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TSSAA BlueCross Bowl preview capsules: Division II





Nashville Christian quarterback Jared Curtis (2) throws a touchdown pass with his left hand while being pulled down by a Columbia Academy defender on Friday night.Carl Edmondson Jr. / Main Street Nashville

Nashville Christian quarterback Jared Curtis (2) throws a touchdown pass with his left hand while being pulled down by a Columbia Academy defender on Friday night.Carl Edmondson Jr. / Main Street Nashville

State championship weekend is finally here.

For the second straight season, the TSSAA BlueCross Bowls will be held at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga Thursday through Saturday.

Here are expanded capsules previewing each Division II state title game, listed in the order they will be played.

Division II-AA (Thursday, 11 am EST)

CPA Lions (8-5) vs. Lipscomb Academy Mustangs (12-0)

Playoff Appearances: CPA: 26; Lipscomb Academy: 32

All-Time Playoff Records: CPA: 64-20; Lipscomb Academy: 66-27

State Championships: CPA: 5 (2000 and 2002 in Class 1A; 2014 in 3A; 2018 and 2020 in DII-AA; Lipscomb Academy: 4 (1994 and 2002 in 2A; 2007 in 3A and 2021 in DII-AA).

Finals Record: CPA: 5-4; Lipscomb Academy: 4-5

Road to the Blue Cross Bowl: CPA: beat Boyd Buchanan 27-16; Lausanne 21-13 and Chattanooga Christian 28-13; Lipscomb Academy: beat Silverdale 77-13 and Knoxville Webb 44-7.

Head Coach Records: CPA: Ingle Martin (136-32 in 12 years at CPA); Lipscomb Academy: Trent Dilfer (41-10 in four years at Lipscomb)

Offensive Coordinators: CPA: Ingle Martin; Lipscomb Academy: Jamie Graham 

Defensive Coordinators: CPA: Ryan Taylor; Lipscomb Academy: Sione Ta’ufo’ou

Enrollment: CPA: 458; Lipscomb Academy: 457

Offense: CPA: Two-back Shotgun; Lipscomb Academy: Multiple

Defense: CPA: 3-4; Lipscomb Academy: Multiple

Win Streaks: CPA: four-game winning streak; Lipscomb Academy: 19-game winning streak

Offense PPG: CPA: 28.0; Lipscomb Academy: 45.4

Defense PPG: CPA: 20.8; Lipscomb Academy: 7.8

2022 Returning Starters: CPA: 4 (3 Off/1 Def); Lipscomb Academy: 11 (6 Off/5 Def)

Players to Watch: CPA: Bo Burklow (TE/LB, Sr., Coastal Carolina commitment), London Humphreys (WR, Sr., Vanderbilt commitment), Thomas Vaccaro (QB, Sr.), Trip Lodge (RB/LB, Sr.), Timmy Jernigan (S, Sr.), Crews Law (LB, Jr.), Ondre Evans (WR/DB, Jr.), John Wayne Oliver (OL, Jr.), Asher Keck (RB, Jr.), Braden Streeter (QB, Jr.), Hayden McKee (TE/LB, Jr.), Preston Finucane (OL/DL, Jr.), Boone Thompson (OL/DL, Jr.), Rocco Abbagnaro (TE/DL, Jr.), Josh Jennings (S, Jr.), Gannon Kail (WR/DB, Jr.), Joshua Mayernick (RB/DB, Jr.);

Lipscomb Academy: Nate Spillman (WR, Sr., Tennessee commitment), Junior Sherrill (WR, Sr., Vanderbilt commitment), Brandon Solis (OL, Sr.), Hank Brown (QB, Sr., Liberty commitment), Mark Johnson (S, Sr.), Bryan Longwell (LB, Sr.), Edwin Spillman (LB, Jr.), Kaleb Beasley (DB, Jr., Tennessee commitment), Andrew Patterson (RB, Soph.), Chauncey Gooden (OL, Soph.), CJ Jimcoily (DB, Soph.)

 

Division II-A (Thursday, 3 pm EST)

Nashville Christian Eagles (10-2) vs. Friendship Christian (12-0)

Playoff Appearances: Nashville Christian: 19; Friendship Christian: 31

All-Time Playoff Records: Nashville Christian: 32-17; Friendship Christian: 37-27

State Championships: Nashville Christian: 1 (2015 in Class 1A); Friendship Christian: 3 (2011 and 2012 in 2A; 2017 in DII-A).

Finals Record: Nashville Christian: 1-1; Friendship Christian: 3-2

Road to the Blue Cross Bowl: Nashville Christian: beat Trinity Christian 42-7 and Jackson Christian 54-20; Friendship Christian: beat DCA 14-13 and USJ 24-20.

Head Coach Records: Nashville Christian: Jeff Brothers (155-86 overall, 127-41 in 13 years at Nashville Christian); Friendship Christian: John McNeal (278-123 in 31 years at Friendship)

Offensive Coordinators: Nashville Christian: Jeff Brothers; Friendship Christian: John McNeal

Defensive Coordinators: Nashville Christian: Andrew Shaw; Friendship Christian: Duane Lowe 

Enrollment: Nashville Christian: 223; Friendship Christian: 208

Offense: Nashville Christian: Spread I/Pro; Friendship Christian: Multiple

Defense: Nashville Christian: 4-2-5; Friendship Christian: Multiple

Win Streaks: Nashville Christian: 10-game winning streak; Friendship Christian: 12-game winning streak

Offense PPG: Nashville Christian: 39.3; Friendship Christian: 37.7

Defense PPG: Nashville Christian: 15.7; Friendship Christian: 9.2

2022 Returning Starters: Nashville Christian: 8 (3 Off/5 Def); Friendship Christian:15 (8 Off/7 Def)

Players to Watch: Nashville Christian: Cam Carden (RB/LB, Sr.), Devin Ray (OL/DL, Sr.), Jayden Satterfield (WR/DB, Sr.), Donovan Smith (WR/DB, Sr.), Kevin Bradley (OL/DL, Sr.), Jaden Potts (DL, Sr.), James Warmbrod (WR/DB, Sr.), Gene Beck (DE, Jr.), Gage Smith (QB, Sr.), Cooper Collins (OL/DL. Jr.), Nate Thompson (OL/DL, Jr.), Peyton Woodard (OL/LB, Jr.), Ryan Demonbreun (TE/OLB, Jr.), J.T. Robbins (RB/LB, Jr.), Lawson Andrews (WR/DB, Soph.), Brock Haywood (RB/DB, Soph.), Jared Curtis (QB, Fr.), Bryson Holt (ATH, Fr.), Michael Hoskins (RB/LB, Fr.);

Friendship Christian: Grant Weekly (QB/FS, Sr.), Tyson Wolcott (RB/LB, Jr.), Chase Eakes (WR, Sr.), Devin Lively (OL/DL, Sr.),  Brock Montgomery (WR/DB, Jr.), Cason Carman (LB, Sr.), Reid Powers (DT, Sr.), Tylor Smiley (DB, Sr.), Evan Bare (OL/DL, Sr.), Garrett de Araujo (LB, Jr.), JJ Pruneau (WR/DB, Sr.), Ryan Putman (DL, Sr.), Aaron Lane (OL/DL, Jr.), Jimmy Bryson (OL/DL, Soph.), Dylan Davenport (OL/LB, Soph.), Carlando Barton (OL/DL, Soph.)

 

Division II-AAA (Thursday, 7 pm EST)

MBA Big Red (12-0) vs. Baylor Red Raiders (10-2)

Playoff Appearances: MBA: 36; Baylor: 35

All-Time Playoff Records: MBA: 54-28; Baylor: 34-33

State Championships: MBA: 7 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2007 and 2014 in DII-AA; 2002 and 2003 in DII-AAA); Baylor: 1 (1973 in Class AAA)

Finals Record: MBA: 7-7; Baylor: 1-4

Road to the Blue Cross Bowl: MBA: beat Christian Brothers 33-14 and McCallie 28-27; Baylor: beat MUS 42-16 and Brentwood Academy 44-39

Head Coach Records: MBA: Marty Euverard (191-84 overall, 112-36 in 12 years at MBA); Baylor: Erik Kimrey (204-22 overall, 10-2 in one year at Baylor)

Offensive Coordinators: MBA: Marty Euverard; Baylor: Erik Kimrey

Defensive Coordinators: MBA: Chris Chauvin; Baylor: Chris Brown

Enrollment: MBA: 532; Baylor: 750

Offense: MBA: Multiple I; Baylor: Multiple

Defense: MBA: 4-2-5; Baylor: Multiple

Win Streaks: MBA: 12-game winning streak; Baylor: three-game winning streak

Offense PPG: MBA: 38.5; Baylor: 39.8

Defense PPG: MBA: 16.7; Baylor: 21.3

2022 Returning Starters: MBA: 13 (7 Off/6 Def); Baylor: 9 (4 Off/5 Def)

Players to Watch: MBA: Marcel Reed (QB, Sr., Ole Miss commitment), Claiborne Richards (WR, Sr.), Jack Spellman (WR, Sr.), Ty Burd (WR, Sr.), Blake Ragsdale (TE, Jr.), Keen Zoller (TE, Sr.), Jonathan Moore (RB, Sr.), Gabe Fisher (OL/DL, Sr.), Chase Franck (OL, Sr.), Max Fisher (OL, Sr.), Eric George (DL, Sr.), Browning Trainer (LB, Sr.), Grayson Soper (LB, Sr.), Payne Daniel (DB, Sr.), Alan Young (DB, Sr.), Hutton Durrett (WR, Jr.);

Baylor: Marceo Collins (DT, Sr.), Brycen Sanders (OL, Sr., Ole Miss commitment), Hugues Picard (QB, Sr.), Caleb Hampton (RB, Sr.), Evan Haynie (FS/WR, Sr.), Tony Boggs (DT, Sr.), Noah Gravel (LB, Sr.), Whit Muschamp (QB, Jr.), Asher Styles (OL, Sr.), Dalton Restelli (TE/WR, Sr.), John Emendorfer (LB, Sr.), Cam Sparks (WR/DB, Soph.), Louis Vincent (WR/DB, Sr.), Josh Hampton (DB/WR, Jr.), Quincy White  (DE, Jr.), Domani White (DE, Jr.), Jack Shutters (TE, Jr.)

Contact Donovan at dstewart@mainstreetmediatn.com and follow him on Twitter at Examine_Stew

 

 

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