 seed and Crockett is the 2. 

Region 2

Knox West had a non-region match up with Maryville, and Maryville did what Maryville does to most teams. Now West has to regroup for the Region Championship against rival Knox Central. Central is coming off a nice win over rival Knox Halls. Sevier Co will take 3rd with a win over Cocke Co. Cocke can still make the playoffs with a win and some help from Maryville Hertiage by bearing Knox Halls. Knox Halls would seal the 4th seed with a win. 

 

If the playoffs started Friday (based on current standings) 

Daniel Boone vs Halls

Knox Central  vs Mo West 

David Crockett vs Sevier Co 

Knox West vs TN High

Region 3 vs 4 

Region 3 

Powell and Catholic put on a show in big non-region showdown with Catholic squeezing by Powell. Powell now has a tune-up game against Lenior City before the playoffs begin. Karns sealed the 2nd seed and has Clinton this week. The game to determine the 3rd and 4th seed between Oak Ridge and Campbell Co. Oak Ridge is coming off a tough loss to DB and Campbell is coming off a tough loss to Sevier Co. winner gets 3 seed and a trip to Athens loser gets the 4th seed and a trip to Evensville and the Golden Eagles. 

Region 4

Rhea Co pulled off one the biggest wins of the year with a thrilling win over previous unbeaten Bradley. Now Rhea has another non-region game against an improved Coffee Co team. McMinn got a nice non-region win against a good Loudon team. Now Mcminn will wrap up region play with Ooltewah. Ooltewah is coming off a 4 overtime win vs Brainerd. Walker Valley is a also wrapping up region play with Howard. 

 

If the playoffs started Friday (based on current standings) 

Powell vs Ooltewah 

McMinn Co vs Campbell Co  

Karns vs Walker Valley 

Rhea Co vs Oak Ridge 

 

Region 5 vs 6 

Region 5 

In one of the biggest surprises of the weekend Green Hill just manhandled Station Camp. Green Hill now turns it’s sights on a floundering Mt Juliet. Mt Juliet took a bad loss to Hillsboro. Mt Juliet however can turn things around with a win over Green Hill. With the win Hillsboro now climbs up to the 3rd seed and have a big matchup with Wilson Central. Wilson Central can make the playoffs with a win over Hillsboro on Friday. Hillsboro can seal the 3rd seed with a win. 

Region 6

Page took its first loss in non region play to Indy. Page is still set to be the 1 seed come playoff time. Page now has Lincoln Co this week. Columbia has cross county rival in Spring Hill. The matchup to watch in the region is between Franklin Co and Nolensville. Winner of this game gets the 3rd and loser gets the 4th seed. 

 

If the playoffs started Friday (based on current standings) 

Green Hill vs Franklin Co 

Columbia vs Mt Juliet 

Station Camp vs Nolensville 

Page vs Wilson Central 

 

Region 7 vs 8 

Region 7

Springfield has all but locked up the region championship with a solid win over Portland. Springfield now looks to finish region play with a bad Northwest team. With the loss Portland tumbles all the way down to the 4th seed. Portland has a chance at redemption with a big game against Henry Co Friday. If Portland and Kenwood win then it will create a 3 way tie between Henry, Portland, and Kenwood. Kenwood would get the tie breaker with the greatest number of victories with 6. Portland would finish 3rd and Henry 4th. 

Region 8

Memphis Central took a loss to Christian Brothers, but now have Munford waiting in the region championship game on Friday. Munford handled Kingsbury with no problem. Dyer Co gets kingsbury to finish region play. Brighton has Southwind to wrap up region play. 

 

If the playoffs started Friday (based on current standings) 

Springfield vs Brighton 

Munford vs Kenwood

Henry Co vs Dyer Co 

Memphis Central vs Portland 

Edited October 23, 2021 by Rhea Co.