<span style="font-weight: 400">Moving up into the ranks of Class 5A football, we look deep into this classification and predict where we think each team will land in their region come season's end. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400">We also predict all-state teams and this is a talented classification with a tons of choices. </span>
<b>5A-Region 1</b>
<b>1. David Crockett</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">2. Daniel Boone</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">3. Tenn. High</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">4. Morristown-West</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">5. Cherokee</b>
<b>5A-Region 2 </b>
<b>1. </b><b>Knox. West</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">2. Knox. Central</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">3. Sevier Co.</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">4. Knox. Halls</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">5. Cocke Co.</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">6. Heritage </b>
<b>5A-Region 3</b>
<b>1. Powell</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">2. Oak Ridge</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">3. Karns</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">4. Campbell Co.</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">5. Clinton</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">6. Lenoir City </b>
<b>5A-Region 4 </b>
<b>1. Walker Valley</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">2. McMinn Co.</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">3. Rhea Co. </b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">4. Howard</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">5. Ooltewah </b>
<b>5A-Region 5</b>
<b>1. Mt. Juliet </b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">2. Hillsboro</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">3. White Co.</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">4. Wilson Central</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">5. Green Hill </b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">6. Station Camp</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">7. Hunters Lane </b>
<b>5A-Region 6</b>
<b>1. Nolensville</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">2. Page</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">3. Columbia Central</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">4. Franklin Co.</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">5. Spring Hill</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">6. Lincoln Co. </b>
<b>5A-Region 7</b>
<b>1. Henry Co.</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">2. Springfield</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">3. Portland</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">4. Northeast</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">5. Northwest</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">6. Kenwood </b>
<b>5A-Region 8</b>
<b>1. Memphis Central</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">2. Memp. Overton</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">3. Munford</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">4. Dyer Co.</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">5. Southwind</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">6. Brighton</b>
<b style="font-size: 1rem">7. Kingsbury</b>
<b>Playoff Predictions</b>
<b>Final Four: </b>Knox. West, Powell, Mt. Juliet, Henry Co.
<b>Championship: </b>Powell vs. Mt. Juliet
<b>Class 5A Pre-Season All-State</b>
<b>1st Team</b>
<b>Offense</b>
<b>(QB) [player_tooltip player_id="102302" first="Jordyn" last="Potts"] - Powell (‘23) </b>
<b>(RB) [player_tooltip player_id="101990" first="Kendall" last="Jackson"] - Oak Ridge </b>
<b>(RB) [player_tooltip player_id="102176" first="DeSean" last="Bishop"] - Karns (‘23)</b>
<b>(WR) [player_tooltip player_id="102238" first="Ayden" last="Greene"] - Powell (‘23)</b>
<b>(WR) [player_tooltip player_id="102307" first="Adarius" last="Redmond"] - Powell (‘23) </b>
<b>(Ath) [player_tooltip player_id="102000" first="Quincy" last="Briggs"] - Memphis Central </b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="102185" first="Luke" last="Brown"] - Henry Co. (‘23)</b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="119001" first="Garrett" last="Smith"] - Portland </b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="102078" first="Owen" last="Sacks"] - Page </b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="102022" first="Camron" last="Gann"] - Powell </b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="102188" first="Ayden" last="Bussell"] - Mt. Juliet (‘23) </b>
<b>Defense</b>
<b>(DL) [player_tooltip player_id="102100" first="Will" last="Hamlin"] - Daniel Boone</b>
<b>(DL) Walter Nolan - Powell </b>
<b>(DL) Isaiah McGaha - Knox. Central </b>
<b>(LB) [player_tooltip player_id="102228" first="J.J." last="Foust"] - Powell </b>
<b>(LB) [player_tooltip player_id="102140" first="Drew" last="Fisher"] - Rhea Co. </b>
<b>(LB) Jacob Bervan - Oak Ridge </b>
<b>(LB) [player_tooltip player_id="102205" first="Ethan" last="Crisp"] - Mt. Juliet (‘23) </b>
<b>(DB) [player_tooltip player_id="102027" first="Shannon" last="Blair"] - Knox. West</b>
<b>(DB) [player_tooltip player_id="102066" first="Isaiah" last="Lang"] - David Crockett </b>
<b>(DB) [player_tooltip player_id="101988" first="Mikeece" last="Jones"] - Hillsboro </b>
<b>(DB) [player_tooltip player_id="185548" first="Daishun" last="Sims"] - Walker Valley </b>
<b>2nd Team</b>
<b>Offense</b>
<b>(QB) [player_tooltip player_id="102160" first="Stephen" last="Swoner"] - Mt. Juliet </b>
<b>(RB) [player_tooltip player_id="102265" first="Zamaryion" last="Kendall"] - Henry Co. (‘23)</b>
<b>(RB) [player_tooltip player_id="102122" first="Auvic" last="White"] - Munford </b>
<b>(WR) [player_tooltip player_id="102088" first="Jayden" last="Collins"] - Powell</b>
<b>(WR) [player_tooltip player_id="102095" first="Will" last="Siaway"] - Knox. Central </b>
<b>(Ath) [player_tooltip player_id="102219" first="Malaki" last="Dowell"] - White Co. (‘23) </b>
<b>(OL) Zack Plunk - Knox. Halls </b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="150900" first="Conner" last="Coker"] - Mt. Juliet (‘23) </b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="150908" first="Cole" last="Horner"] - Dyer Co. </b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="150912" first="Zach" last="Weisel"] - Nolensville </b>
<b>(OL) [player_tooltip player_id="102110" first="Joshua" last="Bland"] - Karns </b>
<b>Defense</b>
<b>(DL) [player_tooltip player_id="102143" first="Noah" last="Giger"] - Knox. West </b>
<b>(DL) [player_tooltip player_id="150353" first="George" last="Thomas III"] - Memp. Overton (‘23) </b>
<b>(DL) [player_tooltip player_id="159856" first="Jeffrey" last="Pillows"] - Mt. Juliet </b>
<b>(DL) Matthew Bell - Hillsboro (‘23) </b>
<b>(LB) [player_tooltip player_id="150365" first="Taylor" last="Wein"] - Nolensville (‘23) </b>
<b>(DB) [player_tooltip player_id="102167" first="Jordan" last="Williams"] - David Crockett </b>
<b>(DB) Ben Cernaglia - Munford </b>
<b>(DB) [player_tooltip player_id="102310" first="Elijah" last="Rogers"] - Oak Ridge (‘23) </b>
<b>(DB) [player_tooltip player_id="153062" first="Jheraye" last="Finley"] - Walker Valley </b>
<b>(DB) Braxton White - Sevier Co. </b>
<b>(DB) [player_tooltip player_id="153044" first="Jaydon" last="Jones"] - Northeast </b>
<span style="font-weight: 400">(DB) </span><b>John Rucker</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - David Crockett, (RB/S) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="150477" first="Tison" last="Johnson"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, (RB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="150847" first="Hunter" last="Delaney"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Mo-West, (QB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="150808" first="Steven" last="Johnson"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Tenn. High, (RB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102173" first="Trevon" last="Barfield"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Knox. West, (QB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102084" first="Collin" last="Shannon"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Sevier Co., (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102168" first="Simon" last="Williams"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Knox. Halls, (LB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="153034" first="Quisean" last="Jackson"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, (QB) </span><b>Ryan Bolton</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, (OL) </span><b>Brady Cash</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Knox. Central, (QB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102254" first="Cassen" last="Huffaker"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102297" first="Adarion" last="Patton"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Karns, (OT/G) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102277" first="Barrett" last="Maddox"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Clinton, (QB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102328" first="Peyton" last="Sharpe"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Oak Ridge, (RB/S) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="150841" first="Spencer" last="Jackson"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Walker Valley, (QB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102289" first="Jayden" last="Miller"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - McMinn Co., (Ath) </span><b>Amarion Workings</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Mt. Juliet, (QB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="150807" first="Jake" last="McNamara"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Page, (WR) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102226" first="Chance" last="Fitzgerald"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Nolensville, (OG/C) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102243" first="Keon" last="Hardin"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Springfield, (RB/S) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102220" first="Braylon" last="Dowlen"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Portland, (QB) </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="102210" first="Ryan" last="Damron"]</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Henry Co., (Ath) </span><b>Adarius Liggon</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> - Dyer Co., </span>
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