Area commitments

This is a partial list of area players that have committed to play football at the next level. We will be adding names as the information becomes available.

Congrats to Central WR Latevius Rayford who was selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All American Bowl in Phoenix on January 3. Congrats are also in order for East OL Christian Morris and Central DE Frank Herron who have been selected to play in the Army All American Game in San Antonio on January 5.

Player		POS	HS	College
Jason	Carr	DE	White Station	Tennessee
Zach	Collins	OL	Harding Academy	Memphis
Sam	Craft	ATH	Olive Branch	Memphis
Mark	Dodson	RB	Whitehaven	Mississippi
Lenard	Harden	LB	Ridgeway	Memphis
Frank	Herron	DE	Central	LSU
Ford	Howell	LB	MUS	Wake Forest
Cedric	Jones	DB	East	Toledo
Walker	Jones	LB	ECS	Alabama
Alexander	Karr	OL	CBHS	Arkansas St
Marquez	Lanton	WR	MAHS	Arkansas St
Herbert	Moore	DL	East	Mississippi
Christian	Morris	OL	East	UCLA
Dontrell	Nelson	DB	Olive Branch	Memphis
Gerald	Perry	WR	Whitehaven	Vanderbilt
Latevius	Rayford	WR	Central	Vanderbilt
Marcus	Robinson	LB	East	Arkansas
Darius	Sims	DB	Whitehaven	Vanderbilt
Mack	Weaver	DE	Harding Academy	Vanderbilt
Jordan	Wilkins	RB	St. Benedict	Auburn

Mr. Football Nominations

Just a reminder that we need your help!! Mr. Football nominations for the state of Tennessee are due in by this Friday. Please send us who you think should be nominated for this very prestigious award. There are awards for back of the year, lineman (included OL,DL and LB) and kicker (includes punters). There are 5 classes in which to nominate a back or lineman, 1A, 2A, 3A, D2-A and D2-AA. Up to 3 players in each classification can be nominated for a total of 15. There will only be 3 kickers total throughout the entire state nominated.

Your input is very important to us. You can do this in one of three ways: Post a comment on this page, e-mail us at shelbymetrosports@gmail.com or tweet us @ShelbyMetroPrep. We will let everyone know who the final nominations are this Friday, October 26 on our Shelby Metro Sports Pre Game Show at 6 PM on Sports 56 WHBQ and 87.7 FM. Thanks for all of your help!

2012 Blue Cross Bowl Bracket Release Show

2012 BlueCross Bowl Bracket Release Show

TSSAA Network to Broadcast Bracket Announcements Live

October 23, 2012 (Hermitage, TN) – The TSSAA Network (www.tssaanetwork.com) will broadcast the 2012 Blue Cross Bowl Bracket Release Show live this Saturday, October 27, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CT from the TSSAA office building. High school football teams selected for each of the eight brackets will be revealed on the program hosted by Chad Withrow and Chris Eakes of Nashville’s 104.5 The Zone.

Our updated "If the playoffs started today"

Here is a look at our projected playoffs for Tennessee based on current standings. A lot could change based on who wins Friday night not only here but across the state including seeding as you have to seed the first and second place teams before you seed the wild cards. All current first place teams are marked with an asterisk* and all second place teams are marked with two**.

As far as the Mississippi schools are concerned, Lewisburg is the #3 seed from their district in 4A. Lake Cormorant is the #3 seed and Center Hill the #4 seed in their district in 5A. Olive Branch is the #2 seed and Southaven the #3 seed in their district in 6A. West Memphis Christian would be the #3 seed in their district in the MPSA. Arkansas is based on a playoff points system that we don't fully understand but West Memphis looks good so far at 6-2.

If they started today in Tennessee:

TSSAA Playoff Standings through Week 9

Here is the link to the TSSAA playoff standings for classes 1A,2A,3A,4A,5A and 6A: http://www.tssaa.org/d1football2012/index.cfm

It explains the process completely and will be updated every Tuesday throughout the regular season.

The top 24 teams in 1A and 2A would make the playoffs. The top 32 in 3A,4A,5A and 6A would make the playoffs. Some of the teams that have already automatically qualified are noted with an * although it doesn't include all of them.

Playoff Scenarios

Here is a link to all of the different playoff scenarios in Tennessee as we approach week 10:

http://tssaa.org/2012Champions/StateFootball/Scenarios.htm

As you can see, a lot of district have their 1st and 2nd place team (the automatic qualifiers) already set. But there are a lot of districts that are still up in the air.

Week 9 standings