2021 State Championships Are Here
The 2021 State Championship Football games come to Chattanooga for the first time ever this week. Great weather, great teams and great games are all in the forecast. In the 9 games there are 14 Mr. Football Finalists. All three geographical regions of our state are represented with 10 coming from the Midstate.
Below is a fans guide to every game with your players to watch for. If you can get down and watch these games and enjoy the great city of Chattanooga. It will be a blast.
Division l
1A- McKenzie vs South Pittsburgh- Friday 3pm
Undefeated McKenzie comes into the game favored by most people after beating top ranked Peabody last week. South Pittsburgh had games cancelled, lost their head coach, and played 6A number one Oakland during the season. Our pick: South Pittsburg in an upset.
Players to watch:
McKenzie- RB Marquez Taylor (Mr. Football Finalist)
South Pitt- RB De’Andre Kelly (Mr. Football Finalist)
2A- Hampton vs South Pittsburg- Saturday 3pm
Hampton beat a really good Trousdale team to get here but Westview has rolled through the playoffs with the closest win being by 16 points. Alabama recruit QB Ty Simpson will be too much to handle. Our Pick: Westview.
Key Players to watch:
Westview- QB Ty Simpson (Alabama Commit) (Mr. Football Finalist)
Hampton- QB Conor Jones
3A- Alcoa vs East Nashville- Friday 11am
A common question on radio talk shows around the state is, why does Alcoa continue to play in 3A and not move up to 6A where they belong? We will let you answer that. Number 17 for Mr. Rankin will come against a really good East team that deserves better. Our pick: Alcoa
Key Players to watch:
Alcoa- QB Caden Buckles (Mr. Football Finalist)
East Nashville- QB Zack Beard
4A- Elizabethton vs Tullahoma- Saturday 11am
Two-time defending champs Elizabethton reached the championship game via an upset of top ranked Greeneville. Tullahoma comes into the game undefeated, having beaten their playoff opponents by an average of 30 points a game. Our Pick: Tullahoma
Key Players to watch:
Elizabethton- QB Bryson Rollins
Tullahoma- QB Brian Scott; K Justin Chadwick (Mr. Football Finalist)
5A- Powell vs Page- Friday at 7pm
Powell’s demolition of Knox West in the semi finals was truly eye opening. Page’s miraculous 35-point fourth quarter last week was one for the ages. Our Pick; Powell in a close one.
Key Players to watch:
Powell- Walter Nolan (Texas A&M Recruit) (Mr. Football Finalist)
QB Jordon Potts
Page- QB Jake McNamara (Mr. Football Finalist)
6A- Summit vs Oakland- Saturday 7pm
This should be a great one. Summit, last years 5A champions have been just as impressive this year. Oakland is Oakland: Our Pick: Oakland
Key players to watch:
Summit- Dustin and Wade Keaton (Ky Commits) (Mr. Football Finalists)
Oakland- RB Jordan James (Georgia Commit) (Mr. Football Finalist)
WR Isaiah Horton (Miami Commit)
Division II
1A- DCA vs NCS- Thursday 3pm
DCS won the first meeting of these two teams in the rain earlier in the year. NCS has had the most success the last decade. Our Pick: DCA
Key players to watch:
NCS- QB T. Morris (Mr. Football Finalist)
DCS- QB Bradford Gaines (Mr. Football Finalist); RB Ashton Jones
2A- CPA vs Lipscomb- Thursday 11am
This is a repeat of last years championship game. Lipscomb rolled in the regular season game this year. CPA wants revenge. This game will be much closer: Our Pick: Lipscomb
Key Players to watch:
CPA- LB Langston Patterson (Vanderbilt Commit) (Mr. Football Finalist)
QB Cade Law (Vanderbilt Baseball Commit)
Lipscomb- QB Luther Richesson; (Cincinnati Commit) (Mr. Football Finalist)
RB Alex Broome (Boston College Commit) (Mr. Football Finalist)
3A- McCallie vs MBA- Thursday 7pm
McCallie has been the favorite all year and comes into the game undefeated. MBA went on a roll late in the season and in the Playoffs:
Our Pick: McCallie
Key Players to watch:
McCallie- QB Will Riddle (Mr. Football Finalist)
MBA- QB Marcel Reese