All District Team for 15-AA

First Team Offense

QB-Andrew McIntyre-Craigmont
QB-Quinton Richmond-Douglass
QB-Martavious Johnson-Trezevant
QB-James Smith-Manassas
QB-Jordan Spencer-Trezevant
RB-Rayford Albright-Manassas
RB-Michael Braden-Craigmont
RB-Marcus Bradley-Trezevant
RB-George Monson-Trezevant
RB-LaDarrion Seymour-Manassas
RB-Zephaniah Young-Westwood
WR-Nikia Cathey-Westwood
WR-Patrick Hill-Sheffield
WR-Cinque Reynolds-Douglass
WR-Antonio Turner-Frayser
WR-Michael Virgous-Manassas
WR-Veruntavious Walton-Trezevant
WR-Kristian Wilkerson-Craigmont
FB/TE-Tyler Sturdvant-Sheffield
C-Jared Bowser-Craigmont
C-Tony Grandberry-Trezevant
C-Carlos Mathis-Frayser
T-Sterling Bradley-Craigmont
T-Devin King-Sheffield
T-Tony Nelson-Westwood
T-Darrius Taylor-Frayser
T-Johnathan Townsend-Douglass
G-Jerry Hall-Trezevant
G-Phillip Haynes-Manassas
G-Michael Hurd-Manassas
G-Kevin Jones-Trezevant
G-Darion Smith-Manassas
G-Albert Terry-Trezevant
G-Qazarrious Lacey-Trezevant

First Team Defense
DE-Danny Barlow-Westwood
DE-Javarius Bruce-Manassas
DE-Anthony Clear-Frayser
DE-Markavis Cobbins-Frayser
DE-Desmond Hawkins-Craigmont
DE-Antuan Ivory-Craigmont
DE-Torrey Mabone-Trezevant
DE-Robert Parson-Douglass
DL-Deontay Hughes-Trezevant
DL-Quinton Mitchell-Manassas
DL-George Monson-Trezevant
DL-Tevin Tate-Douglass
DL-Frank Walker-Trezevant
LB-Demarius Cason-Craigmont
LB-Nicholas Clay-Trezevant
LB-TaDarius Davis-Manassas
LB-Demarco Ewing-Craigmont
LB-Raheem Forest-Frayser
LB-Tracey Grant-Sheffield
LB-Vonterio Johnson-Trezevant
LB-Myron Lewis-Douglass
LB-Tyler Sturdvant-Sheffield
LB-Justin Swift-Trezevant
LB-Johnathan Townsend-Douglass
LB-Joshua Whitten-Manassas
CB-Eric Barton-Manassas
CB-Phildarius Butler-Trezevant
CB-Tito Hunter-Trezevant
CB-Tanerio Lauderdale-Frayser
CB-Gabriel Scott-Trezevant
SS-Lawrence Mosley-Craigmont
SS-Kendrick Turner-Sheffield
FS-Vincent Dowthard-Sheffield
FS-Cinque Reynolds-Douglass

Offensive Player of the Year-Jamal Jones-Trezevant
Defensive Player of the Year-Demarius Cason-Craigmont
Special Teams Player of the Year-Nikia Cathey-Westwood
Coach of the Year-Teli White-Trezevant

All state team selections from the TSWA

The following players were chosen as all state selections by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association

6A
Offense
QB-Cedrick Wilson-White Station
OL-Charles Mosley-Brighton
OL-Thomas Burton-Whitehaven
ATH-Deddrick Thomas-Central
K-CJ Stafford-Houston

Defense
LB-Petera Wilson-White Station
LB-Josh McMillon-Whitehaven
DB-Jimmy Keys-Southwind
DB-Mo Maat-Cordova

5A
Offense
QB-LeEarl Patterson-Melrose
WR-Cornelius Sturghill-Melrose

Defense
DL-Terry Fultz-Ridgeway
DL-Ray Taylor-East
DB-Kyland Tate-East

4A
Offense
RB-Jamal Jones-Trezevant
WR-Gabriel Scott-Trezevant

Defense
DL-Torrey Mabone-Trezevant
LB-Nicholas Clay-Trezevant

3A
Offense
WR-Nikia Cathey-Westwood

2A
Offense
ATH-Dejuan McQuarters-Mitchell
OL-Denzel Murphy-Mitchell

D2AA
Offense
RB-Colton Neel-MUS
WR-Devin Perry-MUS
OL-Drew Richmond-MUS
TE-DJ Palmore-CBHS

Defense
LB-Tim Hart-MUS
LB-James Prather-MUS
LB-Hunter Bledsoe-Briarcrest
P-Gary Wunderlich-MUS

D2A
Offense
QB-Dean Brown-St. George's
RB-Cole Heotis-ECS
RB-Kortney Morris-FACS
OL-Jacob Still-St. George's
OL-McKenzie Hill-ECS

Defense
DB-William Brown-St. George's
DB-Christian Santiago-Harding Academy

Post season honors for area players continue to roll in

4 more area players have been selected to participate in a post season all star game. The 2013 Bernard Blackwell North vs South game will be played on December 21 in Gulfport, Mississippi. The players selected to compete in this game are Lake Cormorant WR Ryan Golden, Olive Branch RB Marcus LeFlore and Olive Branch OL Ronald Cochran & Chris Phillips.

Post season honors for West Memphis standout

Blue Devils star Jarvis Cooper was named as of the three finalists for the 2013 Farm Bureau Awards in 6A/7A Defensive Player of the Year. These awards will be handed out Dec. 16 in Little Rock. Cooper, who excelled on both sides of the ball, has committed to the University of Memphis.

Here is a copy of the entire list of players and coaches in each classification:

All District Team for 15-AAA

1st Team Offense

QB-Alex Hicks-Collierville
QB-Jared Schmidt-Houston
RB-Malik Elion-Houston
RB-Earl Harrison-Ridgeway
RB-Telvin Rucker-Kirby
WR-Marcus Dean-Southwind
WR-Jimmy Keys-Southwind
WR-Drew Van De Vuurst-Collierville
TE-Marquette Murdock-Ridgeway
OL-Chris Bonds-Wooddale
OL-Terrell Brown-Germantown
OL-Justin Byrd-Ridgeway
OL-Doug Diertien-Houston
OL-Tres Ring-Collierville
OL-Jonathan Timmons-Southwind


1st Team Defense

DE-Terry Fultz-Ridgeway
DE-Carson White-Collierville
DL-Antonio Boyd-Ridgeway
DL-Nate Farrington-Collierville
DL-Kendrick Gipson-Southwind
DL-Larcel Leachman-Kirby
LB-Marcus Boykin-Wooddale
LB-Darron Johnson-Ridgeway
LB-Sam Kempka-Houston
LB-Addison Tucker-Kirby
DB-Josh Lyons-Ridgeway
DB-Amanzi Onwaka-Houston
DB-Joseph Rodgers-Germantown
DB-Brian Thomas-Ridgeway

1st Team Special Teams

K-CJ Stafford-Houston
P-Jared Schmidt-Houston
KR-Marcus Dean-Southwind
PR-Jimmy Keys-Southwind

Offensive Player of the Year-Jimmy Keys-Southwind

Co-Defensive Players of the Year-Sam Kempka-Houston & Addison Tucker-Kirby

Coach of the Year-Duron Sutton Ridgeway

Players of the Year & Tommy Harrison Coach of the Year

We have concluded our season of radio shows with the unveiling of our Offensive & Defensive Players of the Year, an All Around Player of the Year and our Tommy Harrison Coach of the Year. There were a lot and I do mean a LOT of worthy candidates but in the end, there can be only one winner in each category.

Some background information on the gentleman who our Coach of the Year award is named after. Tommy Harrison was a coach in the Shelby Metro area for 49 years. The first 36 were in public schools and the final 13 were over at MUS. Harrison started the high school scoreboard radio show back in the late 90's and continued it up until his death 4 years ago. We can't think of a more deserving person and coach to name our award after.

Our Tommy Harrison Coach of the Year winner is Eddie Woods of Melrose. The Golden Wildcats started the year with a 16 game losing streak (lost last 6 games of 2011 & were 0-10 in 2012). With basically the same team, Woods led Melrose to a record of 8-4 and into the second round of the state playoffs.

Our Offensive Player of the Year is Central's JR QB Deddrick Thomas. Thomas was not the quarterback when the year started but stepped into the role and an unstoppable force. Deddrick carried 151 times for 1,720 yds (11.4/carry) with 28 TD's. He threw for 732 yds & 12 TD's. He caught 1 pass for 63 yds and a TD & had 630 return yds. All in all, Thomas had 3,145 all purpose yds and 41 TD's.

Our Defensive Player of the Year is Whitehaven JR LB Joshua McMillon. McMillon finished the year with 88 tackles, 25-TFL, 14 sacks, 4 FF, 1 FR, 2 INT & 5 breakups.

Our All Around Player of the Year is Southwind SR WR Jimmy Keys. Keys caught 47 passes for 778 yds (15.3) and 14 TD's. He had 10 interceptions for 207 yds & returned 2 of those for TD's. Keys returned 2 punts for TD's while averaging 25 yds/return & returned 4 kickoffs for TD's while averaging 42 yds/return.

Stories on D2 Championship Games

Here are some links to stories on yesterday's D2 title games between St. George's and Knoxville Webb and MUS and Ensworth:

St. George's-Webb

From the Tennessean:

http://lms.usatodayhss.com/nashville/articles/item/1845-knox-webb-wins-fourth-dii-a-title-in-five-years

From the Commercial Appeal

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/dec/05/knoxville-webb-holds-off-st-georges-for-div-2-a/?partner=RSS

MUS-Ensworth

From the Tennessean

http://lms.usatodayhss.com/nashville/articles/item/1846-ensworth-wins-fourth-straight-title

From the Commercial Appeal

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/dec/05/mus-falls-ensworths-fourth-quarter-rally-state-tit/?partner=RSS

Final rosters for East/West Toyota All Star Game

Here are the final rosters for the 7th Annual East/West Toyota All Star Classic which will be held Friday, December 13 at 7 PM at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville. There are a number of local players in the game which are highlighted in green below and Whitehaven's Rodney Saulsberry is an assistant coach for the West team as well. You will be able to watch it online at rivalrythursday.com.

Ensworth coaches win appeal, can coach in title game

This was just updated by the Tennesseean. Ensworth head coach Ricky Bowers and assistant coach Paul Wade will be allowed to coach in the state title game this Thursday vs MUS.

Here is the story:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20131202/SPORTS07/312020053/Ensworth-coaches-back-championship-game?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|FRONTPAGE

Game stories from last night's semifinal games

White Station-Hendersonville

From Chris Brooks of the Hendersonville Star News & the Tennessean

http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20131129/GALLATIN02/311290187/FOURTH-DOWN

From John Varlas of the Commercial Appeal

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/29/white-station-comeback-falls-short-against/

Trezevant-Giles Co

From Maurice Patton of the Tennessean

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/29/giles-county-rallies-past-trezevant/

State championship games

Thursday, Dec 5 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville

D2A
St. George's vs Knoxville Webb

D2AA
MUS vs Ensworth

Finals for November 29

6A Semifinal

49 Hendersonville
41 White Station

4A Semifinal

21 Giles Co
12 Trezevant

Area players to play in 7th annual Toyota East-West All Star Game in Cookeville

The Shelby Metro area will be represented by 9 players and a coach at the 7th annual Toyota East-West All Star Classic which will be played Friday, December 13 at 7 pm on the campus of Tennessee Tech in Cookeville.

Those players are: WR Kenneth Williams from Overton, OT Denzel Murphy & DB LaDarius Hare from Mitchell, OL Taylor Johnson from Collierville, DE Rodney Gwynn from Central, K CJ Stafford from Houston & RB Ramadi Warren, WR Duane Willingham, OL Thomas Burton & coach Rodney Saulsberry from Whitehaven.


Here is a copy of the official press release:

Players from Bristol to Memphis will represent teams competing in this year's seventh annual Toyota East/West All-Star Classic scheduled for Friday, December 13 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. Kickoff for this year's game is slated for 7 o'clock CST at Tucker Stadium.

     East Hamilton's Ted Gatewood will serve as head coach of the East squad and Jeff Porter of White House will handle similar duties for the West team.

     "We are extremely excited about the young men who have been selected to represent these two teams and expect a great week of activities in Cookeville," said Bill Marbet, Executive Director of the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association, the organization that coordinates the annual event.

     :These players have had exceptional high school careers and many will continue their athletic careers next year at the college level. Several will no doubt also be playing in the BlueCross Bowl next week, hoping to add a state championshp to their resume," he continued.

     Players are nominated by their high school coaches from all across the state, then selected by the coaching staffs for the game. They represent large and small high schools, both public and private.

     The 88 players and more than a dozen coaches involved in the game will arrive in Cookeville on Tuesday evening, December 10. Two-a-day practice sessions are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday prior to Friday's game.

     This year players will also participate in a football combine. Officials at Elite Athletic Events will put players through multiple training stations that include the bench press, vertical leap and 40-yd dash, as well as various agility drills.

Preview of tonight's games

Here is a preview of tonight's game between White Station and Hendersonville from Chris Brooks of the Hendersonville Star & the Tennessean:

http://lms.usatodayhss.com/nashville/articles/item/1807-hendersonville-run-game-faces-challenge-vs-white-station

http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20131129/GALLATIN02/311290039/HHS-just-one-step-away

Here is a preview of tonight's Trezevant-Giles Co game from Justin Lamb of the Columbia Daily Herald:

http://columbiadailyherald.com/sports/preps/bobcats-panthers-ready-semifinals

And from John Varlas of the Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/28/tough-road-tests-await-white-station-trezevant/

DOTSON RESIGNS AT RALEIGH EGYPT

According to our friend Donovan Stewart (follow him on Twitter @Examine_Stew), there will be a new head coach at Raleigh Egypt.

James Dotson who coached Raleigh Egypt this season to a 1-9 record has resigned due to health concerns according to Pharoah Principal Michael Bailey.

"Coach Dotson did a good job but due to some medical issues, he has resigned and we will be in the market for a new coach," Bailey said.

Raleigh Egypt defeated Sheffield for their only win of the year after making the Class 4A playoffs in 2012.

Sheffield defeated Raleigh Egypt in the playoffs in 2012.

The last winning season for the Pharaohs was back in 2004 when they went 7-5.

Game articles from this past weekend's games

Trezevant-Dyersburg

http://www.stategazette.com/story/2027102.html

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/trezevant-defense-steps-up-to-stop-dyersburg-in/

St. George's-DCA

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/st-georges-rallies-for-35-28-win-will-play-for-2/

ECS-Knoxville Webb

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/ecs-eagles-score-late-but-cant-catch-up-to-webb/


White Station-Central

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/cedrick-wilson-jr-throws-3-td-passes-in-second/

Ridgeway-Henry Co

http://www.parispi.net/articles/2013/11/26/sports/local_sports/doc529385e769cc1625039310.txt

Mitchell-Trinity Christian

http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20131123/SPORTS/311230015/TCA-routs-Mitchell-get-semifinals

MUS-MBA

http://mussports.typepad.com/football/2013/11/mba-recap.html

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/nov/22/prep-roundup-mus-owls-advance-to-2-aa-title-game/

D2AA Championship will be missing a head coach

The upcoming D2AA championship game will feature a rematch from last year with MUS and Ensworth although things will be a little different. First of all, MUS won't have to worry about trying to figure out a way to stop Corn Elder since he has graduated and is playing in college now. However, the most important difference is that Ensworth head coach Ricky Bowers will not be allowed to coach his team due to an altercation at the end of last week's semifinal game vs Brentwood Academy. Assistant coach Paul Wade will not be allowed to coach either. As a matter of fact, neither can be in the stadium at all.

Here is a link to the story from Maurice Patton of the Nashville Tennessean along with the game story and some video including the hit that started everything and the post game aftermath with the officials:

http://lms.usatodayhss.com/nashville/articles/item/1796-tssaa-upholds-suspension-of-ensworth-coaches-for-title-game


http://www.tennessean.com/article/20131122/SPORTS07/311220202/Ensworth-coach-Ricky-Bowers-ejected-after-semifinal-win


http://fox17.com/sports/features/sports-unlimited/stories/ensworth-head-coach-ricky-bowers-ejected-after-win-252.shtml

Games for November 22

6A
at Crump
28 Central
31 White Station

5A
21 Ridgeway
42 Henry Co

4A
at Fairgrounds
  7 Dyersburg
12 Trezevant

2A
28 Mitchell
58 Trinity Christian

D2A
28 DCA
35 St. George's

28 Knoxville Webb
15 ECS

D2AA
17 MBA
23 MUS

AutoZone Liberty Bowl All Star Game rosters released

Here are the rosters for the 12th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All Star Game which will be played on Saturday, December 14 at 2:30 pm at MUS.

Next week's playoff games

Tennessee
6A
Central vs White Station at Crump

5A
Ridgeway at Henry Co

4A
Dyersburg vs Trezevant at Fairgrounds

2A
Mitchell at Trinity Christian

D2A
DCA at St. George's
Knoxville Webb at ECS

D2AA
MBA at MUS

Games for November 15

Mississippi
6A
13 DeSoto Central
35 Madison Central

Arkansas 
6A
13 Marion
45 Lake Hamilton

Tennessee
6A
34 White Station
13 Whitehaven

26 Central
 7  Southwind

5A
14 East
17 Henry Co

at Halle
20 Melrose
54 Ridgeway

4A
at Fairgrounds
13 Liberty
28 Trezevant

2A
40 Mitchell
28 Huntingdon

D2A
14 Friendship Christian
42 St. George's

13 FRA
36 ECS

D2AA
11 CBHS
40 Ensworth

41 Brentwood Academy
 6  Briarcrest

10 McCallie
23 MUS

D2AA All Region Team

1st Team Offense

RB-Connor Harris-CBHS
RB-Rashad Muhammad-Briarcrest
RB-Colton Neel-MUS
WR-Tyler Currie-St. Benedict
WR-Devin Perry-MUS
TE-Gus Gran-Briarcrest
OL-Hayes Denney-St. Benedict
OL-Elliott Farmer-CBHS
OL-Madison Malone-Briarcrest
OL-Dennis Parnell-MUS
OL-Drew Richmond-MUS


1st Team Defense

DL-Hawken Hydrick-Briarcrest
DL-Malik Smith-MUS
DE-DJ Palmore-CBHS
LB-Hunter Bledsoe-Briarcrest
LB-Michael Fitzsimmons-MUS
LB-Joey Magnifico-St. Benedict
LB-Trey Moore-MUS
LB-James Prather-MUS
DB-Hunter Hill-Briarcrest
DB-LaDarius Jordan-St. Benedict
DB-Dominic Volpe


1st Team Special Teams
P/K-Gary Wunderlich-MUS
KR/PR-Josh Kleber-St. Benedict

Offensive Player of the Year
Colton Neel-MUS

Defensive Player of the Year
James Prather-MUS

STEWART RESIGNS AT KIRBY

According to our man Donovan Stewart-follow him on twitter @Examine_Stew
 
Kirby will be looking for a new head football coach as Jeremy Stewart has resigned after four years as the head man according to Kirby Principal Reginald Williams.

"Yes, he resigned yesterday and He is a consummate professional," Williams said.

"He is a good disciplinarian and any problems that existed with the team he was always proactive in taking care of those problems.

In his four seasons at leading the program the Cougars went 5-35 including the best record in 2010 and 2011 when they went 2-8 both seasons.

The Cougars broke a 17 game losing streak this year beating Wooddale 16-8 in week seven after going 0-10 last season.

Kirby went 1-9 this year.

"As an administrator that is what you are looking for in a coach that’s leading one of your major programs," Williams said.

Mr. Football Finalists for Tennessee & more

4 area players have been named as finalists for the 2013 Tennessee Titans' Mr. Football Award. Those players are: Cole Heotis-ECS, Charles Mosley-Brighton, Devin Perry-MUS & Gary Wunderlich-MUS.

In addition, Jarvis Cooper from West Memphis has been named on the watch list for the Arkansas version of Mr. Football. Those are the 2013 Farm Bureau Awards and the winners will be announced on Dec. 16

Here is the official press release for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award along with the names of all of the finalists:

All District Team for 14-AAA

1st Team Offense

QB-Hunter Sheffield-Arlington
RB-Jordan Brown-Kingsbury
RB-Darian Nave-Bolton
RB-Braylon Porter-Bartlett
RB-Charles Taylor-Cordova
WR-KJ Bates-Arlington
WR-Jackson Boring-Arlington
WR-Damarius Curry-Millington
WR-Lakeron Garcia-Millington
WR-Marquis Ward-Cordova
TE-Jeff Teel-Bartlett
OL-Corey Goforth-Bolton
OL-Lawrence Guyot-Bolton
OL-Tariq McGruder-Bolton
OL-Angelo Pirtle-Millington
OL-Billy Speight-Arlington
OL-Nick Thomas-Bartlett


1st Team Defense

DL-Tavon Banks-Bolton
DL-Jamal Coleman-Bartlett
DL-Tyree Daniels-Cordova
DL-Ben Evans-Arlington
DL-Trevon Williams-Kingsbury
DL-Delvin Williamson-Millington
LB-Vassiel Beason-Cordova
LB-Drew Erwin-Arlington
LB-Taylor Hanna-Bolton
LB-Jonathon Mabone-Arlington
LB-Patrick Macon-Millington
LB-Marvin Potts-Kingsbury
DB-Ray Andrews-Kingsbury
DB-Sidney Austin-Arlington
DB-Ryan Flack-Arlington
DB-CJ Harris-Millington
DB-Molefi Maat-Cordova


1st Team Special Teams

K-Cameron Durley-Arlington
P-Drew Hollis-Bartlett
KR-Joseph Stevenson-Arlington
PR-Molefi Maat-Cordova


Offensive Player of the Year
Hunter Sheffield-Arlington

Defensive Player of the Year
Patrick Macon-Millington

Coach of the Year
Anthony Jones-Cordova

Playoff games for November 15

Mississippi
6A
DeSoto Central at Madison Central

Arkansas
6A
Marion at Lake Hamilton

Tennessee
6A
White Station at Whitehaven
Central at Southwind

5A
East at Henry County
Melrose vs Ridgeway at Halle

4A
Liberty vs Trezevant at Fairgrounds

2A
Mitchell at Huntingdon

D2-AA
CBHS at Ensworth
Brentwood Academy at Briarcrest
McCallie at MUS

D2-A
Friendship Christian at St. George's
FRA at ECS

All District Team for 16-AAA

1st Team Offense

QB-LeEarl Patterson-Melrose
RB-Bernard Gray-Central
RB-DeVante Turner-East
RB-Ramadi Warren-Whitehaven
FB-Rod Fields-East
WR-Tony Becton-White Station
WR-Johnathon Johnson-Melrose
WR-Kerrick Jones-Whitehaven
WR-Cornelius Sturghill-Melrose
WR-Kenneth Williams-Overton
TE-Grant Lewis-White Station
OL-Justin Brooks-Melrose
OL-Thomas Burton-Whitehaven
OL-Johnathan Franklin-East
OL-Evan Gregory-White Station
OL-Ryan Williams-Overton


1st Team Defense

DT-Myles Chalmers-Whitehaven
DT-Vasco Curry-East
DT-Ray Taylor-East
DT-Elijah Washington-Whitehaven
DT-Ryan Williams-Overton
DE/OLB-Terrignon Brown-Whitehaven
DE/OLB-Tyler Stepney-East
DE/OLB-Petera Wilson-White Station
LB-Jaylan Burns-Melrose
LB-Conner Mayweather-Hamilton
LB-Joshua McMillon-Whitehaven
LB-Marquell Moore-East
LB-Anthony Upchurch-White Station
CB-Stevorius Kimball-Whitehaven
CB-Kyland Tate-East
CB-Kenneth Williams-Overton
  S-Reco Hall-East
  S-Eldridge Thompson-White Station


1st Team Special Teams

K/P-West Wiggins-White Station
KR-Johnathon Johnson-Melrose
PR-Cornelius Sturghill-Melrose
ATH-Deddrick Thomas-Central

Offensive Player of the Year
Deddrick Thomas-Central

Defensive Player of the Year
Joshua McMillon-Whitehaven & Petera Wilson-White Station

Special Teams Player of the Year
West Wiggins-White Station

Coach of the Year
Eddie Woods-Melrose

Assistant Coach of the Year
Errol Harmon-Whitehaven

All District Team for District 16-A

1st Team Offense

QB-Tomadreus Trezevant-Mitchell
RB-Delquinton Boddie-Hillcrest
RB-Jeff Moore-Oakhaven
WR-Dejuan McQuarters-Mitchell
WR-Robert Wilkins-Hillcrest
TE-Christopher Turner-KIPP
OL-Donald Cofield-Mitchell
OL-Brandon Knighton-Carver
OL-Denzel Murphy-Mitchell
OL-Rodriques Newsome-Hillcrest
OL-Monterio Thomas-KIPP



1st Team Defense

DT-Jaquise Fifer-Mitchell
DT-Jerik Vester-KIPP
DE-Justin Jackson-Hillcrest
DE-Chris McConnell-Mitchell
DE-Christopher Turner-KIPP
LB-Jarvis Jones-Mitchell
LB-Eric Thomas-KIPP
CB-Raphael Johnson-Mitchell
CB-Darien Patton-Hillcrest
  S-LaDarius Hare-Mitchell
  S-Calvin Martin-Mitchell
  S-Dylan Pointer-Hillcrest


1st Team Special Teams

K/P-Sait Gueye-Mitchell
KR-Nelce Todd-Carver
KR-Colby Trotter-MAHS
PR-Dejuan McQuarters-Mitchell

Offensive Players of the Year
Dejuan McQuarters-Mitchell & Delquinton Boddie-Hillcrest

Defensive Players of the Year
Chris McConnell-Mitchell, Ladarius Washington-MAHS

Special Teams Player of the Year
Sait Gueye-Mitchell

Coach of the Year
Julius Jackson-Hillcrest

Games and scores for November 7-8

Thursday, November 7



34 Lewisburg
62 West Point

  3 DeSoto Central
37 South Panola


Friday, November 8
Playoff games

6A
49 Hendersonville
31 Arlington

21 Cordova
42 Whitehaven

54 Central
48 Brighton

25 Collierville
55 Southwind

at Crump
14 Houston
38 White Station

5A
60 Melrose
50 Hardin Co

19 East
14 Millington

at Halle
19 Dyer Co
42 Ridgeway

4A
32 Jackson North Side
25 Covington

at Fairgrounds
 0  Haywood Co
34 Trezevant

at Raleigh Egypt
56 Liberty
37 Craigmont

3A
 0  Fairley
41 Lewis Co

13 Manassas
35 Camden

2A
 6  Hillcrest
42 Peabody

at JP Freeman
14 Halls
28 Mitchell

D2A
33 Harding Academy
51 Friendship Christian

42 DCA
 7  FACS

21 Tipton Rosemark
34 FRA

D2AA
 6  St. Benedict
35 CBHS

Regular season games

17 Lake Cormorant
45 Oxford

0 Olive Branch
7 Tupelo

35 Grenada
33 Hernando

36 Jonesboro
 0  Marion

35 Clarksdale
34 Center Hill
OT


 7  Horn Lake
27 Southaven

49 West Memphis
20 Mountain Home

Updated individual stats as of November 6

Here are some stat leaders for ALL of the area schools in a number of different categories.

Rushing-Most yards, most carries, highest average per carry, touchdowns
Passing-Most yards, highest completion percentage, touchdowns
Receiving-Most catches, touchdowns, highest average yds per catch
Punt Returns
Kick Returns
Interception Returns
Punting
Scoring
Kick Scoring
All Purpose Running

Updated team stats as of November 6

Here are the leaders for ALL of the area schools in team categories.

Here are the categories: (all on a per game basis)
Offense-Rushing, Passing, Highest scoring average
Defense-Rushing, Passing, Fewest points allowed

Updated standings through November 2

Here are the standings for every league that we cover and the breakdown of what classification they are. They include:

Tennessee-District 13,14,15,16-AAA, District 14,15,16-AA, District 16-A, D2AA, D2A West 1 & 2

Mississippi-5A Region 1, 6A Region 1

Arkansas-7A & 6A East & MAIS District 1 North

Updated schedules with results and records

13-AAA Brighton, Munford
14-AAA Arlington, Bartlett, Bolton, Cordova, Kingsbury, Millington
15-AAA Collierville, Germantown, Houston, Kirby, Ridgeway, Southwind, Wooddale
16-AAA Central, East, Hamilton, Melrose, Overton, White Station, Whitehaven
14-AA    Fayette Ware
15-AA    Covington
16-AA    Craigmont, Douglass, Fairley, Frayser, Manassas, Raleigh Egypt, Sheffield, Trezevant, Westwood
16-A       BTW, Carver, Hillcrest, KIPP, MAHS, Mitchell, Northside, Oakhaven


D2A West 1 ECS, FACS, Harding Academy, Lausanne, Northpoint Christian
D2A West 2 Fayette Academy, Rossville Christian, St. George's, Tipton Rosemark
D2AA          Briarcrest, CBHS, MUS, St. Benedict

5A Region 1  Center Hill, Lake Cormorant, Lewisburg
6A Region 1  DeSoto Central, Hernando, Horn Lake, Olive Branch, Southaven

     6A  Marion
     7A  West Memphis
MAIS  West Memphis Christian

AP football polls for all three states-Arkansas, Mississippi & Tennessee

This is the final regular season poll for Tennessee. Arkansas and Mississippi schools still have games left.

Playoff games for Tennessee schools

Here are the games and sites for this week's playoff games. All games start at 7 pm local time.

TN 6A playoff pairings

Higher seed is home team

Quad 4
1 Whitehaven
8 Cordova

4 White Station
5 Houston

3 Southwind
6 Collierville

2 Brighton
7 Central

Quad 3
1 Nashville Overton
8 McGavock

4 Rossview
5 Independence

3 Arlington
6 Hendersonville

2 Station Camp
7 Franklin


Last team out: Germantown

TN 5A playoff pairings

Higher seed is home team

Quad 4

1 Henry Co
8 Kenwood

4 Millington
5 East

3 Hardin Co
6 Melrose

2 Ridgeway
7 Dyer Co

Overton is one of the last two out

TN 4A playoff pairings

Higher seed is home team

Quad 4
1 Trezevant
8 Haywood Co

4 Craigmont
5 Liberty Tech

3 Covington
6 Jackson North Side

2 Dyersburg
7 Crockett Co

TN 3A playoff pairings

Higher seed is home team

Quad 4

1 Lewis Co
8 Fairley

4 Camden
5 Manassas

3 Hickman Co
6 South Gibson

2 Martin Westview
7 JCM

TN 2A playoff pairings

Higher seed is home team


Quad 4

1 Trinity Christian (BYE)

4 Peabody
5 Hillcrest

3 Mitchell
6 Halls

2 Huntingdon (BYE)

TND2 AA playoff pairings

Higher seed is home team


Game 1
#4W St. Benedict
#3W CBHS

Game 2
#7 E/M Pope John Paul
#4 E/M Baylor

Game 3
#6 E/M McCallie
#5 E/M Father Ryan

2nd round games (to be played 11-15 )

Game 4
Winner of Game 1
#1 E/M Ensworth

Game 5
#3 E/M Brentwood Academy
#2 W    Briarcrest

Game 6
Winner of Game 2
#2 E/M MBA

Game 7
Winner of Game 3
#1 W  MUS

TN D2A playoff pairings

Higher seed is home team


D2A
#1 E/M D2 BGA (BYE)


#3 E/M D1 DCA
#2 W    D1 FACS

#3 W    D1 Harding Academy
#2 E/M D1 Friendship Christian

#1 W    D2 St. George's (BYE)


#1 W    D1 ECS (BYE)

#3 W    D2 Tipton Rosemark
#2 E/M D2 FRA

#3 E/M D2 Davidson Academy
#2 W    D2 USJ

#1 E/M D1 Knoxville Webb (BYE)

Our latest playoff projections as of 1:30 AM November 2

For all of our area teams. If a state or league isn't listed, then there isn't an area team qualifying for the playoffs.

Scores for October 31 and November 1

Thursday, October 31

at Halle
41 Ridgeway
 0  Wooddale

at Melrose
20 Craigmont
14 Manassas

at Raleigh Egypt
28 Frayser
26 Fairley
OT


at Crump
 0  Northside
44 Mitchell


at Whitehaven
21 MAHS
28 BTW

at Fairgrounds
12 Hillcrest
 0  KIPP


Friday, November 1

36 Carver
14 Oakhaven

  7 St. Benedict
48 CBHS

35 MUS
  7 Briarcrest

44 St. George's
21 USJ

12 Sheffield
24 ECS

14 Southaven
41 DeSoto Central

14 Rossville Christian
41 Tipton Rosemark

29 FACS
  7 Northpoint Christian

 9  Lake Cormorant
28 Clarksdale

36 Saltillo
26 Lewisburg

12 Hernando
27 Olive Branch

17 Tupelo
  7 Horn Lake

56 Oxford
27 Center Hill

43 Hardin Co
27 Munford

28 Dyer Co
34 Brighton

35 Marion
41 LR Central

35 Searcy
34 West Memphis

20 Lausanne
55 Harding Academy

  6 Kirby
41 Houston

38 Collierville
42 Southwind

4 OT
49 Arlington
48 Cordova

14 Bolton
37 Millington

at Melrose
21 Bartlett
 8  Kingsbury

Forfeit
2 Trezevant
0 Raleigh Egypt

28 Fayette Ware
63 Lexington

45 Covington
26 Jackson Central Merry

at Halle
  8 Overton
13 Whitehaven

at Fairgrounds
12 Melrose
28 White Station

at Crump
  0 Hamilton
33 East

at JP Freeman
26 Westwood
 8  Douglass

Updated individual stats for ALL of the area teams as of October 30

Here are some stat leaders for ALL of the area schools in a number of different categories.

Rushing-Most yards, most carries, highest average per carry, touchdowns
Passing-Most yards, highest completion percentage, touchdowns
Receiving-Most catches, touchdowns, highest average yds per catch
Punt Returns
Kick Returns
Interception Returns
Punting
Scoring
Kick Scoring
All Purpose Running

Updated team stats for ALL of the area teams as of October 30

Here are the leaders for ALL of the area schools in team categories.

Here are the categories: (all on a per game basis)
Offense-Rushing, Passing, Highest scoring average
Defense-Rushing, Passing, Fewest points allowed

Updated AP polls for all three states-Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee

Updated playoff projections as of October 30

Here are the current projections for the area teams in the playoffs if the season ended today (as we see them). The top 4 teams make the playoffs in the two Mississippi regions make the playoffs. In the Tennessee private schools, all four teams in D2AA make it while the top 3 teams in D2 West 1 and D2 West 2 make it. The Arkansas schools use a combination of wins and playoffs points.

Then there is the Tennessee public schools. Teams finishing first and second in their respective districts automatically qualify and then there are wild cards. The link below has the playoff standings for 1A through 6A.

http://tssaa.org/divisiononefootballplayoffs/


These are our projections using the information we have available. We will continue to update these on a week to week basis. Obviously, there will be a lot of change over the coming weeks. In Tennessee, once the teams are placed in their respective quads, they are seeded like this: All first place teams in the quad, all second place teams and then wild cards. If there are multiple first place teams in a quad, they are seeded according to their place in the TSSAA tiebreaker standings and the same is done with second place teams and then wild cards.

We will not project the entire statewide bracket, Just the quads involving the area teams. If there aren't any area teams that qualify in a specific bracket, we will not post that bracket.

MS 5A & 6A
TN D2A & D2AA
TN 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A
ARK 6A/7A, MAIS

In most cases, the higher seeded team in always the home team. However, in Mississippi after the first round that changes. Second round – fourth round the team that has played a fewer number of home games will be designated the home team. If both teams have played an equal number of home games, the home site will be determined by the highest seeded team.

More insight into the TSSAA playoff system

A very good interview with Bernard Childress, executive director with the TSSAA. He sat down with Tom Kreager (follow him on Twitter @Kreager) from the Daily News Journal from Murfreesboro (dnj.com) to talk about the upcoming playoffs,  the system as a whole, including changes that could be on the horizon and issues that face the TSSAA.

Here is a link to that article:

http://www.dnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013310270027

Updated standings through October 26

Here are the standings for every league that we cover and the breakdown of what classification they are. They include:

Tennessee-District 13,14,15,16-AAA, District 14,15,16-AA, District 16-A, D2AA, D2A West 1 & 2

Mississippi-5A Region 1, 6A Region 1 

Arkansas-7A & 6A East & MAIS District 1 North

The top two teams in each of the public school districts in Tennessee (13,14,15,16-AAA,14,15,16-AA, & 16-A) automatically qualify for the playoffs.

The top three teams in D2A West 1 & 2 in Tennessee automatically qualify as do all four teams in D2AA.

The top four teams in both Mississippi regions automatically qualify for the playoffs.

In Arkansas in 7A & 6A East & MAIS, it is based on a combination of winning the conference and playoff points.

Updated schedules with results and records as of October 26

13-AAA Brighton, Munford
14-AAA Arlington, Bartlett, Bolton, Cordova, Kingsbury, Millington
15-AAA Collierville, Germantown, Houston, Kirby, Ridgeway, Southwind, Wooddale
16-AAA Central, East, Hamilton, Melrose, Overton, White Station, Whitehaven
14-AA    Fayette Ware
15-AA    Covington
16-AA    Craigmont, Douglass, Fairley, Frayser, Manassas, Raleigh Egypt, Sheffield, Trezevant, Westwood
16-A       BTW, Carver, Hillcrest, KIPP, MAHS, Mitchell, Northside, Oakhaven


D2A West 1 ECS, FACS, Harding Academy, Lausanne, Northpoint Christian
D2A West 2 Fayette Academy, Rossville Christian, St. George's, Tipton Rosemark
D2AA          Briarcrest, CBHS, MUS, St. Benedict

5A Region 1  Center Hill, Lake Cormorant, Lewisburg
6A Region 1  DeSoto Central, Hernando, Horn Lake, Olive Branch, Southaven

     6A  Marion
     7A  West Memphis
MAIS  West Memphis Christian

Games for October 31 and November 1

Thursday, October 31

Ridgeway vs Wooddale at Halle, Craigmont vs Manassas at Melrose, Frayser vs Fairley at Raleigh Egypt, Northside vs Mitchell, at Crump, MAHS vs BTW at Whitehaven, Hillcrest vs KIPP at Fairgrounds


Friday, November 1

Westwood vs Douglass at JP Freeman, Hamilton vs East at Crump, Bolton at Millington, Arlington at Cordova, Dyer Co at Brighton, Hardin Co at Munford, Bartlett vs Kingsbury at Melrose, Collierville at Southwind, Covington at Jackson Central Merry, Overton vs Whitehaven at Halle, Melrose vs White Station at Fairgrounds, Fayette Ware at Lexington, Trezevant at Raleigh Egypt, Searcy at West Memphis, Kirby at Houston, Oxford at Center Hill, Marion at LR Central, Lausanne at Harding Academy, Lake Cormorant at Clarksdale, Saltillo at Lewisburg, Hernando at Olive Branch, Tupelo at Horn Lake, FACS at Northpoint Christian, Rossville Christian at Tipton Rosemark, Sheffield at ECS, Southaven at DeSoto Central, MUS at Briarcrest, St. Benedict at CBHS, St. George's at USJ, Carver at Oakhaven

Scores for October 24-25

Thursday, October 24

at Melrose
 8 KIPP
 6 Oakhaven

at Whitehaven
26 Mitchell
  9 Hillcrest

at Fairgrounds
 7  Manassas
48 Trezevant


Friday, October 25

29 South Panola
  6 Southaven

 7  Olive Branch
12 Grenada

42 Horn Lake
21 Hernando

28 Center Hill
47 Lake Cormorant

38 West Memphis Christian
15 Greenville Christian

42 N Little Rock
 0  Marion

21 New Hope
20 Lewisburg

21 DeSoto Central
38 Tupelo

16 Carver
47 CBHS

 0  Northside
48 BTW

  7 West Memphis
49 Cabot

41 Northpoint Christian
13 Fayette Academy

27 Rossville Christian
32 Middleton

26 Bolton
27 Covington
OT

20 Craigmont
42 MUS

 6  MAHS
47 Lausanne

at Fairgrounds
34 Douglass
20 Raleigh Egypt


at Raleigh Egypt
 6  Frayser
41 Sheffield

at Crump
 7  Central
28 White Station

at Halle
33 East
20 Ridgeway

14 Overton
28 Melrose

18 Hamilton
42 Whitehaven

47 Dyer Co
12 Fayette Ware

22 Fairley
14 Westwood

46 St. George's
 7  Harding Academy

20 Trinity Christian
56 ECS

39 Houston
27 Collierville

28 Southwind
 6  Kirby

  0 Wooddale
24 Germantown

13 Briarcrest
26 Brighton

10 Bartlett
13 Munford

31 St. Benedict
35 Cordova

30 Kingsbury
42 FACS

Updated individual stats through October 23

Here are some stats for the area schools in a number of different categories.

Rushing-Most yards, most carries, highest average per carry, touchdowns
Passing-Most yards, highest completion percentage, touchdowns
Receiving-Most catches, touchdowns, highest average yds per catch
Punt Returns
Kick Returns
Interception Returns
Punting
Scoring
Kick Scoring
All Purpose Running

Updated team stats through October 23

Here are some stats for the area schools in team categories.

Here are the categories: (all on a per game basis)
Offense-Rushing, Passing, Highest scoring average
Defense-Rushing, Passing, Fewest points allowed

Latest Mississippi AP Poll (October 22)

Overall		1st place
		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1	Oak Grove	9	(8-0)	153	1
2	South Panola	7	(8-1)	145	2
3	Petal		(7-1)	124	3
4	Brandon		(7-1)	102	4T
5	Oxford		(8-0)	98	4T
6	Louisville		(9-0)	59	7
7	Callaway		(9-0)	41	8
8	Tupelo		(7-1)	40	6
9	Laurel		(8-0)	27	NR
10	Pascagoula		(7-1)	25	9
	Others receiving votes:		16. Olive Branch, 3

Latest Arkansas AP Poll (October 21)

Overall		1st place
		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1	Bentonville	5	(5-2)	125	1
2	Cabot	2	(7-0)	121	3
3	Fayetteville	5	(7-0)	116	2
4	Greenwood	2	(7-0)	102	4
5T	N Little Rock		(5-2)	70	9
5T	Conway		(6-1)	70	5
7	Springdale Har-Ber		(5-2)	60	6
8	Camden Fairview		(7-0)	49	8
9	Pulaski Academy		(7-0)	37	10
10	FS Southside		(5-2)	17	7

Latest playoff projections if they started today (October 21)

Here are the current projections for the area teams in the playoffs if the season ended today (as we see them). The top 4 teams make the playoffs in the two Mississippi regions make the playoffs. In the Tennessee private schools, all four teams in D2AA make it while the top 3 teams in D2 West 1 and D2 West 2 make it. The Arkansas schools use a combination of wins and playoffs points.

Then there is the Tennessee public schools. Teams finishing first and second in their respective districts automatically qualify and then there are wild cards. The link below has the playoff standings for 1A through 6A.

http://tssaa.org/divisiononefootballplayoffs/


These are our projections using the information we have available. We will continue to update these on a week to week basis. Obviously, there will be a lot of change over the coming weeks. In Tennessee, once the teams are placed in their respective quads, they are seeded like this: All first place teams in the quad, all second place teams and then wild cards. If there are multiple first place teams in a quad, they are seeded according to their place in the TSSAA tiebreaker standings and the same is done with second place teams and then wild cards.

We will not project the entire statewide bracket, Just the quads involving the area teams. If there aren't any area teams that qualify in a specific bracket, we will not post that bracket.

MS 5A & 6A
TN D2A & D2AA
TN 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A
ARK 6A/7A, MAIS

In most cases, the higher seeded team in always the home team. However, in Mississippi after the first round that changes. Second round – fourth round the team that has played a fewer number of home games will be designated the home team. If both teams have played an equal number of home games, the home site will be determined by the highest seeded team.

Latest TN AP Poll (October 21)

6A		1st place
		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1	Maryville	16	(8-0)	178	1
2	Oakland	2	(8-0)	163	2
3	Blackman		(8-0)	135	3
4	Nashville Overton		(8-0)	117	5
5	Siegel		(6-2)	100	6
6	Sevier Co		(7-1)	74	9
7	Whitehaven		(6-2)	60	4
8	Ravenwood		(7-1)	56	NR
9	Franklin		(7-1)	37	8
10	Rossview		(7-1)	21	NR
		1st place
5A		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1	Henry Co	17	(8-0)	179	1
2	Knoxville West	1	(7-1)	163	2
3	Ooltewah		(7-1)	141	3
4	East Hamilton		(7-1)	128	4
5	Anderson Co		(7-1)	102	5
6	Campbell Co		(7-1)	87	6
7	Cleveland		(6-3)	61	7
8	Oak Ridge		(6-2)	45	8
9	Beech		(5-3)	30	9
10	Rhea Co		(7-1)	27	10
	Others receiving votes:	11. East, 17
D2		1st place
		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1	Ensworth	16	(7-0)	160	1
2	MBA		(7-1)	142	2
3T	Brentwood Academy		(6-3)	106	6
3T	ECS		(8-0)	106	4
5	MUS		(6-2)	103	5
6	Baylor		(5-3)	81	3
7	Knoxville Webb		(5-2)	66	7
8	Father Ryan		(5-3)	63	8
9	DCA		(6-2)	20	9
10	Friendship Christian		(6-2)	16	NR

Game recaps from October 17-18

Arlington 38 Millington 37

Add this one to the list for candidates for game of the year as it had many twists and turns and was finally settled on special teams. Millington SR RB Lakeron Garcia had just scored his third TD of the night with 23 seconds left to bring the Trojans to within one but Arlington JR LB Hunter Clay broke through to block the ensuing extra point and give the Tigers the win. Just 5 and a half minutes earlier, Garcia's second TD of the night had tied the game and Arlington JR RB Joseph Stevenson returned the ensuing kickoff 86 yds for the then go ahead score. The Tigers scored two touchdowns in 1:04 late in the first half to take the lead. After SR QB Hunter Sheffield scored on a 1 yd run to tie the game, the Trojans lost the ball on the kickoff & Sheffield took advantage, hitting SR WR Tyler Flack with his second TD of the game. Arlington led 24-17 after 3 so there were 34 points combined by the two teams in the 4th quarter.  Sheffield finished 18-27 for 230 yds and 2 TD's. SO WR Everett Mitchell was his favorite target with 10 catches for 93 yds and Flack finished with 5 catches for 100 yds in addition to the 2 TD's. JR Ben Evans led the way on defense with 10 tackles. For the Trojans, Garcia had 59 yds rushing to go with the 3 TD's and caught 4 passes for 47 yds. SO QB Eldon Tyms was 17-26 for 255 yds and 2 TD's. Both of those went to JR WR Damarius Curry who caught 5 passes overall for 141 yds and also had 6 tackles on defense. SR Delvin Williamson had 5 tackles and 3 sacks for Millington as well. 

Here is a link to the game story from Pete Wickham from the Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/oct/18/blocked-extra-points-seals-arlingtons-38-37-win/

Updated standings through October 19

Here are the standings for every league that we cover and the breakdown of what classification they are. They include:

Tennessee-District 13,14,15,16-AAA, District 14,15,16-AA, District 16-A, D2AA, D2A West 1 & 2

Mississippi-5A Region 1, 6A Region 1 

Arkansas-7A & 6A East & MAIS District 1 North

The top two teams in each of the public school districts in Tennessee (13,14,15,16-AAA,14,15,16-AA, & 16-A) automatically qualify for the playoffs.

The top three teams in D2A West 1 & 2 in Tennessee automatically qualify as do all four teams in D2AA.

The top four teams in both Mississippi regions automatically qualify for the playoffs.

In Arkansas in 7A & 6A East & MAIS, it is based on a combination of winning the conference and playoff points.

Updated schedules with results & records

13-AAA Brighton, Munford
14-AAA Arlington, Bartlett, Bolton, Cordova, Kingsbury, Millington
15-AAA Collierville, Germantown, Houston, Kirby, Ridgeway, Southwind, Wooddale
16-AAA Central, East, Hamilton, Melrose, Overton, White Station, Whitehaven
14-AA    Fayette Ware
15-AA    Covington
16-AA    Craigmont, Douglass, Fairley, Frayser, Manassas, Raleigh Egypt, Sheffield, Trezevant, Westwood
16-A       BTW, Carver, Hillcrest, KIPP, MAHS, Mitchell, Northside, Oakhaven


D2A West 1 ECS, FACS, Harding Academy, Lausanne, Northpoint Christian
D2A West 2 Fayette Academy, Rossville Christian, St. George's, Tipton Rosemark
D2AA          Briarcrest, CBHS, MUS, St. Benedict

5A Region 1  Center Hill, Lake Cormorant, Lewisburg
6A Region 1  DeSoto Central, Hernando, Horn Lake, Olive Branch, Southaven

     6A  Marion
     7A  West Memphis
MAIS  West Memphis Christian

Games for October 24-25

Thursday, October 24

KIPP vs Oakhaven at Melrose, Mitchell vs Hillcrest at Whitehaven, Manassas vs Trezevant at Fairgrounds,

Friday, October 25

Westwood vs Fairley at JP Freeman, South Panola at Southaven, Olive Branch at Grenada, Horn Lake at Hernando, Center Hill at Lake Cormorant, West Memphis Christian at Greenville Christian, N Little Rock at Marion, New Hope at Lewisburg, DeSoto Central at Tupelo, Carver at CBHS, Northside at BTW, West Memphis at Cabot, Northpoint Christian at Fayette Academy, Rossville Christian at Middleton, Bolton at Covington, Craigmont at MUS, MAHS at Lausanne, East vs Ridgeway at Halle, Central vs White Station at Crump, Frayser vs Sheffield at Raleigh Egypt, Douglass vs Raleigh Egypt at Fairgrounds, St. George's at Harding Academy, Dyer Co at Fayette Ware, Hamilton at Whitehaven, Overton at Melrose, Wooddale at Germantown, Southwind at Kirby, Houston at Collierville, Trinity Christian at ECS, Briarcrest at Brighton, Bartlett at Munford, St. Benedict at Cordova, Kingsbury at FACS

Scores for October 17-18

Thursday, October 17

at Kirby
19 Southwind
14 Wooddale

at Halle
32 Central
20 Overton

at Oakhaven
8 Craigmont
0 Sheffield

at JP Freeman
12 Carver
48 Mitchell

at Crump
52 Hillcrest
 0  Northside

at Fairgrounds
50 Cordova
22 Kingsbury

45 MUS
16 St. Benedict


Friday, October 18

at Fairgrounds
10 Whitehaven
13 East

at JP Freeman
20 Frayser
12 Westwood

20 Bolton
21 Bartlett

34 Station Camp
22 Brighton

55 FACS
25 Lausanne

28 Center Hill
43 Saltillo

36 Olive Branch
14 Horn Lake

20 Hernando
21 DeSoto Central

13 Marion
42 West Memphis

38 BTW
30 Oakhaven

16 Fairley
 6  Raleigh Egypt

38 Arlington
37 Millington

at Melrose
14 Douglass
48 Manassas

at Halle
38 Ridgeway
14 Houston

at Crump
54 Melrose
14 Hamilton

13 Germantown
12 Kirby

36 Collierville
13 Munford

21 Briarcrest
19 CBHS

10 Covington
 8  Ripley

44 Lewisburg
40 Clarksdale

35 Grenada
14 Southaven

21 Lake Cormorant
24 West Point

 7 West Memphis Christian
35 DeSoto (AR)

47 ECS
 0  Northpoint Christian

 9  Tipton Rosemark
62 St. George's

28 Fayette Academy
26 Rossville Christian

54 Bolivar
34 Fayette Ware

Individual stats as of Oct 17

Here are some stats for the area schools in a number of different categories.

Rushing-Most yards, most carries, highest average per carry, touchdowns
Passing-Most yards, highest completion percentage, touchdowns
Receiving-Most catches, touchdowns, highest average yds per catch
Punt Returns
Kick Returns
Interception Returns
Punting
Scoring
Kick Scoring
All Purpose Running

Updated team stats through October 16

Here are some stats for the area schools in team categories.

Here are the categories: (all on a per game basis)
Offense-Rushing, Passing, Highest scoring average
Defense-Rushing, Passing, Fewest points allowed

Latest Mississippi AP Poll (October 15)

Overall		1st place
		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1	Oak Grove	11	(7-0)	190	3
2	South Panola	9	(7-1)	182	2
3	Petal		(6-1)	152	5
4T	Oxford		(7-0)	120	4
4T	Brandon		(6-1)	120	1
6	Tupelo		(7-0)	76	9
7	Louisville		(8-0)	70	7
8	Callaway		(8-0)	41	NR
9	Pascagoula		(6-1)	32	NR
10	Pearl		(7-1)	22	NR
	Others receiving votes:		15. Olive Branch, 8
6A		1st place
		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1T	South Panola	10	(7-1)	187	2
1T	Oak Grove	10	(7-0)	187	3
3	Petal		(6-1)	155	4
4	Brandon		(6-1)	137	1
5	Tupelo		(7-0)	109	5
	Others receiving votes:		7. Olive Branch, 7

AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All Star Game coaches named

The 12th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All Star Game will be held on Saturday, December 14 at MUS at 2:30pm and will be broadcast by Sports 56 WHBQ and the coaching staffs have been announced. The head coach of the Red team will be Central head coach Lynord Crutchfield. The former Bartlett standout has been a head coach for 11 years now with stops at Cordova, Rosa Fort (MS) and Wooddale. His assistant coaches will be Keith Spann from Wooddale, Robby Donaldson from FACS, Jeremy Stewart from Kirby, Joe Rocconi from White Station and Bryan Williams from Central.

The head coach of the Blue team will be Millington head coach Chris Michael. The former Millington standout has been the head coach at his alma mater for 4 years. Assisting him this year will be Scott Vogel from CBHS, Cecil Van Hooks from Craigmont, Carl Coleman from Manassas, Teli White from Trezevant and Will Wolfe from Brighton.

Photo courtesy of AutoZone Liberty Bowl


Here is the official press release along including the breakdown of schools for the two teams and the history:

Southwind-Houston recap from Oct. 14

Southwind's second game in 4 days had an even more thrilling ending than the previous one. On Friday it took a 65 yd TD pass from Darian Cole to Chris Gatewood with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game to give the Jaguars the come from behind win 28-23 over the Germantown Red Devils.  Maybe that prepared them for the finish of this one but I doubt it.

Cole hit SR Jimmy Keys with only 18 seconds remaining on the clock with a touchdown pass that was deflected by the Mustangs defense to give the Jaguars a stunning 50-45 comeback. Southwind trailed 42-22 when the fourth quarter started and were down 45-28 with about 7 minutes left in the game.

Cole had 6 touchdown passes on the night to lead Southwind. QB Jared Schmidt rushed for 3 touchdowns for the Mustangs and RB Malik Elion scored twice including on a 90 yd kickoff return.

Here is the game story from Pete Wickham of the Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/oct/14/southwind-stuns-no-1-houston/

Game recaps from October 10-11

Collierville 29 Ridgeway 28

First place in District 15-AAA was on the line and when the dust had settled, it was the Dragons that emerged victorious. JR Jonquall Carrothers intercepted a pass and returned it 80 yds for a TD with just over 2 minutes remaining in the game to give Collierville the win. Ridgeway was driving down the field ahead 28-23 and was looking for a score to put the game out of reach when Carrothers made the play. SO RB Edward Pompjhrett had 24 carries for 147 yds and a TD while JR QB Alex Hicks completed 16 of 29 for 219 yds and a score. SR WR Caleb Williams had 5 catches for 134 yds and a TD and SR K Corbin Peeper added 3 FG's. Defensively, JR LB Cameron Doyle had 11 total tackles (5 solo, 12 assisted) to lead the Dragons as they harrassed Ridgeway JR QB Braxton Conard all night long. The Roadrunners were led by one of the area's leading rushers, JR Earl Harrison. Harrison went over the 1,000 yd mark for the season in this game and finished with 27 carries for 277 yds and 2 TD's. SR Joseph Whirl put Ridgeway on the board first with a 65 yd return of a blocked punt for a TD.

Here is an article from the Collierville Dragons football website about the game from Trevor Padgett as well as one from the Commercial Appeal and Bryan Brasher.

http://www.chsdragonfootball.com/2013/10/collierville-clips-roadrunners-29-28/

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/oct/11/late-interception-return-seals-colliervilles-of/

Playoff projections for area schools

Here are the current projections for the area teams in the playoffs if the season ended today (as we see them). The top 4 teams make the playoffs in the two Mississippi regions make the playoffs. In the Tennessee private schools, all four teams in D2AA make it while the top 3 teams in D2 West 1 and D2 West 2 make it. The Arkansas schools use a combination of wins and playoffs points.

Then there is the Tennessee public schools. Teams finishing first and second in their respective districts automatically qualify and then there are wild cards. The link below has the playoff standings for 1A through 6A.

http://tssaa.org/divisiononefootballplayoffs/


These are our projections using the information we have available. We will continue to update these on a week to week basis. Obviously, there will be a lot of change over the coming weeks. In Tennessee, once the teams are placed in their respective quads, they are seeded like this: All first place teams in the quad, all second place teams and then wild cards. If there are multiple first place teams in a quad, they are seeded according to their place in the TSSAA tiebreaker standings and the same is done with second place teams and then wild cards.

We will not project the entire statewide bracket, Just the quads involving the area teams. If there aren't any area teams that qualify in a specific bracket, we will not post that bracket.

MS 5A & 6A
TN D2A & D2AA
TN 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A
ARK 6A/7A, MAIS

In most cases, the higher seeded team in always the home team. However, in Mississippi after the first round that changes. Second round – fourth round the team that has played a fewer number of home games will be designated the home team. If both teams have played an equal number of home games, the home site will be determined by the highest seeded team.

Updated standings through Oct. 14

Here are the standings for every league that we cover and the breakdown of what classification they are. They include:

Tennessee-District 13,14,15,16-AAA, District 14,15,16-AA, District 16-A, D2AA, D2A West 1 & 2

Mississippi-5A Region 1, 6A Region 1 

Arkansas-7A & 6A East & MAIS District 1 North

The top two teams in each of the public school districts in Tennessee (13,14,15,16-AAA,14,15,16-AA, & 16-A) automatically qualify for the playoffs.

The top three teams in D2A West 1 & 2 in Tennessee automatically qualify as do all four teams in D2AA.

The top four teams in both Mississippi regions automatically qualify for the playoffs.

In Arkansas in 7A & 6A East & MAIS, it is based on a combination of winning the conference and playoff points.

Updated schedules with results & records-Tennessee public schools

13-AAA Brighton, Munford
14-AAA Arlington, Bartlett, Bolton, Cordova, Kingsbury, Millington
15-AAA Collierville, Germantown, Houston, Kirby, Ridgeway, Southwind, Wooddale
16-AAA Central, East, Hamilton, Melrose, Overton, White Station, Whitehaven
14-AA    Fayette Ware
15-AA    Covington
16-AA    Craigmont, Douglass, Fairley, Frayser, Manassas, Raleigh Egypt, Sheffield, Trezevant, Westwood
16-A       BTW, Carver, Hillcrest, KIPP, MAHS, Mitchell, Northside, Oakhaven

Updated schedules with results & records-Tennessee private schools

D2A West 1 ECS, FACS, Harding Academy, Lausanne, Northpoint Christian
D2A West 2 Fayette Academy, Rossville Christian, St. George's, Tipton Rosemark
D2AA          Briarcrest, CBHS, MUS, St. Benedict

Updated schedules with results & records-Mississippi

5A Region 1  Center Hill, Lake Cormorant, Lewisburg
6A Region 1  DeSoto Central, Hernando, Horn Lake, Olive Branch, Southaven

Updated schedules with results & records-Arkansas schools

     6A  Marion
     7A  West Memphis
MAIS  West Memphis Christian

Latest Tennessee AP Poll (October 14)

6A		1st place
		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1	Maryville	16	(7-0)	178	1
2	Oakland	2	(7-0)	162	2
3	Blackman		(7-0)	143	4
4	Whitehaven		(6-1)	112	3
5T	Siegel		(5-2)	90	5
5T	Nashville Overton		(7-0)	90	6
7	Houston		(6-0)	73	7
8	Franklin		(7-0)	62	8
9	Sevier Co		(6-1)	43	9
10	Smyrna		(5-2)	15	10
D2		1st place
		votes	Record	Total Pts	Last wk
1	Ensworth	16	(7-0)	160	1
2	MBA		(7-1)	140	3
3	Baylor		(5-2)	112	2
4	ECS		(7-0)	110	4
5	MUS		(5-2)	99	5
6	Brentwood Academy		(5-3)	91	6
7	Knoxville Webb		(4-2)	61	8
8	Father Ryan		(4-3)	44	7
9	DCA		(6-1)	35	10
10	McCallie		(3-5)	16	9