5A Playoff Picture 2023

[Rhea Co.]

It’s that time of the year the playoff picture starts to take shape. Here is a look at who would play who if the playoffs started Friday. I’ll update it each week leading up to the playoffs. There is still a lot of region battles going on and I have a feeling we will see some movement between now and Oct 27th. 

Big Games this week

Sevier Co vs Daniel Boone 

Mo West vs David Crockett 

Bearden vs Oak Ridge- non region 

Shelbyville vs Lawrence Co 

Beech vs Siegel-non region 

Portland vs Hendersonville 

*= In the playoffs 

#= out of the playoffs 

$=Region Champion 

Region 1 standings 

Sevier Co ( 6-1 3-0)*

Mo West (3-4 2-1)

Daniel Boone (3-3 2-1)

TN High (4-3 1-2) 

David Crockett (3-4 1-2)

Cocke Co (1-6 0-3) 

Sevier Co and Daniel Boone match up this week in a key Region game. If Sevier wins they can wrap up a share of the region championship.  For Daniel Boone they could really throw a wrench in the region by knock off Sevier. Mo West can all but seal up 2nd with a win Friday over David Crockett. For Crockett a win would get them right back in the playoff picture. A lose would almost certainly put them out of the playoffs. Tn High can seal their playoff spot with a win over Cocke Co and put Cocke Co out of playoff contention Friday. 

Region 2 

Powell (6-2 3-0)*

Knox West (7-1 2-0)*

Knox Halls (7-1 1-1) 

Knox Central (4-4 0-2)

Heritage (2-5 0-3)

The only team playing in this region next Friday is Heritage taking on Lenior City in a non region match up. The next 2 weeks has some great match-ups coming out of this region  

Current match up if the playoffs started Friday 

Sevier Co vs Knox Central 

Mo West vs Knox Halls 

Knox West vs Daniel Boone 

Powell vs Tn High 

Region 3 

Oak Ridge (6-1 2-0)*

Lenior City ( 5-2 2-0)*

Clinton (2-6 1-2)

Campbell Co (3-5 1-2)

Karns (1-7 0-2)

Oak Ridge goes out of region again for a big match-up with Bearden. Lenior City takes a trip over to Heritage in another non-region game. Looking forward to Oak Ridge and LC play in 2 weeks. 

Region 4 

McMinn Co (6-2 4-0)*

East Ham (6-2 3-1)*

Walker Valley (6-2 3-1)*

Rhea Co (4-4 2-2)*

Ooltewah (1-7 0-4)#

Howard (1-6 0-4)#

The playoff teams are set in this region with Rhea winning at Ooltewah last night. Now it comes down to the last week when we will find out who goes where in the playoffs. 

If the playoffs started Friday 

Oak Ridge vs Rhea Co 

Lenior City vs Walker Valley 

East Ham  vs Clinton 

McMinn Co vs Campbell Co 

Region 5 

Shelbyville (6-1 3-0)

Tullahoma ( 6-2 3-1)

Columbia (5-3 3-2)*

Lawrence Co (3-4 2-2)

Lincoln Co (3-4 2-2)

Franklin Co (1-7 1-3)

Spring Hill (2-6 0-4)#

Shelbyville and Lawrence Co match up this week in a key region game. Shelbyville can take another step towards a region championship, but Lawrence can put themselves in a better playoff spot with a win. 

Region 6 

Centennial (7-1 3-0)*

Page (7-1 3-0)*

Nolensville (7-1 3-1)*

Hillsboro (5-3 1-2)

James Lawson (3-5 0-4)#

Glencliff ( 2-5 0-3)

The only match up in this region this week is Glencliff going out of region to play Mt Juliet Christian.  Two weeks will be the region  championship  game between Centennial and Page. 

If they playoffs started Friday 

Shelbyville vs Hillsboro

Tullahoma vs Nolensville 

Page vs Columbia 

Centennial vs Lawrence Co  

Region 7 

Henry Co (7-1 4-0)*

Hendersonville (5-2 2-1)

Springfield (4-4 2-2)

Beech (3-4 2-1)

Portland  (1-6 0-3)

Hunters Lane (1-7 0-3)

This region has been entertaining to follow. This week gives us Hendersonville welcoming Portland this week. For Hendersonville a win keeps the region championship hopes alive. For Portland if they win it keeps their playoff hopes alive. 

Region 8

Southwind (8-0 4-0)$

Munford (7-1 3-1) * 

Overton (4-4 2-2)

Memphis Central (4-4 2-2)

Brighton (3-5 1-3) #

Kingsbury  (0-8 0-4)#

Southwind has wrapped up the championship. They only match-ups in this region are non-region games with Memphis Central playing Manassas and Munford taking on Lausanne. 

 

If the playoffs started Friday 

Henry Co vs Memphis Central 

Hendersonville vs Overton 

Munford vs Springfield 

Southwind vs Beech 

 

[JRB]

In region 7, I think you need to move up Beech two spots - better in region record than Springfield and beat Hendersonville head to head.

[ThundaZUnt]

So how can a 1-10 Ooltewah make the playoffs last year ?

[Rhea Co.]

3 hours ago, ThundaZUnt said:

So how can a 1-10 Ooltewah make the playoffs last year ?

There was only 5 teams in the region last year so all they had to do was beat Howard and they made it in. East Ham was 4A last year. 

[Rhea Co.]

8 hours ago, JRB said:

In region 7, I think you need to move up Beech two spots - better in region record than Springfield and beat Hendersonville head to head.

I was kind of wondering that when I was looking at the TSSAA region standings. I went off what they had as the region standings. I agree Beech should probably be 2nd. Like you said they beat H-ville and I would think 2-1 is better than 2-2. However, I think the Tssaa looks at it as all three have two wins and first tie breaker is overall record which H-villa does have. I don’t know but should straight out here in the coming weeks. 

[blazer1set]

Current match up if the playoffs started Friday 

Sevier Co vs Knox Central 

Mo West vs Knox Halls 

Knox West vs Daniel Boone 

Powell vs Tn High 

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Originally thought that R1 would go 0-4 against R2 in the 1st round, but Sevier County is playing pretty well right now so I would give them the bump over Central.       For the other 3 games, the R2 teams would all win by a very comfortable margin, at least 20 points.      Even if Sevier County won in the 1st round they would eventually get thumped by West or Powell

[JacketLover]

7 hours ago, Rhea Co. said:

I was kind of wondering that when I was looking at the TSSAA region standings. I went off what they had as the region standings. I agree Beech should probably be 2nd. Like you said they beat H-ville and I would think 2-1 is better than 2-2. However, I think the Tssaa looks at it as all three have two wins and first tie breaker is overall record which H-villa does have. I don’t know but should straight out here in the coming weeks. 

The final region standings for region 7 will shake out to be Henry County, Beech, Hendersonville, and then Springfield. 
Thanks for the breakdown for the entire class. Good stuff. 

Edited October 8, 2023 by JacketLover

[JRB]

7 hours ago, Rhea Co. said:

However, I think the Tssaa looks at it as all three have two wins and first tie breaker is overall record which H-villa does have. I don’t know but should straight out here in the coming weeks. 

Makes sense.  Nice job summarizing.

[SouthernTNguy]

Region 5-5A will probably go 0-4 in the first round of the playoffs against Region 6-5A. Shelbyville looks like the only team with a chance of a first round win.

[WestHigh4Life]

23 hours ago, Rhea Co. said:

It’s that time of the year the playoff picture starts to take shape. Here is a look at who would play who if the playoffs started Friday. I’ll update it each week leading up to the playoffs. There is still a lot of region battles going on and I have a feeling we will see some movement between now and Oct 27th. 

Big Games this week

Sevier Co vs Daniel Boone 

Mo West vs David Crockett 

Bearden vs Oak Ridge- non region 

Shelbyville vs Lawrence Co 

Beech vs Siegel-non region 

Portland vs Hendersonville 

*= In the playoffs 

#= out of the playoffs 

$=Region Champion 

Region 1 standings 

Sevier Co ( 6-1 3-0)*

Mo West (3-4 2-1)

Daniel Boone (3-3 2-1)

TN High (4-3 1-2) 

David Crockett (3-4 1-2)

Cocke Co (1-6 0-3) 

Sevier Co and Daniel Boone match up this week in a key Region game. If Sevier wins they can wrap up a share of the region championship.  For Daniel Boone they could really throw a wrench in the region by knock off Sevier. Mo West can all but seal up 2nd with a win Friday over David Crockett. For Crockett a win would get them right back in the playoff picture. A lose would almost certainly put them out of the playoffs. Tn High can seal their playoff spot with a win over Cocke Co and put Cocke Co out of playoff contention Friday. 

Region 2 

Powell (6-2 3-0)*

Knox West (7-1 2-0)*

Knox Halls (7-1 1-1) 

Knox Central (4-4 0-2)

Heritage (2-5 0-3)

The only team playing in this region next Friday is Heritage taking on Lenior City in a non region match up. The next 2 weeks has some great match-ups coming out of this region  

Current match up if the playoffs started Friday 

Sevier Co vs Knox Central 

Mo West vs Knox Halls 

Knox West vs Daniel Boone 

Powell vs Tn High 

Region 3 

Oak Ridge (6-1 2-0)*

Lenior City ( 5-2 2-0)*

Clinton (2-6 1-2)

Campbell Co (3-5 1-2)

Karns (1-7 0-2)

Oak Ridge goes out of region again for a big match-up with Bearden. Lenior City takes a trip over to Heritage in another non-region game. Looking forward to Oak Ridge and LC play in 2 weeks. 

Region 4 

McMinn Co (6-2 4-0)*

East Ham (6-2 3-1)*

Walker Valley (6-2 3-1)*

Rhea Co (4-4 2-2)*

Ooltewah (1-7 0-4)#

Howard (1-6 0-4)#

The playoff teams are set in this region with Rhea winning at Ooltewah last night. Now it comes down to the last week when we will find out who goes where in the playoffs. 

If the playoffs started Friday 

Oak Ridge vs Rhea Co 

Lenior City vs Walker Valley 

East Ham  vs Clinton 

McMinn Co vs Campbell Co 

Region 5 

Shelbyville (6-1 3-0)

Tullahoma ( 6-2 3-1)

Columbia (5-3 3-2)*

Lawrence Co (3-4 2-2)

Lincoln Co (3-4 2-2)

Franklin Co (1-7 1-3)

Spring Hill (2-6 0-4)#

Shelbyville and Lawrence Co match up this week in a key region game. Shelbyville can take another step towards a region championship, but Lawrence can put themselves in a better playoff spot with a win. 

Region 6 

Centennial (7-1 3-0)*

Page (7-1 3-0)*

Nolensville (7-1 3-1)*

Hillsboro (5-3 1-2)

James Lawson (3-5 0-4)#

Glencliff ( 2-5 0-3)

The only match up in this region this week is Glencliff going out of region to play Mt Juliet Christian.  Two weeks will be the region  championship  game between Centennial and Page. 

If they playoffs started Friday 

Shelbyville vs Hillsboro

Tullahoma vs Nolensville 

Page vs Columbia 

Centennial vs Lawrence Co  

Region 7 

Henry Co (7-1 4-0)*

Hendersonville (5-2 2-1)

Springfield (4-4 2-2)

Beech (3-4 2-1)

Portland  (1-6 0-3)

Hunters Lane (1-7 0-3)

This region has been entertaining to follow. This week gives us Hendersonville welcoming Portland this week. For Hendersonville a win keeps the region championship hopes alive. For Portland if they win it keeps their playoff hopes alive. 

Region 8

Southwind (8-0 4-0)$

Munford (7-1 3-1) * 

Overton (4-4 2-2)

Memphis Central (4-4 2-2)

Brighton (3-5 1-3) #

Kingsbury  (0-8 0-4)#

Southwind has wrapped up the championship. They only match-ups in this region are non-region games with Memphis Central playing Manassas and Munford taking on Lausanne. 

 

If the playoffs started Friday 

Henry Co vs Memphis Central 

Hendersonville vs Overton 

Munford vs Springfield 

Southwind vs Beech 

 

Thank you for doing this...i love it and hate it as it shows how fast this season has gone by

[WestHigh4Life]

7 hours ago, blazer1set said:

Current match up if the playoffs started Friday 

Sevier Co vs Knox Central 

Mo West vs Knox Halls 

Knox West vs Daniel Boone 

Powell vs Tn High 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Originally thought that R1 would go 0-4 against R2 in the 1st round, but Sevier County is playing pretty well right now so I would give them the bump over Central.       For the other 3 games, the R2 teams would all win by a very comfortable margin, at least 20 points.      Even if Sevier County won in the 1st round they would eventually get thumped by West or Powell

I wouldnt sell Mo west short and I think Heritage beats Central.

[aksn823]

Region 4 

McMinn Co (6-2 4-0)*

East Ham (6-2 3-1)*

Walker Valley (6-2 3-1)*

Rhea Co (4-4 2-2)*

Ooltewah (1-7 0-4)#

Howard (1-6 0-4)#

The playoff teams are set in this region with Rhea winning at Ooltewah last night. Now it comes down to the last week when we will find out who goes where in the playoffs. 

If the playoffs started Friday 

Oak Ridge vs Rhea Co 

Lenior City vs Walker Valley 

East Ham  vs Clinton 

McMinn Co vs Campbell Co 

 

What happens if Rhea beats East Ham and McMinn beats Walker Valley?  3 way tie for 2? Or Walker beats McMinn and East Hamilton beats Rhea?