615 Preps Week 8 Area Rankings: Maverick Chance shines in Ravenwood win

Week 6 of the season had its fair share of massive matchups meaning Week 7 could have been a massive letdown.

Thankfully, that was not the case.

Several great games went down between Thursday and Friday night’s action. While some of our top schools took care of business in a convincing fashion, other’s weren’t so lucky.

The 615 Preps staff has put together a list of the top five large, medium, and small class teams in our coverage area following last week’s action. This rankings are based off of results, head-to-head matchups and current form for teams.

Large Class teams include 6A and Division II-AAA. Medium Class teams include 5A, 4A, and Division II-AA. Small Class teams include 3A, 2A, 1A, and Division II-A, and each grouping has roughly 30 teams in it.

Large Class

1. Oakland (7-0): Thursday night wasn’t the cleanest night for the Patriots but they forced six turnovers in a 35-14 win over Rockvale.

2. Brentwood Academy (6-0): Larry Sanders continues to just rack up yardage and touchdowns. In a 35-0 win over MUS he finished with 108 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries.

3. Ravenwood (7-0): Down seven early, the Raptors scored 28 straight to beat Independence 28-7. Maverick Chance sparked the scoring run with an 80-yarder early in the second half and finished the night with 115 yards while Caden Pace added 152 more yards and another rushing touchdown.

4. Antioch (7-0): Another night, another blowout win for the Bears. Beating Overton 55-10, Andre Adams was 8-for-15 passing for 213 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for another touchdown.

5. Ensworth (5-2): It was a bounce back week for the Tigers as they crushed Knox Catholic 35-6. EJ Gibson led the way scoring four times.

The rest of the top 10

6. Blackman (6-1)

7. Lebanon (7-0)

8. Green Hill (5-2)

9. Riverdale (5-2)

10. CPA (2-5)

Medium Class

1. FRA (6-0): The Panthers have their quarterback of the future and that should scare the rest of DII-AA. Jack Nimitz threw for 218 yards and five touchdowns in their 42-7 win over Goodpasture.

2. Page (6-0): Isaac Otey only ran the ball four times for 21 yards, but three of those carries resulted in touchdowns as the Patriots shut out Lawson 40-0.

3. BGA (6-1): There were no setbacks for the Wildcats this week as they cruised past Davidson Academy 55-10. Kaedyn Marable connected with Max Curry five times for 157 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

4. Beech (5-1): Scoring 49 first half points and rushing for nearly 450 yards, the Bucs dismantled Station Camp 59-21. Kaden Powell, DK Williams, Devin Crutcher and Jeramy Laster combined to rush for 435 yards and seven touchdowns.

5. Pearl-Cohn (3-4): Make it three wins a row for the Firebirds as they held on to beat Bartlett 31-28. LJ Funk threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns in the win while LaDamion Hunter caught seven passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns.

The rest of the top 10

6. Springfield (6-1)

7. GCA (7-0)

8. Portland (5-2)

9. Nolensville (5-2)

10. Goodpasture (5-2)

Small Class

1. Nashville Christian (6-0): The Eagles were off in Week 7.

2. East Robertson (7-0): East Hickman had no answers for Kason Young as the Indians quarterback threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-12 win. Cade Brooks caught four passes for 36 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

3. Gordonsville (7-0): Since beating Coalfield by three to start the year, the Tigers have not had a game decided by single digits since. With their 41-0 win over Westmoreland on Friday, they’ve now scored 40 or more points in three straight games.

4. Friendship Christian (6-1): Welcome back Jayden McGowan! After missing the last few weeks with an injury, McGowan returned for the Commanders’ 37-7 win over DCA rushing for 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

5. East Nashville (2-4): Down nine early, the Eagles rattled off 30 points en a row en route to a 42-16 win over Stratford. Ke’vontae Pitts had both an interception and punt return for a touchdown in the win.