Trousdale County’s Kenyan Harper (5) tries to strip the ball from Marion County’s Josh Henderson as he is
tackled by another Yellow Jackets defender. Marion’s Warriors earned another home game.Tennessee playoff semifinals(Kickoffs at 7 p.m. local time)Class 2AKnoxville Grace (10-3) at Marion County (11-1)Class 3AAlcoa (12-1) vs. Notre Dame (12-1) at Finley StadiumClass 5AKnoxville West (12-1) at Rhea County (13-0)Georgia playoff quarterfinalClass AAAElbert County (9-3) at Calhoun (12-0), 7:30
The next step is a big one, because the step after that will be a Tennessee state football championship game.
Four Chattanooga-area teams are still alive in the high school football postseason with three Tennessee teams seeking to charter buses to Cookeville for the TSSAA series of state finals. The fourth is looking to gain the Georgia Class AAA semifinals. All four will be home teams Friday.
In Georgia, Calhoun will host Elbert County, coached by former Sequatchie County coach Sid Fritts, in a state quarterfinal. The other three area teams that have yet to take up their football gear have Tennessee semifinal home games — Rhea County in Class 5A, Notre Dame in 3A and Marion County in 2A.
The Notre Dame game against defending champ Alcoa, 13 times a state-title winner, has been moved to Finley Stadium.