First AP Poll of the season for Tennessee teams

Here is the first AP Poll of the season for teams in Tennessee as voted on by the sportswriters and broadcasters across the state. Somehow they placed Trezevant in 2A (they are 3A) and someone even gave them a first place vote.

Area teams are highlighted in red.

First place votes in parentheses
6A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Maryville (9)	106	1-0
2	Blackman (1)	97	1-0
3	Oakland	79	1-0
4	Bradley Central	43	0-1
5	Cane Ridge	36	1-0
6	Science Hill	31	1-0
7	Whitehaven (1)	30	1-0
8	Farragut	28	1-0
9	Brentwood	26	1-0
10	Ooltewah	23	1-0
	Others receiving votes
11	Franklin	19
12	Independence	15
13	Cordova	14
5A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Knoxville Catholic	91	0-1
2	Hillsboro	74	0-1
3	Oak Ridge	62	1-0
4	Fulton (2)	62	0-0
5	Beech	59	1-0
6	Rhea Co	58	0-1
7	Knoxville Central	43	1-0
8	Page	42	1-0
9	Daniel Boone	23	1-0
10	Henry Co	22	0-1
4A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Greenville (8)	99	1-0
2	Marshall Co (1)	83	0-1
3	East (2)	63	0-1
4	Haywood Co	52	1-0
5	Elizabethton	48	0-1
6	Crockett Co	40	1-0
6	Anderson Co	40	1-0
8	Spring Hill	34	1-0
9	Hardin Co	28	1-0
10	Dyersburg	10	1-0
3A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Alcoa (8)	99	1-0
2	Pearl-Cohn (1)	79	1-0
3	Milan	65	1-0
4	Bolivar	55	1-0
5	Giles Co	52	1-0
6	Raleigh Egypt	33	1-0
7	Red Bank	31	0-1
8	Johnson Co	28	1-0
9	Austin-East	26	1-0
9	Smith Co	26	1-0
2A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Marion Co (4)	70	1-0
2	Trousdale Co (1)	55	1-0
3	Adamsville (1)	48	0-1
4	Columbia Academy	47	1-0
4	Union City (1)	47	0-1
6	Hampton (1)	46	1-0
7	Waverly (1)	38	1-0
8	Meigs Co	28	1-0
9	Peabody	24	1-0
10	Trezevant (1)	10	1-0
1A		PTS	REC	LW
1	Dresden (3)	82	1-0
2	Greenback (3)	79	1-0
3	South Pittsburg (3)	74	1-0
4	Huntingdon (1)	73	1-0
5	Wayne Co	55	1-0
6	Whitwell	41	1-0
7	Coafield	37	1-0
8	Fayetteville	26	1-0
9	Gordonsville	25	0-1
10	Lake Co	21	1-0
D2		PTS	REC	LW
1	Brentwood Academy (9)	90	1-0
2	Ensworth (1)	87	1-0
3	Baylor	60	1-0
4	MBA	59	1-0
5	McCallie	50	1-0
6	MUS	32	1-0
7	Lausanne	24	1-0
8	CBHS	21	1-0
9	CPA	18	1-0
10	Notre Dame	17	0-1

Standings for all of the area teams

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

Tennessee
6A-Region 7 & 8
5A-Region 8
4A-Region 8
3A-Region 7 & 8
2A-Region 8
1A-Region 8
D2A-West
D2AA-West
D2AA-West

Mississippi
5A-Region 1
6A-Region 1

Arkansas
6A East
MAIS District 1 North

The top four teams in each of the public school regions in Tennessee automatically qualify for the playoffs.

The top six teams in D2A & D2AA in Tennessee automatically qualify for the playoffs as do all four teams in D2AA.

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

In Arkansas 6A East, the top 6 teams make the playoffs with #1 & #2 getting a first round bye.
In MAIS, the district champion is guaranteed a spot.

Schedules for all of the area teams

Tennessee

1A-BTW, Freedom Prep, Hillcrest, KIPP, MASE, Middle College, Oakhaven, Westwood
2A-Douglass, Fairley, Hamilton, Manassas, MAHS, Mitchell
3A-Region 7-Covington
3A-Region 8-Melrose, MLK Prep, Raleigh Egypt, Sheffield, Trezevant, Wooddale
4A-Craigmont, East, Fayette Ware, Millington
5A-Bolton, Brighton, Kingsbury, Kirby, Munford, Overton, Ridgeway, Southwind
6A Region 7-Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, Houston
6A Region 8-Central, Germantown, White Station, Whitehaven
D2A-Fayette Academy, Rossville Christian, Tipton Rosemark
D2AA- ECS, FACS, Harding Academy, Lausanne, Northpoint Christian, St. George's
D2AA-Briarcrest, CBHS, MUS, St. Benedict

Mississippi

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

Arkansas

Arkansas 6A-Marion, West Memphis
MAIS-West Memphis Christian

Games for August 24, 25 and 26

Thursday, August 24

Wooddale vs Hamilton at Crump, Oakhaven vs Westwood at JP Freeman

Friday, August 25

BTW vs MLK Prep at Raleigh Egypt, Fayette Ware vs Mitchell at JP Freeman, Middle College at Hernando, Melrose at Kirby, Raleigh Egypt at Harding Academy, DeSoto Central vs White Station at Fairgrounds, KIPP vs Central at Crump, Freedom Prep at Ripley, MAHS at Bolivar, West Memphis Christian at Marshall Academy, Overton at St. Benedict, Germantown at Houston, Bolton at Bartlett, Hardin Co at Lewisburg, Kingsbury at MUS, Hillcrest at ECS, Munford at Millington, Covington at FACS, Brighton at Dyersburg, Center Hill at Collierville, Northpoint Christian at Independence, MS, CBC (MO) at CBHS,  Southaven at Olive Branch, Fayette Academy at Trinity Christian, Arlington at St. George's, Briarcrest at Goodpasture, MASE at Memphis Nighthawks, Shannon at Horn Lake

Saturday, August 26
at Cordova
Sheffield vs Fairley, Southwind vs Douglass, Craigmont vs Cordova

at Whitehaven
East vs Trezevant, Ridgeway vs Whitehaven

Scores for August 17, 18 and 19

Thursday, August 17
at Kirby
18 Oakhaven
  0 Sheffield

Friday, August 18
16 Ridgeway
37 MUS

15 Central
  0 Melrose

at Fairgrounds
62 Cordova
32 East

22 Trezevant
16 Harding Academy

  7 Senatobia
28 Lake Cormorant

OT
35 Arlington
36 Raleigh Egypt

  7 Grenada, MS
17 CBHS

21 White Station
45 Briarcrest

12 Collierville
42 Olive Branch

12 Rosa Fort
34 Lausanne

  7 Amory
20 DeSoto Central

  0 Wooddale
44 MBA

14 Millington
12 Bolton

34 Houston
  0 Brighton

  6 MASE
45 Fayette Ware

26 Freedom Prep
65 McNairy Central

24 Douglass
28 FACS

at Samford University
18 ECS
42 Bessemer Academy, AL

12 Fayette Academy
21 Northpoint Christian

  8 BTW
61 Peabody

  6 Middle College
40 Palmer, MS

  8 Manassas
49 Lewisburg

  6 Covington
16 Munford

  0 Jackson North Side
48 Germantown

16 Overton
39 Bartlett

  3 Kingsbury
41 St. Benedict

14 Hillcrest
42 Kirby

  0 Craigmont
20 Hardin Co

  0 Rossville Christian
54 North Delta

34 St. George's
20 Center Hill

OT
21 Gibson Co
28 Tipton Rosemark

  0 MLK Prep
63 Dyersburg

12 West Memphis Christian
13 Macon Road Baptist

Saturday, August 19
Whitehaven Classic

  0 Hamilton
21 Westwood

  0 Fairley
34 Southwind

  0 Mitchell
20 Whitehaven

Games for August 17, 18 and 19

Thursday, August 17
Sheffield vs Oakhaven at Kirby

Friday, August 18
Ridgeway at MUS, Central at Melrose, Cordova vs East at Fairgrounds, Arlington at Raleigh Egypt, Grenada, MS at CBHS, White Station at Briarcrest, Collierville at Olive Branch, MASE at Fayette Ware, Freedom Prep at McNairy Central, Millington at Bolton, Houston at Brighton, Douglass at FACS, ECS vs Bessemer Academy at Samford University, Fayette Academy at Northpoint Christian, Jackson North Side at Germantown, Overton at Bartlett, Kingsbury at St. Benedict, Hillcrest at Kirby, Covington at Munford, Craigmont at Hardin Co, Rossville Christian at North Delta, St. George's at Center Hill, Gibson Co at Tipton Rosemark, MLK Prep at Dyersburg, Wooddale at MBA, BTW at Peabody, Middle College at Palmer, MS, Manassas at Lewisburg, Rosa Fort at Lausanne, Amory at DeSoto Central, Senatobia at Lake Cormorant, Trezevant at Harding Academy, West Memphis Christian at Macon Road Baptist

Saturday, August 19
Whitehaven Classic
Hamilton vs Westwood at 3 pm, Fairley vs Southwind at 530 pm, Mitchell vs Whitehaven at 830 pm

Offensive Line Clinic at Rhodes College

The football staff at Rhodes College and the guys at #hogfbchat would like to invite you to our first annual HogFBChat Offensive Line Clinic. This event will be held in Memphis, TN at Rhodes College on March 4^th. There will be at a minimum 8 speakers. Confirmed speakers and topics include:

 

Joe Freitag-Monmouth College-Unbalanced Offense
Matt Jones-Jackson State-Inside Zone
Brian Frana-Southwest Minnesota State-Pass Pro
Nic Codutti-Westbrook High School (TX)-Mid Zone and counters
Cody Kennedy-University of West Georgia-Wham Concept
Joe Osovet-ASA-Bolt Offense, Tempo and RPOs
Brent Allen-UWW-Inside and Outside Zone

 

Your registration will cover great Memphis BBQ as well as a chalk talk social to be held after our speakers finish. The cost of this event is $35 per person or $90 for a staff as long as you preregister. We also will have registration at the door for $50 per person and $120 for a staff. To register go to www.rhodesfootballcamps.com.