We have passed the midway point of the 2021 football season with teams across the state facing their Week 7 opponents this weekend. The TSSAA scoreboard lists the 165 games scheduled to be played. Week 7 is a big week for region matchups. 154 of the 165 games this week involve region opponents. Thirteen schools are using Week 7 as their open date.
The 2021 BlueCross Bowl state football championships will be held December 2-4, 2021 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga. The TSSAA Board of Control selected Chattanooga as host of the 2021 and 2022 football championships.
Opened in 1997, W. Max Finley Stadium is a 20,421-seat stadium located on Chattanooga’s 20th Street near the interchange of Interstate 24 and Highway 27. Besides serving as the home of Mocs Football, Finley Stadium hosted the NCAA FCS National Championship from 1997 to 2009. It is also host to international and high school soccer, including the U.S. Women’s National Team, high school football games, national lacrosse tournaments, and concerts.
TSSAA encourages everyone — administrators, coaches, officials, and fans — to work together to follow the protocols that local host schools have in place so that our student-athletes have the opportunity to enjoy athletic competition throughout this new year. Although most TSSAA mandates from a year ago are no longer in place, it is important that visiting teams and spectators adhere to the rules or requirements instituted by local school boards, municipalities and other government agencies where they are traveling. TSSAA believes that every adult and every participant should do their part and conduct themselves safely and thoughtfully so that the schools can provide as many opportunities as possible for the student-athletes this fall.
Historical Notes
Munford at Brighton: Munford has taken the victory the last three times in this series, by a combined margin of 14 points.
Sunbright at Oakdale: The last time Oakdale won in this series was 2016, a 58-18 victory at home.
White Station at Cordova: These teams last met in 2016, an outing that saw Cordova take a 20-14 victory at home.
Campbell Co. at Clinton: The last time this matchup was decided by more than 10 points was 2016. The average margin of victory in the last four meetings, which the teams have split, is six points.
Brentwood at Independence: The road team has won the last four meetings between these squads. The last time the home team won was 2016 when Independence claimed a 21-20 victory.
MUS at Briarcrest: Four of the last five meetings have been decided by six points or fewer, an average margin of 4.75 points.
Loretto at Summertown: The home team has won the last five meetings in this series. Three of the five meetings were decided by five or fewer points.
Hunters Lane at Hillsboro: The closest Hunters Lane has come to victory in this series since 2016 was a 14-7 defeat in 2019.
Knoxville West at Heritage: These teams split in 2015 and 2016 with West winning 21-20 in 2015 and Heritage winning 17-10 in 2016.
COVID-19 Standings
TSSAA has updated the scoreboard, schedules and standings to show wins for the schools whose opponents canceled due to COVID-19.
The schools listed below were awarded a Week 6 win:
Ensworth High School
The King’s Academy
Manassas High School
Page High School
If a school is forced to cancel a contest due to COVID-19 this football season, the game will be considered a “no contest” and the team will not receive a loss on their schedule. The school who is able to play will receive a win for playoff seeding purposes. They may schedule a replacement opponent, but the result of the newly scheduled contest must count in the school’s overall record in place of the “COVID-19” win. A school’s overall, regular season record cannot include more than 10 results.