The Times Are A Changing.
It’s week 14 for High School Football in our state, better known as the quarterfinals of the playoffs. The continuing population shift toward the Middle Tennessee area is having a big impact on the playoffs. Here are the facts:
- Of the 30 playoff games this week 13 will be played in Middle Tennessee
- 6 other Middle Tennessee teams will travel to other parts of the state to play games.
- The total number of teams still alive in the playoffs are Middle (29); East (19); West (12)
- 48% of all teams remaining are from the Middle Tennessee area.
So, what is happening? As one of the fastest growing areas in the country and people moving to the Nashville area in record numbers the number of schools are growing just as fast. Hence, more schools equal more spots in the playoffs.
What will this mean as far as championships. Fortunately, great teams are in every corner of our state so I don’t think we will see big changes in the percentage of Middle Tennessee state championships but certainly the number making it deep into the playoffs will continue to increase just because of the sheer numbers involved. We will keep a track on it for you.
Below are the quarterfinal games by geographical regions this week. Pick you out a game and go enjoy. You can contact me at phil@prepweekly.com
East Tennessee
| Pigeon Forge at Alcoa |
| Coalfield at Cloudland |
| Elizabethton at Greeneville |
| Knoxville Central at Knoxville West |
| Giles Co. at Loudon |
| Farragut at Maryville |
| Pope John Paul at McCallie |
| Hampton at Oneida |
| Rhea Co. at Powell |
| Upperman at Red Bank |
| Gordonsville at South Pittsburg |
Middle Tennessee
| White House at East Nashville |
| McKenzie at Fayetteville |
| Riverside at Forrest |
| Page at Green Hill |
| Beech at Hendersonville |
| Oakland at Lebanon |
| Davidson Academy at Lipscomb Academy |
| Christian Brothers at MBA |
| Nashville Christian at MTCS |
| Henry Co. at Springfield |
| Ravenwood at Summit |
| Pearl Cohn at Tullahoma |
| Trousdale Co. at Watertown |
West Tennessee
| Covington at Dyersburg |
| South Gibson at Haywood |
| CPA at Lausanne |
| Lake Co. at Peabody |
| DCA at USJ |
| MAHS at Westview |