With the high school football postseason drawing near, here’s a look at The Tennessean’s top 10 matchups for Week 10 of the regular season. Tennessean high school sports coordinator Tom Kreager is picking the winners this season.

Franklin defensive lineman Barrett Brown (left) and Mt. Juliet quarterback Mason Earls (right)

GAME OF THE WEEK

Franklin (7-1, 5-0 3-6A) at Mt. Juliet (6-2, 4-1)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Franklin can secure the Region 3-6A title with the win, while Mt. Juliet could take a huge step en route to the same goal. Both teams are riding extensive winning streaks, with Franklin winning seven in a row and Mt. Juliet reeling off five consecutive victories.

The pick: Franklin 24, Mt. Juliet 21

Gallatin running back Jordan Mason (left) and Hillsboro wide receiver JaVonta Payton (right)

Gallatin (6-2, 4-1 6-5A) at Hillsboro (4-4, 3-2) 

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Gallatin, fresh off of last week’s bye, looks remain in the hunt for a Region 6-5A title, while Hillsboro, which has outscored its previous two opponents 104-0, probably needs a win to keep its postseason hopes alive. Gallatin’s Jordan Mason leads the Midstate in rushing with 1,920 yards.

The pick: Gallatin 28, Hillsboro 20

CPA wide receiver Andrew Howard (left) and Goodpasture wide receiver Tanner Armstead.

CPA (3-5, 3-1 5-3A) at Goodpasture (6-2, 3-1)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

The winner will claim second place in Region 5-3A and earn a home playoff game in the first round. CPA and Goodpasture are coming off comfortable victories over region foes Greenbrier and East Nashville, respectively.

The pick: Goodpasture 21, CPA 20

Rossview running back Fred Orr (left) and Centennial running back Zyon Lee.

Rossview (4-4, 4-1 7-5A) at Centennial (7-1, 5-0)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Centennial, which rushed for nearly 400 yards in last week’s 27-17 win over Brentwood, has one more hurdle to clear before a Week 11 showdown with Henry County for the Region 7-5A title. Rossview, which is third in 7-5A, is coming off its second 40-point performance of the season.

The pick: Centennial 35, Rossview 21

Brentwood coach Ron Crawford

Henry Co. (5-2, 5-0 7-5A) at Brentwood (4-4, 3-2)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Led by quarterback Savon Stewart’s 236-yard, five-touchdown performance, Henry County scored a season-high 62 points in last week’s win over Dickson County. A win for Brentwood would go a long way in securing a second straight playoff berth under coach Ron Crawford.

The pick: Henry Co. 35, Brentwood 21

Smyrna quarterback John Turner (left) and Riverdale running back Michael Scruggs.

Riverdale (4-4, 3-2 3-6A) at Smyrna (6-2, 4-1) 

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Smyrna quarterback John Turner has thrown for more than 2,000 yards and 24 touchdowns with just five interceptions for the Bulldogs, who have eclipsed the 40-point mark in each of their wins. Riverdale has scored just 23 points in its previous two games combined.

The pick: Smyrna 35, Riverdale 24

Ravenwod wide receiver Anthony Holmes (left) and Wilson Central running back Tyler Bowes (right)

Ravenwood (4-4, 3-2 3-6A) at Wilson Central (6-2, 3-2)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Ravenwood could still move into one of the top two spots in Region 3-6A by winning its final two games, while Wilson Central is looking to regain momentum after losing two of its last three games, with both setbacks coming by seven-point margins.

The pick: Wilson Central 27, Ravenwood 17

Wayne County quarterback Preston Rice

Wayne County (8-0, 5-0 6-1A) at Huntingdon (6-1, 5-0)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Huntingdon is averaging 51.9 points, while Wayne County’s offense averages 49.9. The winner will be the top seed from Region 6-1A in the playoffs.

The pick: Wayne County 49, Huntington 42

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Fairview running back Jake Beathard

Fairview (8-0, 4-0 6-3A) at Camden (5-2, 3-1)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

The winner has the inside track toward claiming the Region 6-3A championship, though Fairview still must face a one-loss Harpeth squad to conclude the regular season. Camden gave Fairview its lone region loss last season to claim the region title.

The pick: Fairview 27, Camden 20

Stewarts Creek running back Ke’Shawn Walker.

Summit (6-2, 4-1 5-5A) at Stewarts Creek (4-4, 3-2)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Summit, which has clinched its first playoff appearance, can solidify a second-place finish in Region 5-5A with a win. Stewarts Creek needs to win one of its final two games to secure its first postseason berth.

The pick: Summit 42, Stewarts Creek 35

The rest

McGavock over Antioch

Beech over Hunters Lane

Cane Ridge over Station Camp

Westmoreland over Cascade

Harpeth over Cheatham Co.

Clarksville Academy over Perry Co.

Blackman over Coffee Co.

McEwen over Collinwood

Columbia Academy over Whitwell

Kenwood over Creek Wood

Stone Memorial over Cumberland Co.

DCA over Davidson Academy

Upperman over DeKalb Co.

Clarksville over Dickson Co.

Forrest over Eagleville

East Nashville over White House Heritage

Jackson Co. over East Robertson

Ezell-Harding over Concord Christian

Ensworth over Father Ryan

Fayetteville over Cornersville

Independence over Franklin Co.

Portland over Friendship Christian

Hendersonville over Glencliff

Hillwood over Hickman Co.

Hollow Rock-Bruceton over Houston Co.

Huntland over Franklin Grace

La Vergne over Lincoln Co.

Lewis Co. over Lawrence Co.

Overton over Lebanon

Lipscomb Academy over Spring Hill

Hixson over Livingston Academy

Macon Co. over Meade County, Ky.

Marshall Co. over Maplewood

MBA over Baylor

Monterey over Clay Co.

Northeast over West Creek

Northwest over Montgomery Central

Richland over Moore Co.

Summertown over Mt. Pleasant

Nashville Christian over MTCS

Oakland over Cookeville

Page over White House

Pearl-Cohn over Tullahoma

Gordonsville over Pickett Co.

McCallie over Pope John Paul II

Shelbyville over Columbia

Siegel over Warren Co.

Smith Co. over York Institute

Stratford over Whites Creek

Sycamore over Stewart Co.

Trousdale Co. over Red Boiling Springs

Watertown over Community

Mt. Juliet Christian over Zion Christian

Harding Academy over Lancaster Christian, TN

Last week: 39-11

Season: 433-130 (.769)

Reach Michael Murphy at 615-269-8262 and on Twitter @Murph_TNsports . Reach Craig Harris at 615-259-8238 and on Twitter @CHTennessean . 

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Dickson County quarterback Jacob Murphree has been the bright spot for Dickson County in what has been an underwhelming season for the Cougars, who are currently 1-7 with two games to go.

The senior, however, continues to put up big numbers throughout the season.

According to MaxPreps, he’s currently in the top 20 in the nation (1st in the state of Tennessee) in passing yards with 2,701 to his name, averaging 337 per contest. If he continues to pass for his average in the final two games, he’ll finish the season with close to 3,400 passing yards. If he reaches that mark, he could climb into the TSSAA state record books in the top 10 for passing yards in a season. He could also ascend into the top 10 in career passing attempts if he surpasses 875, as he currently sits at 728.

So why has Murphree been so successful in the air? There are a couple of reasons.

Receiving core: Dickson County has arguably one of the Mid-state’s most talented group of receivers. 2015 All-Region player Jack Sensing is on pace for over 1,000 receiving yards on the year and has seven receiving touchdowns to his name. All-purpose player Demotez Coleman has also become one of Murphree’s favorite targets. He has 10 total touchdowns so far and 624 total yards. Trey Grimes and Trey Weidman also have over 500 receiving yards and six touchdowns each. With so many weapons at his disposal, Murphree can spread the ball around and not key in on one specific wideout.

Playing catch-up: In five of Dickson County’s eight games, the Cougars have found themselves losing at halftime. The defense continues to give up 48 points and over 400 rushing yards per game. By falling behind so early, the offense has to play catch up with it’s opponent, and the quickest way it can do that is allow Murphree to throw the ball down the field.

Struggles on the ground: Dickson County has had a tough time establishing the run throughout the course of the season, which forces Murphree to make an adjustment and throw through the air. They’re only averaging 109 rushing yards per game and their leading rusher, Andrew Stanford, averages 57 yards a game. Both him and Coleman have only gone over 100 rushing yards once each in a game this season.

Murphree will look to continue his possible historic season Friday, as the Cougars play Clarksville at home.

Reach Andy Simmons on Twitter @AndyDHTN

Dickson County quarterback Jacob Murphree fires a completion against Brentwood.

A look at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association soccer classifications for 2017-2021:

TSSAA

Class AAA

(Enrollments from 1,178 and greater)

Overton 1,184

White Co. 1,184

Tennessee 1,190

Lenoir City 1,192

Ridgeway 1,200

Lincoln Co. 1,207

Dyer Co. 1,216

Soddy-Daisy 1,217

Karns 1,233

Hillsboro 1,238

Knoxville Halls 1,245

Munford 1,247

David Crockett 1,247

Kingsbury 1,252

Glencliff 1,275

Northwest 1,291

Daniel Boone 1,314

Bolton 1,326

Columbia Central 1,333

Powell 1,346

West 1,355

Clarksville 1,364

Brighton 1,364

Henry Co. 1,368

Shelbyville 1,370

Northeast 1,385

Campbell Co. 1,385

Oak Ridge 1,387

West Creek 1,404

Summit 1,406

Walker Valley 1,411

Hunters Lane 1,422

Franklin Co. 1,447

Morristown East 1,472

Rhea County 1,489

Southwind 1,496

Gallatin 1,508

Dickson Co. 1,519

Hendersonville 1,531

Ooltewah 1,537

Cleveland 1,546

Morristown West 1,551

Memphis Central 1,552

McMinn Co. 1,556

Heritage 1,559

Rossview 1,611

Cane Ridge 1,646

Centennial 1,667

Independence 1,677

Maryville 1,684

Bradley Central 1,705

Coffee Co. Central 1,733

Farragut 1,734

Whitehaven 1,738

Franklin 1,745

Brentwood 1,754

Station Camp 1,756

Ravenwood 1,772

Siegel 1,782

La Vergne 1,813

William Blount 1,818

Smyrna 1,857

Houston 1,865

Wilson Central 1,876

Lebanon 1,905

John Overton 1,907

Antioch 1,993

Riverdale 2,020

Germantown 2,027

Hardin Valley 2,035

Arlington 2,042

Warren Co. 2,053

Bearden 2,063

Stewarts Creek 2,109

Mt. Juliet 2,145

White Station 2,155

Oakland 2,173

Blackman 2,175

Jefferson Co. 2,185

Cookeville 2,203

Dobyns Bennett 2,208

Science Hill 2,248

McGavock 2,266

Cordova 2,267

Collierville 2,372

Bartlett 2,513

Class AA

(Enrollments from 647 to 1,177)

Stratford 668

White House Heritage 673

Cheatham Co. Central 682

Sequatchie Co. 693

Kingston 708

Fairview 710

Sheffield 721

Loudon 734

McMinn Central 738

Pigeon Forge 741

Northview Academy 743

Claiborne 749

East Nashville Magnet School 750

Upperman 753

Sycamore 760

South Gibson Co. 779

Red Bank 785

Unicoi Co. 796

Murfreesboro Central Magnet School 806

Scott 806

McNairy Central 807

Wooddale 808

Elizabethton 819

Giles Co. 820

Covington 821

East Ridge 827

Greenbrier 833

Dyersburg 834

The Howard School 839

Union Co. 850

DeKalb Co. 856

Crockett Co. 859

Ripley 860

Fayette-Ware Comprehensive 861

White House 874

Livingston Academy 876

Sullivan South 887

Haywood 889

Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet 889

Sullivan Central 897

Obion Co. Central 900

Marshall Co. 902

Craigmont 909

Greeneville 913

Jackson South Side 917

Chester Co. 918

Grainger 918

Maplewood Comprehensive 919

Carter 930

Chattanooga Central 936

Millington Central 940

Hixson 941

Nolensville 942

Jackson North Side 960

Martin Luther King 961

Lexington 965

Macon Co. 967

Creek Wood 986

Fulton 987

Cumberland Co. 1,000

Gibbs 1,009

Sequoyah 1,033

East Hamilton 1,038

Tullahoma 1,042

Spring Hill 1,053

Anderson Co. 1,060

Stone Memorial 1,061

Kirby 1,067

Montgomery Central 1,077

Springfield 1,081

Lawrence Co. 1,082

Liberty 1,083

Portland 1,089

Seymour 1,102

Hillwood 1,103

Clinton 1,105

Knoxville Central 1,106

Knoxville Catholic 1,114

Sevier Co. 1,119

Page 1,123

Beech 1,139

Volunteer 1,152

South Doyle 1,155

Cherokee 1,161

Kenwood 1,163

Cocke Co. 1,177

Class A

(Enrollments 646 and under)

Dayspring Academy 52

Lookout Valley 172

Power Center Academy 194

Berean Christian School 207

Merrol Hyde Magnet School 215

Memphis School of Excellence 222

Memphis Business Academy 224

Greenback 234

South Fulton 235

Culleoka 269

Huntland 272

Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering 276

Collinwood 284

University School 285

Freedom Preparatory Academy 291

Chattanooga Girls’ Leadership Academy 294

Sale Creek School 295

Memphis Middle College 299

Wayne Co. 309

Hillcrest 311

McEwen 311

Westwood 312

Cornersville 321

Middleton 323

Grace Christian Academy – Franklin 324

LEAD Academy 329

Fayetteville 336

Oliver Springs 341

Republic 361

Oakhaven 366

Harriman 373

Richland 375

Fairley 384

Peabody 389

Cosby 391

Oneida 410

East Robertson 416

STEM Prep Academy 418

Hampton 421

Clarksville Academy 432

McKenzie 432

Rockwood 435

Memphis Academy of Health Sciences 444

Chatt. School for the Arts & Sciences 446

Jackson Co. 449

Trinity Christian Academy 450

Tellico Plains 458

Union City 463

Madison Academic Magnet 468

Gibson Co. 480

Frederick Douglass 484

Columbia Academy 488

Cascade 492

Loretto 494

Hickman Co. 499

Scotts Hill 499

Community 509

Marion Co. 517

Tyner Academy 525

Westmoreland 525

Decatur Co. Riverside 525

East Hickman 526

Bledsoe Co. 533

Watertown 537

Happy Valley 541

Forrest 547

Polk Co. 547

Cumberland Gap 554

Waverly Central 556

Adamsville 556

Gatlinburg-Pittman 560

Harpeth 574

Cannon Co. 583

Alvin C. York Institute 592

Smith Co. 605

Trezevant 615

Sweetwater 618

Chuckey-Doak 618

Westview 619

Raleigh Egypt 620

West Greene 621

Austin-East 624

Milan 633

Signal Mountain 638

Pearl-Cohn 643

Alcoa 646

Division II-AA

(Enrollments from 451 and greater)

47 Chattanooga Christian School 458

48 Ensworth 463

49 Brentwood Academy 497

50 St. Mary’s Episcopal School 506

51 Lipscomb Academy 518

St. Cecilia Academy 536

Pope John Paul II 556

Briarcrest Christian School 573

Hutchison School 576

Girls Preparatory School 692

St. Agnes Academy 718

Baylor School 721

St. Benedict at Auburndale 763

Harpeth Hall 804

Memphis University School 874

Father Ryan 912

Montgomery Bell Academy 1030

McCallie School 1316

Christian Brothers 1776

Division II-A

(Enrollments from 450 and below)

Carroll Academy 33

Providence Christian Academy 52

Margolin Hebrew Academy 57

First Baptist Academy 59

Westminster Academy 62

Hendersonville Christian Academy 74

Knowledge Academies 76

Immaculate Conception  97

Sacred Heart of Jesus  106

Rossville Christian Academy 117

Zion Christian Academy 127

Grace Baptist Academy 135

Ezell-Harding Christian School 154

Mt. Juliet Christian Academy 162

St. Andrew’s – Sewanee School 176

The King’s Academy 179

Memphis Catholic  186

Concord Christian School 197

Tipton-Rosemark Academy 197

Fayette Academy 205

Donelson Christian Academy 209

Friendship Christian School 211

Nashville Christian School 213

The Webb School 216

Davidson Academy 223

Middle Tennessee Christian School 235

Jackson Christian School 236

Franklin Road Academy 266

Silverdale Baptist Academy 279

Collegedale Academy 290

Boyd Buchanan  292

Northpoint Christian School 297

First Assembly Christian School 305

Goodpasture Christian School 311

University School of Jackson 312

Grace Christian Academy – Knoxville 316

Harding Academy 327

Battle Ground Academy 364

Evangelical Christian School 365

Lausanne Collegiate School 365

University School of Nashville 384

St. George’s Independent School 389

Christian Academy of Knoxville 400

Notre Dame  419

Christ Presbyterian Academy 449

Webb School of Knoxville 449

NASHVILLE The White House Heritage girls soccer team knew its back was against the wall coming into the Region 5-AA semifinal.

Alex Green hits a header Tuesday night against Lipscomb.

The Lady Patriots had to travel to District 10-AA champions Lipscomb, but they overcame all the odds and handed the Lady Mustangs the 2-1 loss.

“We have 6-of-our-11 starters that are either in the eighth grade or freshmen,” Heritage coach Rett Roach said. “Lipscomb doesn’t have that same make up and they play a physical game, but our girls just never gave up and we were able to pull out the win.”

Heritage will now advance to the Region 5-AA finals for a rematch against White House.

The winner will host the sectional game Saturday and the loser will be on the road, but both will have an opportunity to make it to the state tournament.

Here are the five things that led to Tuesday nights’ victory over Lipscomb.

1 – The Heritage soccer team might have been young and inexperienced to start the season, but they grew up Tuesday night. The six eighth graders and freshmen that start for the Lady Patriots didn’t play like that Tuesday night, they took the best that Lipscomb could throw at them and pulled out of the victory.

2 – Freshman Alex Green controlled the front in her striker position. Green scored the first goal and was right beside the goalkeeper on the on-goal that won the game.

3 – Junior Callie Jo Roach provides experience on the front line. Roach has started for the past three years and the offense runs through her. She also throws the ball in on out-of-bounds play and takes the corner kicks.

4 – Heritage showed its resilience Tuesday night. The Lady Patriots trailed most of the game before tying the game in the second half with just over 23 minutes remaining in regulation.

5 – The Lady Patriots team was reenergized after the first goal according to Roach. “Lipscomb controlled the first half, but we challenged them at halftime and we played better. It wasn’t until we got the score that we saw the team we really wanted to see, that goal couldn’t have come at a better time.”

A look at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association track, cross country, golf and tennis classifications for 2017-21:

TSSAA

DI Large

(Enrollments 754 and greater)

Sycamore 760

South Gibson Co. 779

Red Bank 785

Bolivar Central 785

Unicoi Co. 796

Murfreesboro Central Magnet School 806

Scott 806

McNairy Central 807

Wooddale 808

Elizabethton 819

Giles Co. 820

Covington 821

East Ridge 827

Greenbrier 833

Dyersburg 834

The Howard School 839

Union Co. 850

DeKalb Co. 856

Crockett Co. 859

Ripley 860

Fayette-Ware Comprehensive 861

White House 874

Livingston Academy 876

Sullivan South 887

Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet 889

Haywood 889

Sullivan Central 897

Obion Co. Central 900

Marshall Co. 902

Craigmont 909

Greeneville 913

Jackson South Side 917

Grainger 918

Chester Co. 918

Maplewood Comprehensive 919

Carter 930

Chattanooga Central 936

Millington Central 940

Hixson 941

Sullivan East 941

Nolensville 942

Jackson North Side 960

Martin Luther King 961

Lexington 965

Macon Co. 967

Creek Wood 986

Fulton 987

Cumberland Co. 1,000

Gibbs 1,009

Sequoyah – Madisonville 1,033

East Hamilton 1,038

Tullahoma 1,042

Spring Hill 1,053

Anderson Co. 1,060

Hardin Co. 1,060

Stone Memorial 1,061

Kirby 1,067

Montgomery Central 1,077

Springfield 1,081

Lawrence Co. 1,082

Liberty Tech 1083

Portland 1,089

Seymour 1,102

Hillwood 1,103

Clinton 1,105

Knoxville Central 1,106

Knoxville Catholic 1,114

Sevier Co. 1,119

Page 1,123

Beech 1,139

Volunteer 1,152

South Doyle 1,155

Cherokee 1,161

Kenwood 1,163

Cocke Co. 1,177

Overton 1,184

White Co. 1,184

Tennessee 1,190

Lenoir City 1,192

Ridgeway 1,200

Lincoln Co. 1,207

Dyer Co. 1,216

Soddy-Daisy 1,217

Karns 1,233

Hillsboro 1,238

Knoxville Halls 1,245

David Crockett 1,247

Munford 1,247

Kingsbury 1,252

Glencliff 1,275

Northwest 1,291

Daniel Boone 1,314

Bolton 1,326

Columbia Central 1,333

Powell 1,346

West 1,355

Brighton 1,364

Clarksville 1,364

Henry Co. 1,368

Shelbyville Central 1370

Campbell Co. 1,385

Northeast 1,385

Oak Ridge 1,387

West Creek 1,404

Summit 1,406

Walker Valley 1,411

Hunters Lane 1,422

Franklin Co. 1,447

Morristown East 1,472

Rhea County 1,489

Southwind 1,496

Gallatin 1,508

Dickson Co. 1,519

Hendersonville 1,531

Ooltewah 1,537

Cleveland 1,546

Morristown West 1,551

Memphis Central 1,552

McMinn Co. 1,556

Heritage 1,559

Rossview 1,611

Cane Ridge 1,646

Centennial 1,667

Independence 1,677

Maryville 1,684

Bradley Central 1,705

Coffee Co. Central 1,733

Farragut 1,734

Whitehaven 1,738

Franklin 1,745

Brentwood 1,754

Station Camp 1756

Ravenwood 1772

Siegel 1782

LaVergne 1,813

William Blount 1,818

Smyrna 1,857

Houston 1,865

Wilson Central 1,876

Lebanon 1,905

John Overton 1,907

Antioch 1,993

Riverdale 2,020

Germantown 2,027

Hardin Valley Academy 2,035

Arlington 2,042

Warren Co. 2,053

Bearden 2,063

Stewarts Creek 2,109

Mt. Juliet 2,145

White Station 2,155

Oakland 2,173

Blackman 2,175

Jefferson Co. 2,185

Cookeville 2,203

Dobyns Bennett 2,208

Science Hill 2,248

McGavock 2,266

Cordova 2,267

Collierville 2,372

Bartlett 2,513

DI Small

(Enrollments of 753 and below)

Bachman Academy 29

Dayspring Academy 52

Natchez Trace Youth Academy 67

Tennessee School for the Deaf 73

Clarksburg 101

Hampshire 113

Ivy Academy 113

Bradford 150

Washburn 162

KIPP Memphis Collegiate School 164

Gleason 166

Lookout Valley 172

Greenfield 176

Sunbright 183

Santa Fe 187

Power Center Academy 194

W.E.B. Dubois 198

Red Boiling Springs 204

Merrol Hyde Magnet School 215

Memphis School of Excellence 222

Lake Co. 223

Memphis Business Academy 224

Van Buren Co. 224

Pickett Co. 226

Copper Basin 228

Greenback 234

South Fulton 235

South Pittsburg 240

City University School of Liberal Arts 248

Huntland 272

Midway 272

Moore Co. 275

Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering 276

Humboldt 282

Collinwood 284

University School 285

Clay Co. 287

Clarkrange 290

Freedom Preparatory Academy 291

Chattanooga Girls’ Leadership Academy 294

Sale Creek School 295

Memphis Middle College 299

KIPP Nashville Collegiate School 300

Wayne Co. 309

McEwen 311

Hillcrest 311

West Carroll 311

Westwood 312

Hancock Co. 315

Cornersville 321

Middleton 323

Grace Christian Academy – Franklin 324

Gordonsville 327

B. T. Washington 328

LEAD Academy 329

Huntingdon 330

Jellico 331

Perry Co. 334

Soulsville Charter School 335

Fayetteville 336

Oliver Springs 341

Unaka 341

Jo Byrns 349

Monterey 352

Mt. Pleasant 353

Republic 361

Dresden 362

Oakhaven 366

Harriman 373

Richland 375

Fairley 384

Trousdale Co. 388

Peabody 389

North Greene 400

Oneida 410

East Robertson 416

STEM Prep Academy 418

Houston Co. 418

Hampton 421

Clarksville Academy 432

McKenzie 432

Rockwood 435

Eagleville 437

Halls 443

Memphis Academy of Health Sciences 444

Chatt. School for the Arts & Sciences 446

Jackson Co. 449

Trinity Christian Academy 450

Summertown 454

Tellico Plains 458

Union City 463

Madison Academic Magnet 468

Manassas 476

Gibson Co. 480

Frederick Douglass 484

Columbia Academy 488

Cascade 492

Sullivan North 492

Memphis East 494

Loretto 494

Hickman Co. 499

Scotts Hill 499

Lewis Co. 500

Mitchell 508

Community 509

South Greene 510

Marion Co. 517

Meigs Co. 517

Tyner Academy 525

Decatur Co. Riverside 525

Westmoreland 525

East Hickman 526

Bledsoe Co. 533

Watertown 537

Happy Valley 541

Hamilton 541

GRAD Academy 546

Polk Co. 547

Forrest 547

Cumberland Gap 554

Adamsville 556

Waverly Central 556

Gatlinburg-Pittman 560

Harpeth 574

Brainerd 574

Melrose 574

Cannon Co. 583

Alvin C. York Institute 592

L&N STEM Academy 603

Smith Co. 605

Camden Central 614

Trezevant 615

Chuckey-Doak 618

Sweetwater 618

Westview 619

Raleigh Egypt 620

West Greene 621

Grundy Co. 623

Austin-East 624

Milan 633

Johnson Co. 638

Signal Mountain 638

Martin Luther King, Jr. Preparatory 641

Pearl Cohn 643

Alcoa 646

Whites Creek 659

Stratford 668

White House Heritage 673

Stewart Co. 675

Cheatham Co. Central 682

Sequatchie Co. 693

Kingston 708

Fairview 710

Sheffield 721

Loudon 734

McMinn Central 738

Pigeon Forge 741

Northview Academy 743

Claiborne 749

East Nashville Magnet School 750

Upperman 753

Division II-AA

(Enrollments from 451 and greater)

Chattanooga Christian School 458

Ensworth 463

Brentwood Academy 497

St. Mary’s Episcopal School 506

Lipscomb Academy 518

St. Cecilia Academy 536

Pope John Paul II 556

Briarcrest Christian School 573

Hutchison School 576

Girls Preparatory School 692

St. Agnes Academy 718

Baylor School 721

St. Benedict at Auburndale 763

Harpeth Hall 804

Memphis University School 874

Father Ryan 912

Montgomery Bell Academy 1,030

McCallie School 1,316

Christian Brothers 1,776

Division II-A

(Enrollments from 450 and below)

Carroll Academy 33

Providence Christian Academy 52

Margolin Hebrew Academy 57

First Baptist Academy 59

Westminster Academy 62

Hendersonville Christian Academy 74

Knowledge Academies 76

Immaculate Conception 97

Sacred Heart of Jesus 106

Rossville Christian Academy 117

Zion Christian Academy 127

Grace Baptist Academy 135

Ezell-Harding Christian School 154

Mt. Juliet Christian Academy 162

St. Andrew’s – Sewanee School 176

The King’s Academy 179

Memphis Catholic 186

Concord Christian School 197

Tipton-Rosemark Academy 197

Fayette Academy 205

Donelson Christian Academy 209

Friendship Christian School 211

Nashville Christian School 213

The Webb School 216

Davidson Academy 223

Middle Tennessee Christian School 235

Jackson Christian School 236

Franklin Road Academy 266

Silverdale Baptist Academy 279

Collegedale Academy 290

Boyd Buchanan 292

Northpoint Christian School 297

First Assembly Christian School 305

Goodpasture Christian School 311

University School of Jackson 312

Grace Christian Academy – Knoxville 316

Harding Academy 327

Battle Ground Academy 364

Evangelical Christian School 365

Lausanne Collegiate School 365

University School of Nashville 384

St. George’s Independent School 389

Christian Academy of Knoxville 400

Notre Dame 419

Christ Presbyterian Academy 449

Webb School of Knoxville 449

Eight of Tennessee’s 20 unbeaten high school football teams reside in Middle Tennessee.

Those squads are only two wins away from an unblemished regular season.

However, they’re barely halfway there to the ultimate goal, a 15-0 campaign that ends in a state championship.

The Cane Ridge football squad can set the school record for single-season victories with a win on Friday against Station Camp.

“In the front of my mind, we’re still 0-0,” Cane Ridge safety Brandon Lewis said. “We’re working on not being comfortable. We still have something to go after.”

The Ravens (8-0) have stepped up their level of play since coach Eddie Woods’ arrival prior to the 2015 season. Cane Ridge combined for an 11-11 record in 2013 and 2014, prior to Woods becoming the coach. But Cane Ridge has equaled the program record for wins the last two seasons.

“Coach Woods’ mindset changed the whole program around,” Cane Ridge quarterback D.J. Thorpe said. “We changed discipline. We became more accountable. He made us work harder and want to work. He instilled it in us through a process.”

Second-year head coach Eddie Woods has helped Cane Ridge to its best start in the program’s history.

Stratford has provided the most drama of the unbeaten squads, escaping with three one-point victories over Region 5-3A foes. Oakland hasn’t been threatened in outscoring its opponents by a combined margin of 381-33.

Columbia Academy is the state’s only 7-0 squad after its opener was canceled due to lightning. Fairview — the only unranked team among the state’s unbeaten — has the toughest remaining schedule with region clashes against Camden (5-2) and Harpeth (7-1).

First-year  Forrest coach Brent Johns,  a Forrest native and assistant coach over the previous three seasons, has simply kept the Rockets headed in the right direction after a 10-2 mark in 2015.

Forrest head coach Brent Johns (at right) looks on during Monday’s practice.

“We had a lot of juniors (including the entire offensive line) step up this year,” two-way starter Jacob Jones said. “They know what they’re doing now.”

Jones and the rest of the seniors need four wins to equal the most wins (37) of any Forrest class over a four-year span, and they’re three wins from the school’s winningest single season. Forrest is seeking its first unbeaten regular season since 1980.

Forrest is seeking its first unbeaten regular season since 1980.

“We don’t talk about it … we don’t think about it,” senior Slayton Wild said.

Independence and Wayne County hope to take an unbeaten record into the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Independence, the defending Class 5A state champion, has the state’s longest active win streak at 23 games.

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“Our success is not a secret to the teams we play,” Independence coach Scott Blade said. “We’re not going to sneak up on anybody. We are going to get everybody’s best shot. All we can control is ourselves. We are working our tails off and grinding to get better every day in practice.”

Blade admits that there is some pressure that comes along with the streak.

“Having not lost in almost two years, they feel a sense of pride and want to try to keep things going as long as we can,” Blade said. “The added pressure comes with the expectations we’ve built. They don’t want to let things down. They don’t want to stop this thing.”

Reach Craig Harris at 615-259-8238 and on Twitter @CHTennessean.

Chasing perfection

Who the eight Midstate unbeaten teams have left to play:

Cane Ridge (8-0): Station Camp (3-5), Gallatin (6-2)

Columbia Academy (7-0): Whitwell (4-4), Huntland (4-4)

Fairview (8-0): Camden (5-2), Harpeth (7-1)

Forrest (8-0): Eagleville (2-5), Jackson Co. (6-2)

Independence (8-0): Franklin Co. (3-5), La Vergne (2-6)

Oakland (8-0): Cookeville (5-3), Smyrna (6-2)

Stratford (8-0): Whites Creek (3-5), Greenbrier (5-4)

Wayne Co. (8-0): Huntingdon (6-1), Collinwood (5-3)

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A look at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association wrestling classifications for 2017-21:

TSSAA

CLASS AAA

(Enrollments of 1,010 and greater)

East Hamilton 1,038

Tullahoma 1,042

Anderson Co. 1,060

Stone Memorial 1,061

Montgomery Central 1,077

Springfield 1,081

Lawrence Co. 1,082

Seymour 1,102

Hillwood 1,103

Clinton 1,105

Knoxville Central 1,106

Knoxville Catholic 1,114

Sevier Co. 1,119

Page 1,123

Beech 1,139

Volunteer 1,152

South Doyle 1155

Kenwood 1,163

Cocke Co. 1,177

White Co. 1,184

Tennessee 1,190

Lenoir City 1,192

Soddy-Daisy 1,217

Karns 1,233

Hillsboro 1,238

Knoxville Halls 1,245

David Crockett 1,247

Munford 1,247

Kingsbury 1252

Glencliff 1,275

Northwest 1,291

Daniel Boone 1,314

Bolton 1,326

Powell 1,346

Clarksville 1,364

Brighton 1,364

Shelbyville Central 1,370

Northeast 1,385

West Creek 1,404

Summit 1,406

Walker Valley 1,411

Hunters Lane 1,422

Franklin Co. 1,447

Morristown East 1,472

Rhea Co. 1,489

Southwind 1,496

Dickson Co. 1,519

Hendersonville 1,531

Ooltewah 1,537

Cleveland 1,546

Morristown West 1,551

McMinn Co. 1,556

Heritage 1,559

Rossview 1,611

Cane Ridge 1,646

Centennial 1,667

Independence 1,677

Maryville 1,684

Bradley Central 1,705

Coffee Co. Central 1,733

Farragut 1,734

Franklin 1,745

Brentwood 1,754

Ravenwood 1,772

Siegel 1,782

LaVergne 1,813

William Blount 1,818

Smyrna 1,857

Houston 1,865

Wilson Central 1,876

Lebanon 1,905

Overton 1,907

Antioch 1,993

Riverdale 2,020

Germantown 2,027

Hardin Valley 2,035

Arlington 2,042

Warren Co. 2,053

Bearden 2,063

Stewarts Creek 2,109

Mt. Juliet 2,145

White Station 2,155

Oakland 2,173

Blackman 2,175

Jefferson Co. 2,185

Cookeville 2,203

Dobyns Bennett 2,208

Science Hill 2,248

McGavock 2,266

Cordova 2,267

Collierville 2,372

Bartlett 2,513

CLASS A-AA

(Enrollments of 1,009 and below)

Greenback 234

Sale Creek  295

Whitwell 321

Grace Christian Academy – Franklin 324

Eagleville 437

Memphis East 494

Tyner Academy 525

Watertown 537

Hamilton 541

Happy Valley 541

Forrest 547

Brainerd 574

Harpeth 574

Chuckey-Doak 618

West Greene 621

Signal Mountain 638

Pearl Cohn 643

Alcoa 646

Whites Creek 659

Stratford 668

Cheatham Co. Central 682

Sequatchie Co. 693

Kingston 708

Fairview 710

Pigeon Forge 741

Northview Academy 743

East Nashville Magnet School 750

Sycamore 760

Red Bank 785

Elizabethton 819

East Ridge 827

Greenbrier 833

The Howard School 839

Union Co. 850

White House 874

Livingston Academy 876

Sullivan South 887

Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet 889

Greeneville 913

Chattanooga Central 936

Millington Central 940

Sullivan East 941

Hixson 941

Nolensville 942

Martin Luther King 961

Creek Wood 986

Fulton 987

Cumberland Co. 1,000

Gibbs 1,009

Division II

St. Andrew’s – Sewanee School 176

Donelson Christian Academy 209

Nashville Christian School 213

Franklin Road Academy 266

Silverdale Baptist Academy 279

Boyd Buchanan 292

Goodpasture Christian School 311

Grace Christian Academy – Knoxville 316

Battle Ground Academy 364

St. George’s Independent School 389

Christian Academy of Knoxville 400

Notre Dame 419

Webb School of Knoxville 449

Christ Presbyterian Academy 449

Chattanooga Christian School 458

Ensworth 463

Brentwood Academy 497

Lipscomb Academy 518

Pope John Paul II 556

Briarcrest 573

Baylor School 721

St. Benedict at Auburndale 763

Memphis University School 874

Father Ryan 912

Montgomery Bell Academy 1,030

McCallie School 1,316

Christian Brothers 1,776

Gallatin senior Dezmond Chambers and his Green Wave teammates visit Hillsboro Friday evening, and a victory would give them a shot at the Region 6-5A championship next week.

Now that all eight Sumner County teams have had their bye week, the pressure mounts as the regular season reaches its final two weeks of action.

Six items of interest for Week 10’s games, beginning with the playoff picture in each region:

Region 6-5A to clear up considerably this week

Only Cane Ridge has locked up a postseason berth so far, but two of the other three playoff-bound teams could be decided as well on Friday.

Beech and Gallatin can each cinch Class 5A berths with victories over Hunters Lane and Hillsboro, respectively.

Hillsboro can also punch its ticket, but would need a victory and a Glencliff victory over Hendersonville to do so.

Hendersonville must win out and needs help from either Gallatin this week or Beech next week in defeating Hillsboro to reach the postseason.

Cane Ridge can win the region title this week with a victory over Station Camp and a Gallatin loss.

Gallatin can win the region title by winning out and one loss by Beech in the final two games.

Alex Vanzant and his Beech teammates host Hunters Lane on Friday, while Kaemon Dunlap and Station Camp visit Cane Ridge.

Portland no longer controlling its own destiny

The Panthers lost twice last Friday evening – in addition to a 44-13 loss at Maplewood, Macon County knocked off Springfield by a 10-9 margin to give the Tigers their second Region 5-4A victory.

Portland can still reach the postseason, but now needs to defeat Macon County next week in addition to a Springfield victory over Pearl-Cohn.

Eagles can punch ticket Friday

Westmoreland is in position to clinch a Class 2A postseason berth with a victory at Cascade on Friday evening.

All of the other Region 4-2A playoff teams – Forrest, Watertown and Jackson County – have already been determined.

Depending on other results, the Eagles (3-5 overall, 3-2 in Region 4-2A) can still get as high as second place in the region, but that requires winning out plus help from other teams.

Knights create shock wave

Pope John Paul’s 21-19 victory at Baylor was significant for several reasons.

It was the first victory over a region opponent not named Father Ryan since 2008, it clinched the school’s first .500 regular season record since 2006 and it puts the Knights (5-3 overall, 2-3 in Division II-Class AA East/Middle) in position to host a playoff game for the first time since 2006.

PJP II needs a win over McCallie or a Baylor loss in the last two games in order to secure an opening-round game at home. The Knights could possibly finish as high as third in their region, which would give them a first-round bye, but that would send the Knights on the road in the second round instead.

If the current order remains unchanged, the Knights would host Baylor in the first round.

Pope John Paul II players Jake Motz (77), Drew Bledsoe (32) and Daniel Leonard go through pregame stretches prior to a game earlier this season. The Knights, fresh off their first-ever victory over Baylor, host McCallie on Friday.

One milestone in sight, one honored

Gallatin senior Jordan Mason can surpass the 2,000-yard rushing mark with 110 yards on Friday at Hillsboro. Mason needs 330 yards to pass Jeremy McMurry’s single-season record of 2,220 yards set in 1992. That year, McMurry did it in 15 games as Gallatin won the Class AAA state championship.

>> Beech head coach Anthony Crabtree will be honored for his 100th coaching victory before Friday’s game against Hunters Lane. The milestone victory came in the Buccaneers’ victory over Station Camp two weeks ago.

Blue Devils still fighting to break streak

White House (0-8) visits Page in its final non-region game of the season on Friday, hoping to break an 11-game losing streak.

The Blue Devils suffered a 31-14 loss to the Patriots last season, in what was the second loss of their current slide.

White House has been winless in four seasons in school history (1943-45, 1955), and is trying to avoid becoming the first team to go 0-10 in school history. The 1955 squad finished 0-9, while the teams from 1943-45 played no more than seven games in those seasons.

Friday’s games

Forrest at Eagleville

Community at Watertown

Jackson County at East Robertson

Westmoreland at Cascade

Last Friday’s scores

Watertown 51, East Robertson 7

Jackson County 35, Eagleville 6

Community 80, Zion Christian Academy 39

Next Friday’s games

Forrest at Jackson County

Watertown at Westmoreland

Cascade at East Robertson

Eagleville at Community

Friday’s games

Tullahoma at Pearl-Cohn

Maplewood at Marshall County

Meade County (Ky.) at Macon County

Portland at Friendship Christian

White House at Page

Open date: Springfield

Last Friday’s scores

Pearl-Cohn 48, White House 0

Maplewood 44, Portland 13

Macon County 10, Springfield 9

Next Friday’s games

Pearl-Cohn at Springfield

Maplewood at White House

Portland at Macon County

Friday’s games

Station Camp at Cane Ridge

Hunters Lane at Beech

Gallatin at Hillsboro

Glencliff at Hendersonville

Last Friday’s scores

Cane Ridge 59, Glencliff 8

Hillsboro 42, Hunters Lane 0

Next Friday’s games

Cane Ridge at Gallatin

Beech at Hillsboro

Hendersonville at Hunters Lane

Glencliff at Station Camp

Friday’s games

Baylor at Montgomery Bell Academy

Ensworth at Father Ryan

McCallie at Pope John Paul II

Open date: Brentwood Academy

Last Friday’s scores

Brentwood Academy 52, Father Ryan 3

Pope John Paul II 21, Baylor 19

Next Friday’s games

Montgomery Bell Academy at Ensworth

Brentwood Academy at McCallie

South Warren (Ky.) at Pope John Paul II

Father Ryan at Baylor

White House junior Hannah Cook dribbles near midfield during second-half action.

WHITE HOUSE Last season, White House’s girls soccer team saw its season ended in penalty kicks in a loss to Page in the sectional round.

The Lady Devils will get an opportunity to avenge that loss on Saturday after White House defeated visiting White House Heritage 7-4 in the Region 5 A-AA Tournament championship match on Thursday evening.

White House (17-5) hosts a sectional match for the third time in four years and seeks to return to the state tournament for the first time since 2012. The Lady Devils defeated Page in that season to advance before falling in the semifinals to Christian Academy of Knoxville.

“We’re excited to be one of the 16 teams left (in Class A-AA) and playing on Saturday,” Felzien said. “We’re excited about hosting and about the rematch with Page. We’re going to have to come out and have our best game of the season.”

Leanna Nesbitt scored a natural hat trick, netting three consecutive goals in the first half to open the scoring. Madisson Davis scored twice in the first half and Baylee Miller gave the Lady Devils a 6-0 halftime lead.

“We were satisfied,” White House head coach Mike Felzien said. “We came out strong, came out hard and even though (White House Heritage’s defense) packed it back for the first little while until we scored a couple of goals, once they spread it out a bit, we took advantage of it.”

Lacey Cook had the other White House goal before most of the starters departed to give substitutes expanded playing time.

White House sophomore Shelby Deering plays the ball downfield as White House Heritage’s Callie Jo Roach defends during second-half action.

With nearly all of the starters on the bench, White House Heritage (12-9) rallied for four consecutive goals – two from Callie Jo Roach, one each from Bekah Lamberth and Alex Green.

“You look at the fragility of a high school girl’s mind and you think to yourself ‘this second half could go way, way, way out of hand,” White House Heritage head coach Rett Roach said. “But credit to them. I told them at halftime that there’s two ways they could go – they could go out there and fold and waste 40 minutes of soccer, or they could go out and compete. And they chose to compete.”

It was the Lady Devils’ third victory this season over White House Heritage.

White House will host Page at 4 p.m. Saturday.

White House Heritage will visit Region 6 A-AA champion Christ Presbyterian Academy on Saturday, seeking to avenge last season’s 2-1 loss to CPA in the sectional round.

Reach Chris Brooks at cbrooks@tennessean.com or at 615-575-7118. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @CB_SumnerSports, and on Snapchat @cbrooksgne.

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Football coaches and fans may have the most interest in the newly released Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association sports classifications.

Retro football

Based on enrollment data from each high school in the state, each of the six classifications contain about the same number of schools, the TSSAA shows.

Fifty-one schools with 0-375 students are in Class 1A, 50 schools with 376-556 students are in Class 2A, 49 schools with 557-821 students are in Class 3A, 49 schools with 822-1,102 students are in Class 4A, 49 schools with 1,103-1,508 students are in Class 5A and 49 schools with 1,509 students or more are in Class 6A.

Before the reclassification, Jo Byrns was in 1A, East Robertson was in 2A, Greenbrier and White House Heritage were in 3A and Springfield, White House and Portland were in 4A.

Jo Byrns, with an enrollment of 349 students this year, is tentatively set to remain in class 1A, but coach Tom Adkins said the team could make a move, he said.

“Right now we’re trying to consider our options,” he said. “I’m not sure if our travel will decrease any at all if we remain in 1A or if we move up to 2A. It’s a decision we’ll have to make by (October) 25.”

East Robertson has 416 students this year, just over the maximum amount for 1A, so the Indians will remain in 2A, but coach Chad Broadrick had similar concerns about travel.

“Unfortunately, I don’t know where we’re going to end up, but I’m sure where ever it is, there will still be quite a bit of travel that is involved,” Broadrick said. “It just seems like travel is common in this class.”

White House Heritage, with an enrollment of 673 this year, would join class 3A, but the Patriots have decided to play up a classification and move into 4A, coach Hunter Hicks said. It’s a big move, considering the Patriots were in class 2A four years ago.

Heritage coach Hunter Hicks has applied to play up in class 4-A.

“The coaches and administration feel this is the right move for our football program at this time, and we look forward to the announcement of the regions on Nov. (17),” Hicks said.

“For us, this just makes the most sense because of the natural county rivalries that we would have in the region, and the teams that will probably be in there from Sumner County.”

If Heritage joins 4A, it could join a region that might include White House, Springfield, Portland and Greenbrier

White House has 874 students this year, Springfield has 1,081 and Portland has 1,089.

Greenbrier, with an enrollment of 833, is the second smallest school in the class. The Bobcats were 12 students over the enrollment cutoff of class 3A.

“We had a feeling that this was going to happen because we’ve been right on the edge for the last two years,” Greenbrier coach John Elmore said. “We’re excited to be in the same region as Springfield, White House and Portland, and if Heritage is approved, I’m assuming they will be in the same region too.

“We’ve played all those schools, anyway. They were just a part of our out of region schedule, so we’ve already put feelers out there to get some close schools on our schedule for our non-region play.”

Springfield coach Dustin Wilson said he hoped all the schools would stay together.

“It makes sense for travel, money and even tradition,” he said. “I’m excited to start playing Heritage, but I won’t like losing the scrimmages and practices with them.”

If Jo Byrns decides to play up into 2A next year, all five Robertson County high school teams could end up in one of two different classifications. The final regional classifications will be announced on Nov. 17.

With two games left on the schedule and no chance at reaching the Class 5A state playoffs, the Dickson County Cougars are looking to at least win out and salvage the season with some momentum going into next year.

The first of their final two games take place tonight, as the Cougars host Region 7-5A foe Clarksville for senior night and their final home game of 2016. Several seniors on the team, in the band, and that are cheerleaders will be honored that night.

The Wildcats (2-6, 1-4), like Dickson County, have had an underwhelming season themselves. Their lone two wins came at the beginning of the season.

Wins against Kenwood and West Creek put them at 2-1 on the year, but they’ve lost five straight since then. Clarksville lost last week’s game against Northeast 41-3, while the Cougars were still on Fall Break and did not play.

Quarterback Jacob Murphree will continue his push towards possibly reaching the TSSAA record books. With 2,701 passing yards to his name, he is currently leading the state of Tennessee in passing yards. He needs 699 more yards to reach 3,400, which could possibly put him in the top 10 all-time for passing yards in a season.

The Dickson County Cougars taking the field.

Dickson County won last year’s game 29-26, and have won four straight against Clarksville dating back to 2009.

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After a week off, the Creek Wood Red Hawks have their sights set on making a push for a spot in the Class 4A state playoffs. Their journey begins tonight with a tough matchup against Kenwood.

The bye week seemed to help the Red Hawks. Many of their starters return refreshed from their nagging injuries, including senior wideout Johnny Lehto, who hasn’t seen action on the field since the preseason.

“It came at a good time,” said Creek Wood coach Chuck Daniel.

“I think we were able to get some of our guys more healthy and a chance to heal up. We’re ready to get back at it.”

The Knights (2-6, 1-1) are led by Purdue committ Antwuan Branch. The dynamic running back was a first-team All-

Midstate selection last year, gashing defenses for 2,596 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns on 313 carries.

Branch’s numbers are slightly down from last year, but he still has 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns on 154 carries through seven games.

“He’s one of the best running backs in the state of Tennessee,” said Daniel.

“He’s a complete back. He’s big, physical, can catch the ball out of the backfield. He’ll block. He’s obviously a great player.”

A win for Creek Wood can certainly help their cause in reaching the post season. Kenwood has the third playoff spot, followed by the Red Hawks, but a win would propel them above Kenwood for the tiebreaker despite having the same region record at 1-2.

Kenwood won last year’s game 39-34.

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Creek Wood’s Tanner Corlew races to the end zone during the Red Hawks 27-16 win over Loretto.

Gallatin senior Jordan Mason looks for running room during second-quarter action. Mason rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries in the Green Wave’s 21-17 loss at Hillsboro.

NASHVILLE Hillsboro held Gallatin senior Jordan Mason to a season-low 131 yards on 31 carries as the Burros held on to hand the Green Wave a 21-17 loss on Friday evening.

The loss eliminated Gallatin (6-3 overall, 3-3 in Region 6-5A) from region title contention, and the Green Wave were unable to clinch a playoff spot as a result.

Mason scored two touchdowns of 57 and 12 yards, but Hillsboro (5-4, 4-2) intercepted two passes, with one of them returned by Jon Beets for a touchdown.

Gallatin hosts Cane Ridge next Friday.

Hendersonville 63, Glencliff 8

HENDERSONVILLE Hendersonville scored 42 first-quarter points in a 63-8 rout of visiting Glencliff.

Quarterback Brett Coker tossed two touchdown passes and running back Weston Schwerdt added two touchdown runs to help improve the Commandos to 6-3 and remain in playoff contention.

Glencliff fell to 0-9 with the loss.

Hendersonville needs a win over Hunters Lane and a Hillsboro loss next week in order to reach the Class 5A playoffs.

McCallie 67, Pope John Paul II 35

HENDERSONVILLE McCallie racked 628 yards in offense as the Blue Tornado (6-3, 3-2 in D II-AA East/Middle Region) raced out to an early lead and never looked back.

McCallie quarterback Robert Riddle threw for 305 yards and three scores while Xavier Brooks rushed for 177 and five touchdowns.

Pope John Paul II (5-4, 2-4) was paced by senior quarterback Ben Brooks, who threw for 270 yards and a pair of touchdowns through the air and rushed for two touchdowns.

Pope John Paul II’s Jamaal Thompson rushes as McCallie’s Andrew Presley pursues during Friday’s contest.

Other games

Westmoreland (4-5 overall, 4-2 in Region 4-2A) clinched a Class 2A playoff spot with a 28-15 victory at Cascade.

Beech (7-2 overall, 5-1 in Region 6-5A) clinched a Class 5A playoff spot with a 41-0 victory over visiting Hunters Lane. Cane Ridge’s 34-10 victory over visiting Station Camp (3-6) gave the Ravens the Region 6-5A title with Gallatin’s loss.

Portland (1-8) and White House (0-9) each suffered non-region losses.

Reach Chris Brooks at cbrooks@tennessean.com or at 615-575-7118. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @CB_SumnerSports, and on Snapchat @cbrooksgne.

Friday’s scores

Hillsboro 21, Gallatin 17

 Beech 41, Hunters Lane 0

Cane Ridge 34, Station Camp 10

Hendersonville 63, Glencliff 8

Friendship Christian 42, Portland 12

Page 38, White House 20

Westmoreland 28, Cascade 15

McCallie 67,Pope John Paul II 35

Next Friday’s games

Cane Ridge at Gallatin

Beech at Hillsboro

Hendersonville at Hunters Lane

Glencliff at Station Camp

Maplewood at White House

Portland at Macon County

Watertown at Westmoreland

South Warren (Ky.) at Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II QB Ben Brooks rushes against McCallie during Friday’s game.

HENDERSONVILLE Pope John Paul II had a chance to clinch a home playoff game for the first time since 2006 with a win over visiting McCallie, or a Baylor loss to Montgomery Bell Academy.

However, the Blue Tornado were rude guests as their offense dominated in a 67-35 win over the Knights.

Five things from the Knights’ loss:

Gone with the win

To say that the McCallie (6-3, 3-2 in D II-AA East/Middle Region) offense set the pace would be an understatement. To say that it was a frantic pace may be an even bigger understatement.

The Blue Tornado amassed 628 yards of offense as PJP II (5-4, 2-4) struggled for answers to the McCallie onslaught.

One thing that helped McCallie light up the scoreboard was offensive balance. The Blue Tornado rushed for 323 yards while they picked up 305 more through the air.

PJP II coach Justin Geisinger knew that the McCallie offense would cause many problems.

“They have some great players on that side of the ball, and coach Ralph Potter knows how to use them, and they do a great job,” Geisinger said. “They did a lot of good things tonight, and are tough for anyone to stop.”

Blue Tornado touchdown

McCallie running back Xavier Brooks spent a lot of time on the field. He spent a majority of his evening in the end zone.

The junior running back scored five touchdowns for McCallie while picking up 177 yards on 21 carries.

Brooks did most of his damage in the first half, rushing 12 times for 138 yards during the first two quarters.

Fellow running back Tyrik Stewart also had some success in the McCallie backfield. Stewart picked up 76 yards on six carries and a 13-yard score just before halftime.

McCallie’s Rico Dozier makes a leaping reception over Pope John Paul II’s Jamaal Thompson during Friday’s game.

Knights in shining armor

The PJP II ground game struggled with 61 yards on 31 carries, but the Knights found some help in the passing game.

Quarterback Ben Brooks was 18-of-29 for 270 yards and a pair of touchdowns, as well as a rushing touchdown.

Brooks’ favorite target was C.J. Laws, who reeled in seven catches for 164 yards – highlighted by a 64-yard touchdown reception where Laws took the pass over the middle and out ran the two McCallie safeties to the end zone.

Just passing through

McCallie quarterback Robert Riddle picked up some frequent flier miles at the Jim Carell Athletic Complex on Friday night.

Riddle was a near flawless 15-of-17 passing for 305 yards and three touchdowns.

Riddle’s favorite targets were Rico Dozier and Walker Fannon who did most of the damage for the McCallie receiving corps.

Dozier caught three passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Dozier’s 72-yard touchdown reception from Riddle gave the Blue Tornado a 22-7 lead after the Knights pulled to within a score midway through the first quarter. Dozier also nabbed a 34-yard scoring toss from Riddle.

Walker had a team-high six catches for 110 yards and a 22-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter.

You can go home again

Though the Knights lost, MBA defeated Baylor 31-10, which gives PJP II a first-round home contest. The Knights will host their first home playoff game since a 34-33 loss to Knoxville Webb in the D II-AA semifinals in 2006.

Despite this, Geisinger did not want to talk about his team’s playoff position.

“We took a step back tonight, and we need to focus on just next week before we do anything else,” Geisinger said. “We did not play well tonight, and we need to take a look at ourselves, and how hard we’re playing. We had some good individual efforts tonight, but this is not an individual game.”

PJP II finishes its regular season next week by hosting South Warren High School (Ky.).

CROSS PLAINS Coming into Friday night’s game, East Robertson had lost six straight games and Jackson County was looking for a little redemption after last year’s loss.

Johnny Lyons was the sum of the East Robertson offense Friday night.

It turned out to be a recipe for disaster for the Indians as the Red Devils handed East Robertson a 37-0 loss and in the process, likely locked up a home playoff game in the process.

Here are five things that led to Friday night’s loss for East Robertson.

1 – East Robertson freshman quarterback Cameron Swift and leader of the Indians squad didn’t play Friday night. Swift is a player that has led by example all season long. He may be a freshman, but he plays like a seasoned veteran and the Indians play off of the electricity he creates.

2 – With Swift’s absence at quarterback, East Robertson was forced to go with a wildcat set, hiking the ball straight to Johnny Lyons. Unfortunately for Lyons and the Indians, Jackson County figured that out after the first series and put its entire defense in the box to stop the run.

3 – The Indians were offensively challenged Friday night. East Robertson produced less than 100 yards of total offense, gaining just 45 yards on the ground on 35 carries, and was 3-for-10-for 37 yards through the air with an interception.

4 – The East Robertson defense, which has several members that play on both sides of the ball, was outplayed Friday night. Jackson County senior quarterback Tyler Boling, was a duel threat. He ran eight times for 73-yards with a touchdown and was 14-23 through the air for 236-yards with three more touchdowns.

5 – It’s been said that winning is contagious, but losing can also be contagious too. East Robertson has now lost seven games in a row and aren’t the same team that started this season. The Indians have one last chance next week when they host Cascade on senior night.

Hendersonville Commandos

Hendersonville improved to 6-3 after a convincing 63-8 rout over visiting Glencliff.

With the victory, the Commandos kept their playoff hopes alive, but will need help next week to return to the Class 5A playoffs.

Five things from the Commandos’ victory:

Making quick work

Things got out of hand early after Hendersonville jumped out to a 42-0 lead before the first quarter came to a close. Commando defensive back Austin White intercepted a pass from Glencliff quarterback Kirt Johnston on the first play of the game.

It led to a 1-yard touchdown run from Weston Schwerdt. Schwerdt made a play on defense later in the quarter, intercepting a D’Andre Mumphrey pass, then lateraled the ball to Jacob Coker, who returned it 40 yards for a touchdown.

“It was nice to see coming off a disappointing loss and a bye week,” Hendersonville head coach Bruce Hatfield said. “You want to start the game like that and I’m proud of our young men, and of our guys that got in there at the end. But it was a good start and we’re pleased.”

Getting it in chunks

Hendersonville found big plays through the air in the first quarter as well. The Commandos only attempted three passes in the game, but each one went for touchdowns. Starting quarterback Brett Coker connected with Anthony Hughes and Jordan Amis for scores of 31 and 49 yards.

Backup quarterback Justin Ernst would also come into the game to throw a 35-yard touchdown to tight end Schuyler Robinson.

“On the first touchdown pass, I just lobbed it up to Anthony,” Coker said. “I knew he could go get it. On Amis’s touchdown, he was wide open so I knew I had to get it to him. It’s really fun for a quarterback like me because I’m not used to throwing the ball too much.”

Lots of playing time to go around

The lopsided score allowed several backups for Hendersonville to see some valuable playing time. Thirteen different players carried the ball for the Commandos throughout the game, combining for 253 rushing yards. Backup sophomore running back Nathan Hancock led the team with 57 yards on three carries. Backups Griffin McAuley and Tyler Dang also found the end zone with touchdown runs.

“It was very important for those guys to see some playing time,” Hatfield said. “They work hard in practice and get our front-line players ready to play. To see them play hard at the end was very encouraging.”

Colts find paydirt

The lone bright spot for Glencliff came in the fourth quarter. Quarterback D’Andre Mumphrey connected with wideout Davian Merrell on consecutive plays of 34 and 29 yards. The drive ended with a 3-yard run from William Sweatt.

“Knowing that every game we go into we’re outmatched and outnumbered, us showing up and completing the game and giving our best effort is something that we always strive for,” Glencliff head coach Brandon Easley said. “As long as the boys show up and give their best effort, we feel like it’s a successful game. We do not check the scoreboard, because a lot of things happen in the football game and you can blame a lot of people, but we do our best.

Still needing help

Despite the victory, Hendersonville still needs help to reach the postseason.

The Commandos will, at the very least, look to take care of things in their control as they travel to Hunters Lane next week.

Hendersonville needs a victory and a Hillsboro loss next week. The Commandos would finish fourth in that scenario, but they could gain third if Gallatin also loses.

“It remains to be seen whether we get into the playoffs or not, but I hope we do and I hope we get a chance,” Hatfield said. “We’ve just got to focus on ourselves and get ready for Hunters Lane at their place.

A look at the top offensive performances from Week 10 of the high school football regular season:

Preston Rice threw for 353 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Huntingdon on Friday night.

QB Preston Rice, Wayne Co.

Rice was 17 of 25 passing for 353 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions in the Wildcats’ 34-14 win over Huntingdon.

D.J. Taylor

RB D.J. Taylor, Huntland

The Wake Forest commitment had 51 carries for 396 yards and six touchdowns in a 54-53 win over Grace Christian.

Clarksville Academy quarterback Bryce Robinson (16) looks on as Huntingdon scores another touchdown during their game at Simpson Field in Clarksville on Friday. Huntingdon shut out Clarksville Academy, 49-0.

QB Bryce Robinson, Clarksville Academy

Robinson threw for 364 yards and seven touchdowns and also ran for a score in Clarksville Academy’s 70-54 win over Perry County.

Kenwood running back Antwuan Branch

RB Antwuan Branch, Kenwood

The Purdue recruit rushed for 307 yards on 21 carries and scored six touchdowns in a 49-27 win over Creek Wood.

QB Trevor Cox, Grace Christian

Cox combined for 540 total yards (304 passing, 236 rushing) and had seven combined touchdowns in a 54-53 loss to Huntland.

Franklin quarterback Carter Hendry

QB Carter Hendry, Franklin

Hendry was 5 of 7 passing for 137 yards and a touchdown. He also had 11 carries for 135 yards and two TDs in a 42-35 overtime loss to Mt. Juliet.

Brentwood quarterback Carson Shacklett rolls out before finding an open receiver at Dickson County. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in Dickson, Tennessee.

QB Carson Shacklett, Brentwood

Shacklett was 10 of 17 passing for 163 yards with four touchdowns in a 38-13 win over Henry County. He also had 100 yards rushing on 17 carries with a touchdown.

RB Quinton Cross, Clarksville Northeast

Cross had 12 carries for 234 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-19 win over West Creek.

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WR Noah Henderson, CPA

Henderson caught eight passes for 187 yards with two touchdowns in a 31-28 loss to Goodpasture.

Marshall County quarterback Bryce Wallace drops back to pass during first half of a high school football game against Stratford on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.

QB Bryce Wallace, Marshall Co.

Wallace was 19 of 28 passing for 231 yards with five touchdowns in a 39-16 win over Maplewood.

Goodpasture’s Jermaine Mason

RB Jermaine Mason, Goodpasture

Mason combined for 241 total yards (155 receiving, 86 rushing) and had three total touchdowns in a 31-28 win over CPA.

Christ Presbyterian Academy quarterback Ryan Eledge

QB Ryan Eledge, CPA

Eledge was 14 of 20 passing for 244 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-28 loss to Goodpasture

QB Tyler Boling, Jackson County

Boling was 14 of 23 passing for 236 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-0 win over East Robertson.

Independence’s Brandon Hines (4) drops back to pass during a game against Smyrna on Friday.

QB Brandon Hines, Independence

Hines was 11 of 16 passing for 229 yards and three TDs in a 62-14 win over Franklin County.

#2 Braden Reece QB/DB So Passes ball to #23 Spencer Burge RB/LB Sr

RB Spencer Burge, Friendship Christian

Burge had 30 carries for 201 yards and four TDs in a win over 42-12 win over Portland.

C.J. Laws

WR C.J. Laws, Pope John Paul II

Laws had eight catches for 171 yards and a touchdowns in a 67-35 loss to McCallie.

Reach Tom Kreager at 615-259-8089 and on Twitter @Kreager.

The Nashville Sports Council is close to finalizing a deal that will bring more college football to Nashville.

Louisville coach Bobby Petrino argues an official’s call during the second quarter of their game against Texas A&M at the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium Wednesday Dec. 30, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn.

Officials at Louisville and Western Kentucky are working with the Sports Council on a contract for a game that would be played at Nissan Stadium early in the 2019 season.

An official announcement is expected in the next two weeks.

“That’s certainly a game that we think would deliver a lot of fans and a lot of excitement to the city as well as a very significant economic impact and a national television audience,” said Nashville Sports Council president and CEO Scott Ramsey. “We’ve had lots of success with games like that in the past and it’s certainly something we’re very interested in possibly hosting.”

Since its inception in 1992 the Sports Council has brought five regular-season college football games to Nashville, all of which were played at Nissan Stadium.

The last was in 2015 when Tennessee played Bowling Green. The others: Western Kentucky vs. Kentucky (2011 and 2013), Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee State (2006) and Tennessee vs. Wyoming (2002).

The Sports Council also serves as host for the Franklin American Music City Bowl, which has been played annually since 1998.

Predators photographer shoots SI KIDS cover

Predators team photographer John Russell shot P.K. Subban for the October issue of Sports Illustrated KIDS.

Predators team photographer John Russell landed the cover for Sports Illustrated KIDS this month for the NHL Preview issue.

Russell shot Predators defenseman P.K. Subbanback on July 25 on the ice at Bridgestone Arena, right after Subban was traded from Montreal.

The headline on the cover: “GOT HIM! Forget Pikochu. P.K. Subban was hockey’s biggest off-season prize — and Nashville snagged the star defenseman.”

One of Russell’s photos made SI’s 2007 “Pictures of the Year” issue cover when he shot celebration of the NAIA football championship in Savannah, Tenn., for The Associated Press.

Former JPII linebacker leads FCS in tackles

Former Pope John Paul II linebacker Gunnar Scholato, a sophomore who walked on at Austin Peay in 2015 and is now on scholarship, had 73 tackles after six games, which was the most in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Gunnar Scholato

Scholato averages 12.2 tackles per game, which is second behind South Carolina State’s Darius Leonard (13.6).

“I’m just going out there and playing — there’s not really a number (of tackles) I’m trying to get every game,” Scholato said. “I’m just trying to run to the ball and trying to make plays.”

Scholato said is was “very humbling,” to be the nation’s leading tackler.

“I’m doing everything coach (Will Healy) is asking me to do,” he said.

Scholato’s younger brother Hunter, a linebacker and tight end at Station Camp, has committed to play at Austin Peay.

Coaches on the rise have local ties

USports “10 coaches on the rise in college basketball in 2016-17,” included several with ties to Middle Tennessee.

Jon Rothstein compiled the list in no particular order.

Those with local ties: Western Kentucky’s Rick Stansbury, who was an assistant at Austin Peay (1984-90), Monmouth’s King Rice, who was an assistant at Vanderbilt (2006-11), VCU’s Will Wade, a graduate of Franklin Road Academy and former Chattanooga coach, and East Tennessee State’s Steve Forbes, who was an assistant at Tennessee (2006-11).

Kornet, Bradds on national awards watch lists

Vanderbilt senior Luke Kornet is among the 20 players on the Kareem Abdul Jabbar Center of the Year watch list,  and Belmont senior Evan Bradds is on the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year list.

Both awards are presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Kornet and Bradds will square off against each other on Nov. 15 when Belmont visits Vanderbilt for the Commodores’ home opener.

In February both watch lists will be narrowed to 10 and in March to five. Winners be announced on April 7 at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles.

Major is new Middle Tennessee Football Foundation president

Former Middle Tennessee State football standout John Major is the new president of the National Football Foundation & College Sports Hall of Fame Middle Tennessee Chapter.

Major, who played football and baseball at Lebanon High, is a Murfreesboro resident and has served on the MTFF board for 10 years.

He played center at MTSU (1965-67) under coach Bubber Murphy.

Major replaced Bob Hyde, former Titans director of alumni relations and military outreach who served as president this past year.

The new vice presidents are former Tennessee defensive back Al Dorsey (external affairs) and former longtime sports talk radio show host George Plaster(internal affairs), who is now associate athletics director at Belmont.

TSU recruiting Cam Newton’s brother

Tennessee State is recruiting Cam Newton’s younger brother Caylin, who also plays quarterback, according to 247Sports.

Caylin is a senior at Grady High School in Atlanta and a three-star prospect.

Cam and Caylin’s older brother Cecil Jr. played at TSU. He was a starting center (2006-08), who went on to play in the NFL for Jacksonville (2009-2010).

Lipscomb assistant makes Golf Digest list

Ben Pellicani

Lipscomb associate head coach Ben Pellicani is listed on Golf Digest’s 2016-17 list of “The Best Young Teachers In America.”

Pellicani is 32 and also works as an instructor at Family Golf Center At Hickory Hollow.

He has been on coach Will Brewer’s staff at Lipscomb since 2014.

Hall of fame referee Billy Still dies

Longtime TSSAA football and basketball official Billy Still died last Sunday. He was 81.

Still, who played football, basketball and baseball at Hume-Fogg, officiated football games for 57 years and didn’t retire until three years ago after being injured while calling a scrimmage. He had stopped calling basketball games after suffering a stroke in 1998.

Still served for many years on the board of directors for the Middle Tennessee Football and Basketball Officials Associations.

He was inducted into the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame in 2012 and also received the John Patton Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with youth sports and was awarded the A.F. Bridges Sportsmanship Award for Football Official of the Year.

Tiasha Gray

APSU’s Gray signs pro deal in Sweden

Former Clarksville High and Austin Peay basketball standout Tiasha Gray signed a contract on Monday to play professionally in Sweden.

Gray, a two-time All-OVC performer who is Austin Peay’s all-time steals leader (315) and second-leading scorer (1,911 points), joined the Sweden Mark Basket team, which already has begun its season.

Belmont golfers make holes-in-one

Two Belmont freshman golfers made holes-in-one on consecutive days in the Austin Peay Intercollegiate Tournament at Greystone Golf Club in Dickson.

In his second round on Monday McCullough Pickens made his first career hole-in-one on the 145-yard, No. 11 hole.

Then in Tuesday’s third round Nate Thompson made his first ace on the 200-yard, No. 6.

Influential women in sports speaking at Vandy Sunday

A free round table discussion — Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Athletics Leadership — is open to the public Sunday and will feature five influential women in collegiate and professional sports at Vanderbilt’s McGugin Center.

Tiffany Daniels

The panel of speakers includes SEC associate commissioner Tiffany Daniels, TSU athletics director Teresa Phillips, Vanderbilt deputy athletics director Candice Lee, Predators executive vice president, general counsel and chief financial officer Michelle Kennedy and OVC commissioner Beth DeBauche.

The discussion will be from 3:30-4:30 p.m. and moderated by Vanderbilt women’s associate basketball coach and former ESPN broadcaster Carolyn Peck.

There will be a meet-and-greet/reception at 3 p.m.

Then at 7 p.m. ESPN senior vice president Rosalyn Durant, who oversees ESPNU, SEC Network and Longhorn Network, will speak on “Diversity and Leadership in Collegiate Athletics” in the Vanderbilt Student Life Center as part of the Crawford Lecture Series.

That event also is free.

SEMO uses Titans practice facility

Southeast Missouri’s football team stopped in Nashville Friday on its way to play Saturday at Tennessee Tech.

The Redhawks practiced at the Titans indoor bubble.

White welcomes back former Vandy players

New Vanderbilt women’s basketball coach Stephanie White wasted no time connecting with the Commodores former players.

White served as host for an alumni reunion this weekend.

Some who showed up: Sheri Sam, Karen Booker, Mara Cunningham, Cherish Stringfield, Patsy Smith, Teresa Phillips, Nicole Jules, Caroline Williams, Rhonda Blades, Lippy Kimery, Dana Turner and Jessica Mooney.

Cronan presented lifetime achievement award

Tennessee Director of Women’s Athletics Emeritus Joan Cronan received the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators Lifetime Achievement Award last week in Kansas City.

Cronan led the UT women’s athletics department, which was among the nation’s most successful, for 28 years.

She recently published a book, “Sport Is Life with the Volume Turned Up.”

If you have an item for Midstate Chatter contact Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 and on Twitter @MikeOrganWriter. 

SPORTS ON NASHVILLE TV

The top 5 local sporting events television ratings for Oct. 10-16.

1. College football: Alabama-Tennessee 25.7 rating

2. NFL: Titans-Browns 22.8 rating

3. NFL: Cowboys-Packers 13.5 rating

4. NFL: Broncos-Chargers 12.1 rating

5. NFL: Colts-Texans 11.1 rating

Each rating point is equal to 10,116 Nashville homes.

Source: Mark Binda, WTVF-5 program & research director

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