TSSAA released new district and region alignments for the upcoming 2025-2027 sports cycle Thursday morning with multiple changes coming to the Upper Cumberland.
Changes include Cumberland County football dropping from Class 4A and new football region opponents for York Institute, Gordonsville, Smith County and more. New basketball districts are also in effect for multiple area programs.
Per TSSAA, “Schools that disagree with their placement will have the opportunity to request an appeal before the Board of Control at the November scheduled meeting.” Districts and regions will be finalized following said meeting.
Listed below are new districts and regions by school, then a cumulative list of each football region and basketball/baseball & softball district featuring an Upper Cumberland program (baseball and softball districts are the same as basketball).
District/Region Alignment By School:
Clarkrange
Basketball: District 7A
Clay County:
Football: Region 4-1A
Basketball: District 7A
Cookeville
Football: Region 4-6A
Basketball: District 6-3A
Cumberland County
Football: Independent (Formerly Class 4A)
Basketball: District 7-3A
DeKalb County
Football: Region 4-4A
Basketball: District 8-3A
Gordonsville
Football: Region 4-2A
Basketball: District 8A
Jackson County
Football: Region 4-2A
Basketball: District 7A
Livingston Academy
Football: Region 4-4A
Basketball: District 7-3A
Macon County
Football: Region 4-4A
Basketball: District 8-3A
Monterey
Football: Region 3-2A
Basketball: District 6-2A
Pickett County
Basketball: District 7A
Smith County
Football: Region 4-2A
Basketball: District 6-2A
Stone Memorial
Football: Region 4-4A
Basketball: District 7-3A
Red Boiling Springs
Football: Region 4-1A
Basketball: District 7A
Upperman
Football: Region 4-4A
Basketball: District 7-3A
White County
Football: Region 4-4A
Basketball: District 7-3A
York Institute
Football: Region 3-2A
Basketball: District 6-2A
Football Regions
Region 4-1A
Clay County
Innovation Academy of Robertson County
Jo Byrns
Red Boiling Springs
Region 3-2A
York Institute
Bledsoe County
Grundy County
Marion County
Monterey
Region 4-2A
Cannon County
Gordonsville
Jackson County
Smith County
Trousdale County
Region 4-4A
DeKalb County
Livingston Academy
Macon County
Stone Memorial High School
Upperman High School
White County
Region 4-6A
Cookeville High School
Gallatin
Green Hill (Mt. Juliet)
Lebanon
Mt. Juliet
Wilson Central
Independent:
Pickett County
Cumberland County
*Not in any region and not eligible for the playoffs*
Basketball, Baseball & Softball Districts
District 7A
Clarkrange
Clay County
Jackson County
Pickett County
Red Boiling Springs
District 8A
Gordonsville
Innovation Academy of Robertson County (Springfield)
Jo Byrns
Knowledge Academies (Antioch)
Merrol Hyde Magnet School (Hendersonville)
Trousdale County (Hartsville)
District 6-2A
York Institute
Cannon County
Monterey
Smith County
District 7-3A
Cumberland County
Livingston Academy
Stone Memorial
Upperman
White County
District 8-3A
DeKalb County
Macon County
Murfreesboro Central Magnet
Watertown
District 6-4A
Coffee County
Cookeville
Lincoln County (Fayetteville)
Shelbyville Central
Warren County