We’ve submitted our picks for all 13 games involving Nashville-area teams and the other 17 statewide contests for the third round of the TSSAA high school football playoffs.
2023 standings:
- Cam Reid 505-121 (.807, 20-4 last week)
- Joe Spears 504-122 (.805, 21-3 last week)
- Chris Brooks 502-124 (.802, 20-4 last week)
- Scott Burton 499-127 (.797, 797 last week)
Picks for our top 10 games of round three:
Centennial at Page
Cam Reid: Page 24, Centennial 20
Chris Brooks: Page 28, Centennial 24
Scott Burton: Page 38, Centennial 28
Joe Spears: Page 28, Centennial 17
KJ Harris: Page 21, Centennial 17
Reggie: Page
Fans’ pick: Page (68%)
East Robertson at Smith County
Reid: Smith County 22, East Robertson 21
Brooks: Smith County 21, East Robertson 14
Burton: Smith County 24, East Robertson 22
Spears: Smith County 21, East Robertson 20
Harris: East Robertson 21, Smith County 14
Reggie: Smith County
Fans: East Robertson (56.7%)
FRA at CPA
Reid: CPA 20, FRA 17
Brooks: CPA 23, FRA 20
Burton: CPA 31, FRA 21
Spears: CPA 21, FRA 17
Harris: CPA 24, FRA 14
Reggie: CPA
Fans: CPA (66.9%)
Macon County at Upperman
Reid: Upperman 17, Macon County 14
Brooks: Macon County 15, Upperman 14
Burton: Upperman 21, Macon County 20
Spears: Upperman 17, Macon County 14
Harris: Macon County 17, Upperman 14
Reggie: Macon County
Fans: Macon County (53.9%)
Marshall County at Pearl-Cohn
Reid: Pearl-Cohn 35, Marshall County 21
Brooks: Pearl-Cohn 48, Marshall County 23
Burton: Pearl-Cohn 41, Marshall County 20
Spears: Pearl-Cohn 45, Marshall County 16
Harris: Pearl-Cohn 38, Marshall County 14
Reggie: Pearl-Cohn
Fans: Pearl-Cohn (89.3%)
MTCS at Columbia Academy
Reid: MTCS 30, Columbia Academy 28
Brooks: MTCS 39, Columbia Academy 36
Burton: MTCS 38, Columbia Academy 30
Spears: MTCS 35, Columbia Academy 30
Harris: MTCS 35, Columbia Academy 33
Reggie: MTCS
Fans: MTCS (71.4%)
Nashville Christian at Friendship Christian
Reid: Friendship Christian 42, Nashville Christian 31
Brooks: Friendship Christian 45, Nashville Christian 24
Burton: Friendship Christian 42, Nashville Christian 35
Spears: Friendship Christian 38, Nashville Christian 21
Harris: Friendship Christian 28, Nashville Christian 24
Reggie: Friendship Christian
Fans: Friendship Christian (66.3%)
Oakland at Riverdale
Reid: Oakland 32, Riverdale 31
Brooks: Oakland 24, Riverdale 21
Burton: Oakland 35, Riverdale 31
Spears: Riverdale 27, Oakland 24
Harris: Riverdale 28, Oakland 25
Reggie: Riverdale
Fans: Oakland (68%)
Ravenwood at Brentwood
Reid: Brentwood 31, Ravenwood 21
Brooks: Brentwood 20, Ravenwood 14
Burton: Brentwood 27, Ravenwood 24
Spears: Brentwood 24, Ravenwood 14
Harris: Brentwood 28, Ravenwood 14
Reggie: Brentwood
Fans: Brentwood (76.4%)
Liberty Creek at East Nashville
Reid: East Nashville 33, Liberty Creek 20
Brooks: East Nashville 26, Liberty Creek 16
Burton: East Nashville 36, Liberty Creek 31
Spears: East Nashville 28, Liberty Creek 20
Harris: East Nashville 34, Liberty Creek 27
Reggie: East Nashville
Fans: East Nashville (67.4%)
The rest of our picks for the third round:
| Round 3 | Cam | Chris | Scott | Joe |
| Gordonsville at South Pittburg | South Pittsburg | South Pittsburg | South Pittsburg | South Pittsburg |
| Davidson Academy at Boyd Buchanan | Boyd Buchanan | Boyd Buchanan | Boyd Buchanan | Boyd Buchanan |
| MBA at McCallie | McCallie | McCallie | McCallie | McCallie |
| Oliver Springs at Coalfield | Coalfield | Coalfield | Coalfield | Coalfield |
| McKenzie at Moore County | Moore County | Moore County | Moore County | Moore County |
| Union City at Dresden | Dresden | Dresden | Dresden | Dresden |
| York Institute at Hampton | York Institute | York Institute | York Institute | York Institute |
| Riverside at Huntingdon | Huntingdon | Huntingdon | Huntingdon | Huntingdon |
| Fairley at Memphis Business | Fairley | Fairley | Fairley | Fairley |
| Gatlinburg-Pittman at Alcoa | Alcoa | Alcoa | Alcoa | Alcoa |
| Giles County at Meigs County | Giles County | Giles County | Meigs County | Giles County |
| Covington at Dyersburg | Covington | Covington | Covington | Covington |
| Anderson County at Greeneville | Greeneville | Greeneville | Anderson County | Greeneville |
| Dyer County at Haywood | Haywood | Haywood | Haywood | Haywood |
| Powell at Knoxville West | Powell | Knoxville West | Knoxville West | Powell |
| Walker Valley at Clinton | Walker Valley | Walker Valley | Walker Valley | Walker Valley |
| Southwind at Henry County | Southwind | Southwind | Henry County | Southwind |
| Bearden at Bradley Central | Bradley Central | Bradley Central | Bradley Central | Bradley Central |
| Houston at Germantown | Germantown | Germantown | Germantown | Germantown |
| Knoxville Catholic at Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |