615 Preps Week 13 Area Rankings: First round results keep top 10s mostly intact
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It’s onto the second round of the playoffs and for several lower-seeded area teams, that means long road trips are ahead while top seeds continue to enjoy home-field advantage.
The 615 Preps staff has put together a list of the top 10 large, medium, and small class teams in our coverage area. Large Class teams include the 29 Class 6A and Division II-AAA teams in our coverage area. Medium Class teams include 5A, 4A, and Division II-AA, totaling 25 squads. Small Class teams include 3A, 2A, 1A, and Division II-A, which contain 29 teams.
Large Class
1. Riverdale (10-1)
Change: No change (last week: 1st) | Last week: 41-7 win vs. Cookeville | This week: vs. Science Hill
After cruising past Cookeville, the Warriors stay home this week to face a Science Hill team that narrowly got past Hardin Valley to advance to round two. It’s not the first time these two have met in the playoffs – Riverdale won their only other meeting in the 1994 semifinals.
2. Brentwood Academy (8-2)
Change: No change (last week: 2nd) | Last week: first-round bye | This week: vs. McCallie
The Eagles rejoin the fray after an off week facing a McCallie team they haven’t played in two years. BA has lost the last four meetings with the Blue Tornado, but in their 11 previous postseason meetings, they’ve won eight times.
3. Antioch (11-0)
Change: No change (last week: 3rd) | Last week: 28-10 win vs. Franklin | This week: vs. Houston
Andre Adams became the first player in TSSAA history to throw for 10,000 yards and run for 3,000 yards in a career. He’ll get to add to those numbers as the Bears look to reach the state quarterfinals for the first time in school history.
4. Oakland (9-2)
Change: No change (last week: 4th) | Last week: 36-14 win at Lebanon | This week: at Maryville
Oakland-Maryville is usually reserved for the state semifinals, but this time, the loser won’t get to see the quarterfinal round. The Patriots have won six of the 10 playoff meetings between the teams, including each of the last four.
5. MBA (9-2)
Change: No change (last week: 5th) | Last week: 21-14 win vs. MUS | This week: at Briarcrest
MBA and Briarcrest don’t have much history against one another – this week’s meeting is only the sixth all-time – and this is only the second trip MBA will have made to Eads, where the Saints claimed their lone win in the series in 2019.
Rest of the top 10
6. Lipscomb Academy (no change, last week: 6th)
7. Green Hill (no change, 7th)
8. Ravenwood (no change, 8th)
9. Brentwood (no change, 9th)
10. Smyrna (no change, 10th)
Just missed: Ensworth
Dropped out this week: none
Medium Class
1. BGA (10-1)
Change: No change (last week: 1st) | Last week: 49-13 win vs. Knoxville Webb | This week: vs. Silverdale
BGA stays at home to face a Silverdale team that put up a season-high 47 points last week in its playoff opener. Meanwhile, the Wildcats have surpassed that point total seven times this year.
2. FRA (8-3)
Change: No change (last week: 2nd) | Last week: 60-7 win vs. Boyd Buchanan | This week: vs. Northpoint Christian
FRA put Boyd Buchanan away early last week en route to its second 60-point outburst of the season.
3. Beech (10-1)
Change: No change (last week: 3rd) | Last week: 42-14 win vs. Hillsboro | This week: vs. Memphis Central
Beech put up its seventh consecutive game with 40 or more points in eliminating Hillsboro and now faces Memphis Central for the first time.
4. Page (10-1)
Change: No change (last week: 4th) | Last week: 63-7 win vs. Portland | This week: vs. Henry County
Page’s 63 points against Portland were the most the Patriots had racked up in 23 years. This week, they’ll face a familiar playoff foe in Henry County, who Page knocked off in the 2021 and 2022 semifinals.
5. Pearl-Cohn (8-3)
Change: No change (last week: 5th) | Last week: 55-8 win vs. Montgomery Central | This week: vs. Lakeland Prep
Pearl-Cohn’s defense has become quite stingy since their scare against Springfield – the Firebirds have allowed just 41 points in their last five games.
Rest of the top 10
6. Springfield (no change, last week: 6th)
7. Nolensville (no change, 7th)
8. Macon County (no change, 8th)
9. Station Camp (unranked)
10. Goodpasture (down 1 spot, 9th)
Just missed: Liberty Creek
Dropped out this week: Liberty Creek (10th)
Small Class
1. East Nashville (8-3)
Change: No change (last week: T-1st) | Last week: 68-0 win vs. Mt. Pleasant | This week: vs. Fairley
The Eagles set a new school record for points in a game in their playoff opener. This week, they draw a Fairley team that is 8-0 when they score more than six points, but has also been held to six or fewer three times this season.
2. Nashville Christian (9-2)
Change: Down 1 spot (last week: T-1st) | Last week: first-round bye | This week: vs. Trinity Christian
The Eagles have met Trinity Christian in the postseason during three of the last four years. They’ve won all of those meetings and seven of the nine all-time games against the Lions.
3. Fairview (11-0)
Change: No change (last week: 3rd) | Last week: 28-16 vs. Stratford | This week: vs. Covington
Fairview’s first-ever meeting with Covington comes one week after the Yellow Jackets gave up a season-high 16 points to Stratford. Prior to that, Fairview had only allowed 13 points in their previous five games. Covington has scored 26 or more points in all but one game this season.
4. Gordonsville (10-1)
Change: No change (last week: 4th) | Last week: 28-13 win vs. Grundy County | This week: vs. Eagleton
Gordonsville hosts an Eagleton team looking to repeat last year’s state semifinal run. The Tigers will make a second-round appearance for the 10th time in the past 11 years, and are looking to reach the quarterfinals for the seventh time during that stretch.
5. Friendship Christian (9-2)
Change: No change (last week: 5th) | Last week: 42-0 win vs. Franklin Christian | This week: at Concord Christian
The Commanders certainly want another shot at Nashville Christian, but there are challengers on their side of the bracket that want a shot at them, too, starting with a Franklin Christian team that nearly knocked them off three weeks ago.
Rest of the top 10
6. Whites Creek (up 1 spot, 7th)
7. Middle Tennessee Christian School (up 1 spot, 8th)
8. (tie) Cannon County (up 1 spot, 9th)
8. (tie) East Robertson (down 2 spots, 6th)
10. Cheatham County (no change, T-10th)
Just missed: White House Heritage, Eagleville
Dropped out this week: DCA (T-10th)
