High school football playoff races are heating up entering the final week of the regular season. What’s locked in and what’s on the line for each region in the Upper Cumberland:

Region 4-1A

Current Region Standings:

T1. Clay County (3-6, 2-0)

T1. Jo Byrns (6-3, 2-0)

T3. Red Boiling Springs (0-9, 0-2)

T3. Innovation Academy (0-9, 0-2)

Clay County and Jo Byrns face off this Thursday at Jo Byrns. The winner is the #1 seed while the loser is the #2. Red Boiling Springs travels to Innovation Academy on Thursday with winner finishing #3 and the loser #4.

POTENTIAL FIRST-ROUND OPPONENTS (Region 3-1A): Sale Creek and Copper Basin face off for the #3 and #4 seeds in Region 3-1A this week. The loser of Sale Creek/Copper Basin travels to the winner of Clay/Jo Byrns while the winner of Sale Creek/Copper Basin travels to the loser of Clay/Jo Byrns. Red Boiling Springs will travel to either Whitwell or South Pittsburg.

 

Region 3-2A

Current Region Standings:

1.  Marion County (9-0, 3-0)
2. Bledsoe County (7-2, 2-1)
3. York Institute (4-5, 2-1)
4. Grundy County (6-3, 1-3)
5. Monterey (2-7, 0-3)

York can finish in either 1st place or 3rd place. Grundy County is locked into 4th place and Monterey is eliminated. York wins the region if they win at Marion and Monterey defeats Bledsoe County. All other scenarios result in York finishing in 3rd place.

POTENTIAL FIRST-ROUND OPPONENTS (Region 4-2A):York can host Trousdale County or Cannon County if they finish 1st. If York finishes 3rd, they can travel to Cannon County or Jackson County.

 

Region 4-2A

Current Region Standings:

1. Gordonsville (8-1, 3-0)
2. Cannon County (7-2, 2-1)
3. Jackson County (7-2, 2-2)
4. Trousdale County (4-5, 1-2)
5. Smith County (2-7, 0-3)

Gordonsville has secured the #1 seed and Smith County is eliminated. Jackson County can finish 2nd or 3rd. Jackson County clinches #2 if they defeat Grundy County and Trousdale County defeats Cannon County. All other scenarios result in Jackson County finishing third.

POTENTIAL FIRST-ROUND OPPONENTS (Region 3-2A): #1 Gordonsville hosts #4 Grundy County. Jackson County can host York or Bledsoe County if they finish 2nd. Jackson County can travel to Bledsoe or Marion County if they finish 3rd depending on other results.

 

Region 4-4A

Current Region Standings:

1.. White County (9-0, 4-0)

T2. Macon County (8-1, 3-1)

T2. Upperman (6-3, 3-1)

T4. Livingston Academy (5-4, 1-3)

T4. DeKalb County (4-5, 1-3)

6. Stone Memorial (3-6, 0-4)

White County has secured the #1 seed and Stone Memorial is eliminated. Upperman and Macon County play for the #2 overall seed this Friday, with the loser falling to #3. DeKalb County travels to Livingston Academy, with the winner finishing #4 and the loser missing the playoffs.

POTENTIAL FIRST-ROUND OPPONENTS (Region 3-4A): #1 White County will host Signal Mountain or East Ridge. The winner of Upperman at Macon County can host East Ridge or Sequoyah. The loser of Upperman/Macon County will travel to the loser of Loudon at Red Bank. The winner of DeKalb County at Livingston will travel to the winner of Loudon at Red Bank.

 

Region 4-6A

Current Region Standings:

T1. Lebanon (7-2, 3-1)

T1. Green Hill (7-2, 3-1)

T3. Cookeville (4-5, 2-2)

T3. Gallatin (6-3, 2-2)

T3. Mt. Juliet (5-4, 2-2)

6. Wilson Central (0-9, 0-4)

Wilson Central is eliminated. Cookeville can finish 2nd, 4th or be eliminated. Cookeville finishes #2 with a win over Lebanon and a Wilson Central win over Gallatin. Cookeville finishes 4th if they defeat Lebanon but Gallatin defeats Wilson Central. If Cookeville loses to Lebanon, they need Green Hill to beat Mt. Juliet to clinch the #4 seed. A Lebanon win plus a Mt. Juliet win eliminates the Cavaliers. If Mt. Juliet, Cookeville and Gallatin all win, Cookeville is the #4 seed, but there’s a deep tie with no resolution yet for spots 1–3.

POTENTIAL FIRST-ROUND OPPONENTS (Region 3-6A): If Cookeville finishes 2nd, they can host Smyrna or Oakland. If Cookeville finishes 4th, they will travel to the winner of Oakland at Riverdale.

Complete statewide region standings are available HERE: https://tssaasports.com/sports/football/possibilities.cfm