Southwind likely to establish the run game early against a Whitehaven defense that had trouble in its last outing. 

Jada Lin of St. Mary’s gets the job done in Division 2-AA girls while Brantley Moore shines for MUS in D2-AA boys.

Two other schools also move up as Germantown drops following a loss to DeSoto Central.

Jada Lin leads by three strokes in Division 2-AA girls. Patrick Gatti of CBHS is the co-leader in D2-AA boys, and Jackson Whaley of Collierville is in good shape in Class AA boys.

Standouts from Collierville, Harding, Houston, KIPP, Lausanne and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9.

Fairley’s Troyce Grimsley scores three touchdowns, including the game winner on the final play of the game, to help the Bulldogs celebrate their fourth win in a row and Grimsley’s 18th birthday.

It was starting to look like a repeat of the 2023 matchup, when CBHS won with a last-second field goal. But the Brothers missed. In OT, the Saints didn’t.

After making school history in 2024, Hutchison’s Catherine Bowie is set to defend her championship. 

A terrific late save from Maddie Harriman is crucial as Hutchison wins the region for the first time in 23 years.

Derrick Franklin did a little bit of everything on Sept. 26 as St. George’s improved to 5-1 with a 48-16 victory over KIPP.

Both teams enter Friday’s important region game at John P. Freeman Stadium coming off rousing victories featuring stellar quarterback play.

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The Golden Wildcats and Owls both crack the top ten in this week’s rankings.

Mary Clark Consolo’s overtime winner capped a Gryphons comeback against the two-time defending state champion Eagles.

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Tipton-Rosemark Academy’s star running back puts up video game stats. But Nix Fullen runs for something bigger than himself.

Standouts from Collierville, Germantown, MASE, Melrose, Munford and St. George’s are up for consideration this week. 

The Dragons picked up their fourth victory of the season and the second in Region 7-6A play.

The Cougars jumped out to a big lead before surviving a Tigers’ comeback bid led by Christopher Talley and Jaden Thomas.

Two huge plays by Jordan Daniels help the Jaguars hold off Hudson Tucker and the Saints.

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The sophomore’s season has been marred by tendinitis issues. But she looked ready to defend her state title Thursday at Timber Truss.

The sophomore led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives in Central’s Region 8-5A victory over Brighton.

Seniors Kelvin Perkins (Southwind) and Hudson Tucker (Briarcrest) rank 1-2 in the area in passing touchdowns.

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Fairley’s Andrew Johnson threw for six touchdown passes last week as the Bulldogs hammered Bluff City to rejoin the rankings of the best TSSAA teams in the Memphis area.

Brantley Moore repeats as champion as Chip Campbell’s Owls finish under par as a team.