#TNHSFB Playoff Primer: Class 1A-3A
In this article:
Postseason play has arrived here in Tennessee! It's time to see who has what it takes to win their way to Chattanooga and come out with a state championship!
Here we provide a look at each classification and how the brackets stack up headed into the 1st round along with predictions, players to watch and championship contenders.
Class 1A Brackets/Matchups
R1 - #1 Cloudland (9-1) (Home)
R2 - #4 Greenback (3-6)
R2 - #2 Oakdale (7-3) (Home)
R1 - #3 Jellico (4-5)
R2 - #3 Midway (6-3) R1 - #2 Unaka (7-3) (Home) R1 - #4 North Greene (3-7) R2 - #1 Coalfield (8-2) (Home)
R3 - #1 South Pittsburg (6-2) (Home) R4 - #4 Red Boiling Springs (3-6) R4 - #2 Clay Co. (9-1) (Home) R3 - #3 Sale Creek (5-5)
R4 - #3 Jo Byrns (5-5) R3 - #2 Whitwell (4-3) (Home) R3 - #4 Copper Basin (2-6) R4 - #1 Gordonsville (9-1) (Home) ----------------------------- R5 - #1 Fayetteville (9-1) (Home) R6 - #4 Gleason (6-4) R6 - #2 Dresden (7-3) (Home) R5 - #3 Eagleville (4-5) -------- R6 - #3 McEwen (7-3) R5 - #2 Cornersville (8-2) (Home) R5 - #4 Moore Co. (4-6) R6 - #1 McKenzie (10-0) (Home) -------- R7 - #1 Peabody (8-1) (Home) R8 - #4 MASE (3-7) R8 - #2 Washington (4-4) (Home) R7 - #3 West Carroll (7-3) ------- R8 - #3 Bluff City (2-4) R7 - #2 Lake Co. (5-3) (Home) R7 - #4 Humboldt (3-6) R8 - #1 Middle College (8-0) (Home) Top Title Contenders: South Pittsburg, Fayetteville, McKenzie, Peabody Sleeper Teams: Cloudland, Coalfield, Gordonsville, Middle College Top Players to Know: (RB) De’Andre Kelly De’Andre Kelly 6'0" | 195 lbs | RB South Pittsburg | 2022 State TN (SP), (OL) Gus Hill Gus Hill 6'4" | 295 lbs | OL Fayetteville | 2022 State TN (FV), ‘23 (Ath) Marquez Taylor
Marquez
Taylor
5'11" | 170 lbs | RB
McKenzie | 2023
State
TN
(McK), (RB)
Khalik Ganaway
Khalik
Ganaway
5'8" | 165 lbs | RB
Peabody | 2022
State
TN
(PB), ‘23 (QB)
Sam Driggers
Sam
Driggers
6'0" | 200 lbs | QB
Peabody | 2023
State
TN
(PB), (Ath) Xander Moon (WC)
Best 1st Rd Game: Midway (6-3) at Unaka (7-3)
Final Four: South Pittsburg vs. Coalfield, McKenzie vs. Peabody
Title Game: South Pittsburg vs. Peabody
Champion: Peabody Golden Tide
Class 2A Brackets/Matchups
R1 - #1 South Greene (8-2) (Home)
R2 - #4 York Institute (3-7)
R2 - #2 Oneida (7-3) (Home)
R1 - #3 Cumberland Gap (4-6)
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R2 - #3 Monterey (6-4)
R1 - #2 Hampton (7-2) (Home)
R1 - #4 Happy Valley (2-8)
R2 - #1 Rockwood (7-3) (Home)
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R3 - #1 Meigs Co. (9-0) (Home)
R4 - #4 East Robertson (5-5)
R4 - #2 Trousdale Co. (8-1) (Home)
R3 - #3 Tyner Academy (7-3)
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R4 - #3 Westmoreland (3-7)
R3 - #2 Marion Co. (8-1) (Home)
R3 -#4 Bledsoe Co. (5-3)
R4 - #1 Watertown (7-3)
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R5 - #1 Forrest (7-3) (Home)
R6 - #4 Adamsville (4-6)
R6 - #2 Lewis Co. (7-3) (Home)
R5 - #3 Cascade (8-2)
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R6 - #3 East Hickman (7-2)
R5 - #2 Summertown (7-2) (Home)
R5 - #4 Loretto (4-6)
R6 - #1 Riverside (9-1)
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R7 - #1 Westview (9-1) (Home)
R8 - #4 Freedom Prep (6-4)
R8 - #2 Fairley (8-2) (Home)
R7 - #3 Union City (7-3)
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R8 - #3 Mitchell (8-2)
R7 - #2 Huntingdon (8-2) (Home)
R7 - #4 Camden (3-6
R8 - #1 MAHS (9-1)
Top Title Contenders: Meigs Co., Trousdale Co., Westview, MAHS
Sleeper Teams: Marion Co., Riverside, Huntingdon
Top Players to Know: (QB/S)
Luke Myers
Luke
Myers
6'0" | 190 lbs | QB
South Greene | 2022
TN
(SG), (C/G)
Austin Andrews
Austin
Andrews
6'3" | 285 lbs | OL
Meigs County | 2022
State
TN
(MC), (Ath)
Keenan Burnley
Keenan
Burnley
6'0" | 170 lbs | DB
Trousdale County | 2022
State
TN
(TC), (LB)
Mason Keel
Mason
Keel
6'1" | 215 lbs | LB
Marion County | 2022
TN
(MarC), (Ath)
Taylor Aric
Taylor
Aric
5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH
Cloudland | 2022
TN
(FOR), (QB)
Ty Simpson
Ty
Simpson
6'2" | 190 lbs | QB
Westview | 2022
State
TN
(WV), (WR)
Joseph Adams
Joseph
Adams
5'11" | 180 lbs | WR
Mitchell | 2022
State
TN
(MT), (OL)
Darius Gordon
Darius
Gordon
6'3" | 290 lbs | OL
Huntingdon | 2022
State
TN
(HUNT), (Ath)
Cameron Miller
Cameron
Miller
6'1" | 190 lbs | ATH/TE
M.A.H.S. | 2022
State
TN
(MAHS), (Ath)
Jalen Dale
Jalen
Dale
5'11" | 185 lbs | ATH
M.A.H.S. | 2022
State
TN
(MAHS),
Jalen Shelton
Jalen
Shelton
6'0" | 185 lbs | WR
M.A.H.S. | 2022
State
TN
(MAHS)
Best 1st Rd Game: Mitchell (8-2) at Huntingdon (8-2)
Final Four: South Greene vs. Meigs Co, Riverside vs. MAHS
Title Game: Meigs Co. vs. MAHS
Champion: MAHS Lions
Class 3A Brackets/Matchups
R1 - #1 Unicoi Co. (9-1) (Home)
R2 - #4 Austin-East (2-7)
R2 - #2 Pigeon Forge (7-2) (Home)
R1 - #3 West Greene (4-5)
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R2 - #3 Gatlinburg-Pittman (6-4)
R1 - #2 Chuckey-Doak (6-4) (Home)
R1 - #4 Johnson Co. (2-7)
R2 - #1 Alcoa (9-1) (Home)
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R3 - #1 Loudon (9-1) (Home)
R4 - #4 Grundy Co. (2-6)
R4 - #2 Cannon Co. (5-4) (Home)
R3 - #3 Signal Mountain (6-4)
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R4 - #3 Sequatchie Co. (4-6)
R3 - #2 Kingston (7-3) (Home)
R3 - #4 Sweetwater (4-5)
R4 - #1 Giles Co. (9-0) (Home)
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R5 - #1 East Nashville (6-4) (Home)
R6 - #4 White House-Heritage (5-5)
R6 - #2 Waverly (8-1) (Home)
R5 - #3 Jackson Co. (4-5)
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R6 - #3 Fairview (6-4)
R5 - #2 Smith Co. (5-5) (Home)
R5 - #4 Stratford (3-7)
R6 - #1 White House (9-1)
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R7 - #1 Dyersburg (9-0) (Home)
R8 - #4 Sheffield (4-6)
R8 - #2 Trezevant (6-3) (Home)
R7 - #3 Millington (5-4)
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R8 - #3 Raleigh Egypt (5-4)
R7 - #2 Covington (7-2) (Home)
R7 - #4 Ripley (4-6)
R8 - #1 Memphis-East (6-4) (Home)
Top Title Contenders: Alcoa, Giles Co., Dyersburg, Covington
Sleeper Teams: Unicoi Co, Waverly, White House
Players to Know: (TE)
Reese Cole
Reese
Cole
6'5" | 235 lbs | TE
Gatlinburg-Pittman | 2022
State
TN
(GP), (QB)
Caden Buckles
Caden
Buckles
6'1" | 210 lbs | QB
Alcoa | 2022
State
TN
(ALC), (LB)
Major Newman
Major
Newman
6'3" | 190 lbs | LB
Alcoa | 2022
State
TN
(ALC), ‘23 (OL)
Lance Williams
Lance
Williams
6'4" | 300 lbs | OL
Alcoa | 2023
State
TN
(ALC), ‘23 (OL)
Tyler Jeffries
Tyler
Jeffries
6'4" | 290 lbs | OL
Alcoa | 2023
State
TN
(ALC), (RB)
Chaye McElroy
Chaye
McElroy
5'9" | 200 lbs | RB
Giles County | 2022
State
TN
(GC), (QB)
Jacob Dooley
Jacob
Dooley
6'1" | 195 lbs | QB
Waverly Central | 2022
State
TN
(WAV), ‘23 (RB)
Layden Grant
Layden
Grant
5'10" | 190 lbs | RB
Fairview | 2023
TN
(FV), (RB)
Ranen Blackburn
Ranen
Blackburn
5'11" | 175 lbs | RB
White House | 2022
State
TN
(WH), (LB)
Pierce Scholato
Pierce
Scholato
6'3" | 225 lbs | LB
White House | 2022
State
TN
(WH), (DB)
Jalen Fayne
Jalen
Fayne
5'10" | 180 lbs | DB
Covington | 2022
State
TN
(COV), ‘23 (DB)
A.C. Mason-Young
A.C.
Mason-Young
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Covington | 2023
State
TN
(COV), ‘23 (RB)
Jamarion Dowell
Jamarion
Dowell
5'8" | 165 lbs | RB
Covington | 2023
State
TN
Best 1st Rd Game: Fairview (6-4) at Smith Co. (5-5)
Final Four: Alcoa vs. Giles Co., Waverly vs. Covington
Title Game: Alcoa vs. Covington
Champion: Alcoa Tornadoes
R2 - #3 Midway (6-3) R1 - #2 Unaka (7-3) (Home) R1 - #4 North Greene (3-7) R2 - #1 Coalfield (8-2) (Home)
R3 - #1 South Pittsburg (6-2) (Home) R4 - #4 Red Boiling Springs (3-6) R4 - #2 Clay Co. (9-1) (Home) R3 - #3 Sale Creek (5-5)
R4 - #3 Jo Byrns (5-5) R3 - #2 Whitwell (4-3) (Home) R3 - #4 Copper Basin (2-6) R4 - #1 Gordonsville (9-1) (Home) ----------------------------- R5 - #1 Fayetteville (9-1) (Home) R6 - #4 Gleason (6-4) R6 - #2 Dresden (7-3) (Home) R5 - #3 Eagleville (4-5) -------- R6 - #3 McEwen (7-3) R5 - #2 Cornersville (8-2) (Home) R5 - #4 Moore Co. (4-6) R6 - #1 McKenzie (10-0) (Home) -------- R7 - #1 Peabody (8-1) (Home) R8 - #4 MASE (3-7) R8 - #2 Washington (4-4) (Home) R7 - #3 West Carroll (7-3) ------- R8 - #3 Bluff City (2-4) R7 - #2 Lake Co. (5-3) (Home) R7 - #4 Humboldt (3-6) R8 - #1 Middle College (8-0) (Home) Top Title Contenders: South Pittsburg, Fayetteville, McKenzie, Peabody Sleeper Teams: Cloudland, Coalfield, Gordonsville, Middle College Top Players to Know: (RB) De’Andre Kelly De’Andre Kelly 6'0" | 195 lbs | RB South Pittsburg | 2022 State TN (SP), (OL) Gus Hill Gus Hill 6'4" | 295 lbs | OL Fayetteville | 2022 State TN (FV), ‘23 (Ath) Marquez Taylor
Marquez
Taylor
5'11" | 170 lbs | RB
McKenzie | 2023
State
TN
(McK), (RB)
Khalik Ganaway
Khalik
Ganaway
5'8" | 165 lbs | RB
Peabody | 2022
State
TN
(PB), ‘23 (QB)
Sam Driggers
Sam
Driggers
6'0" | 200 lbs | QB
Peabody | 2023
State
TN
(PB), (Ath) Xander Moon (WC)
Best 1st Rd Game: Midway (6-3) at Unaka (7-3)
Final Four: South Pittsburg vs. Coalfield, McKenzie vs. Peabody
Title Game: South Pittsburg vs. Peabody
Champion: Peabody Golden Tide
Class 2A Brackets/Matchups
R1 - #1 South Greene (8-2) (Home)
R2 - #4 York Institute (3-7)
R2 - #2 Oneida (7-3) (Home)
R1 - #3 Cumberland Gap (4-6)
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R2 - #3 Monterey (6-4)
R1 - #2 Hampton (7-2) (Home)
R1 - #4 Happy Valley (2-8)
R2 - #1 Rockwood (7-3) (Home)
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R3 - #1 Meigs Co. (9-0) (Home)
R4 - #4 East Robertson (5-5)
R4 - #2 Trousdale Co. (8-1) (Home)
R3 - #3 Tyner Academy (7-3)
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R4 - #3 Westmoreland (3-7)
R3 - #2 Marion Co. (8-1) (Home)
R3 -#4 Bledsoe Co. (5-3)
R4 - #1 Watertown (7-3)
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R5 - #1 Forrest (7-3) (Home)
R6 - #4 Adamsville (4-6)
R6 - #2 Lewis Co. (7-3) (Home)
R5 - #3 Cascade (8-2)
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R6 - #3 East Hickman (7-2)
R5 - #2 Summertown (7-2) (Home)
R5 - #4 Loretto (4-6)
R6 - #1 Riverside (9-1)
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R7 - #1 Westview (9-1) (Home)
R8 - #4 Freedom Prep (6-4)
R8 - #2 Fairley (8-2) (Home)
R7 - #3 Union City (7-3)
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R8 - #3 Mitchell (8-2)
R7 - #2 Huntingdon (8-2) (Home)
R7 - #4 Camden (3-6
R8 - #1 MAHS (9-1)
Top Title Contenders: Meigs Co., Trousdale Co., Westview, MAHS
Sleeper Teams: Marion Co., Riverside, Huntingdon
Top Players to Know: (QB/S)
Luke Myers
Luke
Myers
6'0" | 190 lbs | QB
South Greene | 2022
TN
(SG), (C/G)
Austin Andrews
Austin
Andrews
6'3" | 285 lbs | OL
Meigs County | 2022
State
TN
(MC), (Ath)
Keenan Burnley
Keenan
Burnley
6'0" | 170 lbs | DB
Trousdale County | 2022
State
TN
(TC), (LB)
Mason Keel
Mason
Keel
6'1" | 215 lbs | LB
Marion County | 2022
TN
(MarC), (Ath)
Taylor Aric
Taylor
Aric
5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH
Cloudland | 2022
TN
(FOR), (QB)
Ty Simpson
Ty
Simpson
6'2" | 190 lbs | QB
Westview | 2022
State
TN
(WV), (WR)
Joseph Adams
Joseph
Adams
5'11" | 180 lbs | WR
Mitchell | 2022
State
TN
(MT), (OL)
Darius Gordon
Darius
Gordon
6'3" | 290 lbs | OL
Huntingdon | 2022
State
TN
(HUNT), (Ath)
Cameron Miller
Cameron
Miller
6'1" | 190 lbs | ATH/TE
M.A.H.S. | 2022
State
TN
(MAHS), (Ath)
Jalen Dale
Jalen
Dale
5'11" | 185 lbs | ATH
M.A.H.S. | 2022
State
TN
(MAHS),
Jalen Shelton
Jalen
Shelton
6'0" | 185 lbs | WR
M.A.H.S. | 2022
State
TN
(MAHS)
Best 1st Rd Game: Mitchell (8-2) at Huntingdon (8-2)
Final Four: South Greene vs. Meigs Co, Riverside vs. MAHS
Title Game: Meigs Co. vs. MAHS
Champion: MAHS Lions
Class 3A Brackets/Matchups
R1 - #1 Unicoi Co. (9-1) (Home)
R2 - #4 Austin-East (2-7)
R2 - #2 Pigeon Forge (7-2) (Home)
R1 - #3 West Greene (4-5)
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R2 - #3 Gatlinburg-Pittman (6-4)
R1 - #2 Chuckey-Doak (6-4) (Home)
R1 - #4 Johnson Co. (2-7)
R2 - #1 Alcoa (9-1) (Home)
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R3 - #1 Loudon (9-1) (Home)
R4 - #4 Grundy Co. (2-6)
R4 - #2 Cannon Co. (5-4) (Home)
R3 - #3 Signal Mountain (6-4)
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R4 - #3 Sequatchie Co. (4-6)
R3 - #2 Kingston (7-3) (Home)
R3 - #4 Sweetwater (4-5)
R4 - #1 Giles Co. (9-0) (Home)
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R5 - #1 East Nashville (6-4) (Home)
R6 - #4 White House-Heritage (5-5)
R6 - #2 Waverly (8-1) (Home)
R5 - #3 Jackson Co. (4-5)
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R6 - #3 Fairview (6-4)
R5 - #2 Smith Co. (5-5) (Home)
R5 - #4 Stratford (3-7)
R6 - #1 White House (9-1)
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R7 - #1 Dyersburg (9-0) (Home)
R8 - #4 Sheffield (4-6)
R8 - #2 Trezevant (6-3) (Home)
R7 - #3 Millington (5-4)
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R8 - #3 Raleigh Egypt (5-4)
R7 - #2 Covington (7-2) (Home)
R7 - #4 Ripley (4-6)
R8 - #1 Memphis-East (6-4) (Home)
Top Title Contenders: Alcoa, Giles Co., Dyersburg, Covington
Sleeper Teams: Unicoi Co, Waverly, White House
Players to Know: (TE)
Reese Cole
Reese
Cole
6'5" | 235 lbs | TE
Gatlinburg-Pittman | 2022
State
TN
(GP), (QB)
Caden Buckles
Caden
Buckles
6'1" | 210 lbs | QB
Alcoa | 2022
State
TN
(ALC), (LB)
Major Newman
Major
Newman
6'3" | 190 lbs | LB
Alcoa | 2022
State
TN
(ALC), ‘23 (OL)
Lance Williams
Lance
Williams
6'4" | 300 lbs | OL
Alcoa | 2023
State
TN
(ALC), ‘23 (OL)
Tyler Jeffries
Tyler
Jeffries
6'4" | 290 lbs | OL
Alcoa | 2023
State
TN
(ALC), (RB)
Chaye McElroy
Chaye
McElroy
5'9" | 200 lbs | RB
Giles County | 2022
State
TN
(GC), (QB)
Jacob Dooley
Jacob
Dooley
6'1" | 195 lbs | QB
Waverly Central | 2022
State
TN
(WAV), ‘23 (RB)
Layden Grant
Layden
Grant
5'10" | 190 lbs | RB
Fairview | 2023
TN
(FV), (RB)
Ranen Blackburn
Ranen
Blackburn
5'11" | 175 lbs | RB
White House | 2022
State
TN
(WH), (LB)
Pierce Scholato
Pierce
Scholato
6'3" | 225 lbs | LB
White House | 2022
State
TN
(WH), (DB)
Jalen Fayne
Jalen
Fayne
5'10" | 180 lbs | DB
Covington | 2022
State
TN
(COV), ‘23 (DB)
A.C. Mason-Young
A.C.
Mason-Young
5'11" | 180 lbs | DB
Covington | 2023
State
TN
(COV), ‘23 (RB)
Jamarion Dowell
Jamarion
Dowell
5'8" | 165 lbs | RB
Covington | 2023
State
TN
Best 1st Rd Game: Fairview (6-4) at Smith Co. (5-5)
Final Four: Alcoa vs. Giles Co., Waverly vs. Covington
Title Game: Alcoa vs. Covington
Champion: Alcoa Tornadoes
