Thursday, October 31, 2013

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


Wednesday, October 30, 2013

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


Monday, October 28, 2013

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.


Sunday, October 27, 2013

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

Saturday, October 26, 2013

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


Friday, October 25, 2013

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

Thursday, October 24, 2013

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

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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


Tuesday, October 22, 2013

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

Monday, October 21, 2013

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/


Saturday, October 19, 2013

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


Friday, October 18, 2013

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

Thursday, October 17, 2013

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

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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/


Monday, October 14, 2013

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

Latest Arkansas AP Poll (October 14)

Overall 1st place
votes Record Total Pts Last wk
1 Bentonville 6 (4-2) 125 2
2 Fayetteville 4 (6-0) 116 1
3 Cabot 2 (6-0) 115 3
4 Greenwood 2 (6-0) 98 4
5 N Little Rock (4-2) 67 5
5 Springdale Har-Ber (4-2) 63 7
7 FS Southside (5-1) 58 6
8 Camden Fairview (6-0) 50 8
9 Conway (5-1) 45 9
10 Pulaski Academy (6-0) 32 10

Friday, October 11, 2013

Games for October 17-18

Thursday, October 17

Southwind vs Wooddale at Kirby, Central vs Overton at Halle, Craigmont vs Sheffield at Oakhaven, Carver vs Mitchell at JP Freeman, Hillcrest vs Northside at Crump, Cordova vs Kingsbury at Fairgrounds, MUS at St. Benedict

Friday, October 18

Whitehaven vs East at Fairgrounds, Grenada at Southaven, Olive Branch at Horn Lake, Hernando at DeSoto Central, Lewisburg at Clarksdale, Lake Cormorant at West Point, Center Hill at Saltillo, Marion at West Memphis, Covington at Ripley, West Memphis Christian at Desoto, ECS at Northpoint Christian, Briarcrest at CBHS, BTW at Oakhaven, FACS at Lausanne, Station Camp at Brighton, Fairley at Raleigh Egypt, Collierville at Munford, Tipton Rosemark at St. George's, Arlington at Millington, Bolton at Bartlett, Germantown at Kirby, Fayette Academy at Rossville Christian, Frayser vs Westwood at JP Freeman, Douglass vs Manassas at Melrose, Ridgeway vs Houston at Halle, Melrose vs Hamilton at Crump,

Updated individual stats through October 9

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


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Updated team stats as of October 9

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


Games for October 10-11

Thursday, October 11

14 Fayette Academy
49 Dresden

13 Macon Road Baptist
48 FACS

at Fairgrounds
38 Melrose
14 Kingsbury

at JP Freeman
65 Mitchell
  7 MAHS

 8 Wooddale
16 Kirby

at Crump
 8  Northside
40 KIPP


Friday, October 12

28 Ridgeway
29 Collierville

27 DeSoto Central
21 Olive Branch

69 West Point
41 Center Hill

at Fairgrounds
 0  Sheffield
48 Trezevant

at Raleigh Egypt
42 Craigmont
 0  Frayser

at Halle
  6 Hamilton
35 Overton

at JP Freeman
28 Fairley
29 Manassas

at Whitehaven
16 Raleigh Egypt
18 Westwood

18 Douglass
49 Haywood Co

  7 Bartlett
46 Dyersburg

33 Central
15 St. Benedict

28 Brighton
19 Bolton

14 Millington
26 Liberty

33 White Station
14 Arlington

23 Germantown
28 Southwind

30 Lausanne
 6  Rossville Christian

12 New Hope
28 Lake Cormorant

  9 Lewisburg
40 Oxford

16 Horn Lake
35 Grenada

49 South Panola
 0  Hernando

  0 Middleton
28 Tipton Rosemark

13 Southaven
26 Tupelo

27 Searcy
14 Marion

24West Memphis
41 LR Central

  7  Immanuel Christian
46 West Memphis Christian

  6 Oakhaven
44 Harding Academy

Monday, October 14

Houston
Southwind

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Postseason honors have already started

Congrats to the following players for being selected to play in the 2013 Bernard Blackwell North vs South All Star Game in Gulfport, Mississippi on Dec. 21.

WR Dee Gillespie-Center Hill
WR Ryan Golden-Lake Cormorant
RB  Marcus LeFlore-Olive Branch
OL  Ronald Cochran-Olive Branch

Latest TSSAA playoff projections

Here is the first set of projections from the TSSAA in their public school divisions. Click on the link and you can scroll through the different classifications, playoff standings, tiebreakers, etc..

http://tssaa.org/divisiononefootballplayoffs/

All they are showing is the top 32 teams in 3A-6A and top 24 in 1A-2A that would make the playoffs. What they have not taken into consideration just yet is if there are any teams not in the top 24 or 32 that are first or second in their district. Those team automatically qualify for the playoffs regardless of the number of overall wins that they have. Overall wins is the first tiebreaker in the TSSAA standings.

Here are our current projections for the playoffs if the season ended today. We will continue to update these on a week to week basis. Obviously, there will be a lot of change over the coming weeks. 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 any wild card teams. If there are 3 first place teams in the quad, they are seeded according to their place in the TSSAA tiebreaker standings. Same for any second place or wild card teams.

We will not project the entire statewide bracket, Just the quads involving the area teams.

2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A


Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Latest MS AP Poll (October 8)

Overall 1st place
votes Record Total Pts Last wk
1 Brandon 13 (6-0) 157 1
2 South Panola 2 (6-1) 138 3
3 Oak Grove 1 (6-0) 127 4
4 Oxford (6-0) 89 5
5 Petal (5-1) 69 2
6 Picayune (4-1) 55 8
7 Louisville (7-0) 54 7
8 Olive Branch (5-2) 37 6
9 Tupelo (6-0) 32 10
10 Meridian (5-1) 27 NR
6A 1st place
votes Record Total Pts Last wk
1 Brandon 13 (6-0) 157 1
2 South Panola 2 (6-1) 139 3
3 Oak Grove 1 (6-0) 135 4
4 Petal (5-1) 95 2
5 Tupelo (6-0) 41 NR
Others receiving votes: 6. Olive Branch, 36

Latest TN AP Poll (October 8)

Here is the latest AP poll for the teams in Tennessee. Area teams are highlighted in red.

6A 1st place
votes Record Total Pts Last wk
1 Maryville 17 (6-0) 198 1
2 Oakland 2 (6-0) 182 2
3 Blackman (7-0) 150 4
4 Whitehaven (6-1) 129 3
5 Siegel (5-2) 112 5
6 Nashville Overton (7-0) 101 6
7 Houston (6-0) 72 8
8 Franklin (6-0) 55 10
9 Sevier Co (5-1) 51 9
10 Smyrna (5-2) 22 7
5A 1st place
votes Record Total Pts Last wk
1 Henry Co 19 (7-0) 199 1
2 Knoxville West 1 (5-1) 177 2
3 Ooltewah (6-1) 140 4
4 East Hamilton (5-1) 134 3
5 Beech (5-2) 121 5
6 Anderson Co (6-1) 99 8
7 Campbell Co (6-1) 80 9
8 Ridgeway (3-3) 46 10
9 Cleveland (4-3) 38 7
10 Oak Ridge (4-2) 26 6
D2 1st place
votes Record Total Pts Last wk
1 Ensworth 17 (6-0) 170 1
2 Baylor (5-1) 142 3
3 MBA (6-1) 140 2
4 ECS (7-0) 110 4
5 MUS (5-2) 108 5
6 Brentwood Academy (4-3) 83 6
7 Father Ryan (4-2) 66 8
8 Knoxville Webb (3-2) 48 9
9 McCallie (3-4) 43 7
10 DCA (6-1) 15 10

Latest AR AP Poll (October 8)

Overall 1st place
votes Record Total Pts Last wk
1 Fayetteville 6 (5-0) 122 1
2 Bentonville 4 (3-2) 121 2
3 Cabot 2 (5-0) 110 3
4 Greenwood 2 (5-0) 104 4
5 N Little Rock (3-2) 71 5
5 FS Southside (4-1) 58 8
7 Springdale Har-Ber (3-2) 57 7
8 Camden Fairview (5-0) 52 6
9 Conway (4-1) 38 9
10 Pulaski Academy (5-0) 32 10

Game recaps from October 3, 4 and 5

South Panola 40 Olive Branch 21

One of the high profile matches on the night was down in Batesville for this annual battle. South Panola jumped out to an early 20-0 lead before the Conquistadors cut the lead to 6 following Kyky Austin's 63 yd interception return for a touchdown. Austin also picked up a blocked field goal later in the game and returned it 78 yds for a score. Olive Branch QB Ross Trail left the game in an ambulance after taking a hit in the back. According to John Varlas from the CA (follow him on Twitter @johnvarlas), the x-rays were negative and Trail is moving around pretty good and day to day. Mississippi commitment Alfred Dickens who also left the game with an injury at the end of the first half and did not return, suffered from bruised ribs and dehydration. He is also day to day.

Here is a link to the game story from Chris Van Tuyl from the CA.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/oct/04/south-panola-strikes-fast-to-knock-off-olive/