It’s Finally Here. After 16 weeks of football, this week we will crown nine state champions for the 2021 football season. The first season back to almost normal has been completed and the cream has risen to the top and we have some great matchups ahead.
When you look at the brackets, they lean heavily toward the Mid-State having a big advantage. Afterall, they have 10 of the 18 teams in the championship games. East Tennessee has 6 teams while the west has only 2 teams this year. However, because of the population explosion in the mid-state their schools are heavily concentrated in the 4A through 6A brackets as well as Division II. In those six games 9 out of the 12 teams playing are mid-state teams. So, while they are beating up on each other it is possible, maybe likely that East Tennessee will go home with the most Gold Balls.
Here is the schedule for each game this week. We will break the games down for you starting on Wednesday.
Division I
Class1 A: South Pittsburgh vs McKenzie Friday at 3pm
Class 2A: Hampton vs Westview: Saturday at 3pm
Class 3A: Alcoa vs Nashville East: Friday at 11am
Class 4A: Elizabethton vs Tullahoma; Saturday at 11am
Class 5A: Powell vs Page: Friday at 7pm
Class 6A: Summit vs Page: Saturday at 7pm
Division II
Class 1A: NCS vs DCA: Thursday at 3pm
Class 2A: CPA vs Lipscomb: Thursday at 11am
Class 3AI MBA vs McCallie: Thursday at 7pm