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MSP Top 25: 10 ranked teams move on to TSSAA BlueCross Bowls





East Nashville senior running back Tre'Quan Waters looks for a hole in the White House defense while carrying the ball on Nov. 4.Jay Sowers / Main Street Nashville

East Nashville senior running back Tre’Quan Waters looks for a hole in the White House defense while carrying the ball on Nov. 4.Jay Sowers / Main Street Nashville

Could 2022 be a banner year for Middle Tennessee high school football?

It’s shaping up that way.

Eleven Midstate teams will compete for state titles at the TSSAA BlueCross Bowls this week in Chattanooga. At least three gold ball trophies – Division II-A, Division II-AA and Class 6A – are guaranteed to go to a Nashville-area team, and the haul could be bigger if local teams are able to stack up with the state’s best in other classifications.

Ten Midstate teams also advanced to the BlueCross Bowls in 2021, but only four won state titles.

Meanwhile, the Main Street Preps Top 25 rankings didn’t change much after last Friday’s Division I semifinals.

Seven of the top 10 ranked teams are still in the championship hunt. That includes the three powerhouse programs that have held the top spots all season – No. 1 Lipscomb Academy, No. 2 MBA and No. 3 Oakland.

Clay County (13-1) is the only remaining Middle Tennessee team not ranked. The Bulldogs are set to make their first-ever BlueCross Bowl appearance after defeating Coalfield 40-33 in the Class 1A semifinals.

See below for the updated Midstate Top 25, last week’s scores and this week’s schedule.

1. (1) Lipscomb Academy (12-0)

Semifinals: W, 44-7 vs. Knoxville Webb | Finals: vs. CPA (8-5)

2. (2) MBA (12-0)

Semifinals: W, 28-27 vs. McCallie | Finals: vs. Baylor (10-2)

3. (3) Oakland (13-1)

Semifinals: W, 38-39 vs. Maryville (10-3) | Finals: vs. Beech (13-1)

4. (4) Beech (13-1)

Semifinals: W, 50-39 at Bartlett | Finals: vs. Oakland (13-1)

5. (5) Brentwood Academy (9-3)

Semifinals: L, 44-39 vs. Baylor | Season over

6. (6) Page (12-2)

Semifinals: W, 27-24 at Henry County | Finals: vs. Knoxville West (14-0)

7. (7) CPA (8-5)

Semifinals: W, 28-13 at Chattanooga Christian | Finals: vs. Lipscomb Academy (12-0)

8. (8) Nolensville (12-1)

Round 3: L, 35-28 vs. Page | Season over

9. (14) Pearl-Cohn (12-2)

Semifinals: W, 53-47 at Haywood (13-0) | Finals: vs. Anderson County (14-0)

10. (9) Cane Ridge (11-2)

Round 3: L, 35-7 at Beech | Season over

11. (10) Ensworth (7-4)

Quarterfinals: L, 38-28 vs. McCallie | Season over

12. (11) Blackman (10-2)

Round 3: L, 48-23 at Oakland | Season over

13. (12) Pope Prep (8-4)

Quarterfinals: L, 38-7 at Brentwood Academy | Season over

14. (13) FRA (11-1)

Quarterfinals: L, 36-21 at Chattanooga Christian | Season over

15. (15) Brentwood (8-4)

Round 2: L, 28-7 at Bartlett | Season over

16. (16) Smyrna (9-2)

Round 2: L, 24-21 at Beech | Season over

17. (17) Lebanon (9-3)

Round 2: L, 41-7 at Oakland | Season over

18. (18) Nashville Christian (10-2)

Semifinals: W, 54-20 vs. Jackson Christian | Finals: vs. Friendship Christian (12-0)

19. (20) Friendship Christian (12-0)

Semifinals: W, 24-20 vs. USJ | Finals: vs. Nashville Christian (10-2)

20. (21) East Nashville (12-2)

Semifinals: W, 41-15 at Covington | Finals: vs. Alcoa (13-1)

21. (19) Ravenwood (6-5)

Round 1: L, 30-20 vs. Germantown | Season over

22. (22) Springfield (10-3)

Round 3: L, 27-19 at Henry County | Season over

23. (23) Mt. Juliet (9-3)

Round 2: L, 42-39 vs. Page | Season over

24. (24) Marshall County (10-2)

Round 2: L, 21-14 at Lexington | Season over

25. (25) Coffee County (9-3)

Round 2: L, 35-31 vs. Blackman | Season over

Dropped out: None

Just missed: None

ROUND 4 SCORES

Friday, Nov. 25:

McKenzie 34, MASE 0

Clay County 40, Coalfield 33

Tyner Academy 33, York Institute 0

Decatur County Riverside 26, Huntingdon 13

Alcoa 38, Giles County 13

East Nashville 41, Covington 15

Anderson County 29, Red Bank 13

Pearl-Cohn 53, Haywood 47

Knoxville West 28, Powell 21

Page 27, Henry County 24

Oakland 38, Maryville 15

Beech 50, Bartlett 39

BLUECROSS BOWL SCHEDULE

Class 1A

McKenzie vs. Clay County (Dec. 2, 3 p.m.)

Class 2A

Tyner Academy vs. Decatur County Riverside (Dec. 3, 3 p.m.)

Class 3A

Alcoa vs. East Nashville (Dec. 2, 11 a.m.)

Class 4A

Anderson County vs. Pearl-Cohn (Dec. 3, 11 a.m.)

Class 5A

Knoxville West vs. Page (Dec. 2, 7 p.m.)

Class 6A

Oakland vs. Beech (Dec. 3, 7 p.m.)

Division II-A

Friendship Christian vs. Nashville Christian (Dec. 1, 3 p.m.)

Division II-AA

CPA vs. Lipscomb Academy (Dec. 1, 11 a.m.)

Division II-AAA

MBA vs. Baylor (Dec. 1, 7 p.m.)

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