All kickoffs at 7:30 EDT unless noted.
WALKER VALLEY MUSTANGS (4-5, 2-3) at OOLTEWAH OWLS (7-2, 4-1)
Storyline: Ooltewah has won all six meetings in the series, with its smallest margin of victory, 41-35, coming in 2010. However, with postseason hopes hinging on a win, it will be interesting to see if the Mustangs picked up any usable information from Cleveland’s 14-7 upset win over Ooltewah last week. Walker Valley relies heavily on RB Alex King, QB Kolten Gibson and WR Bryce Nunnelly, but the Owls have the area’s strongest scoring defense, with that group led by linebackers Jeremiah Jackson and Tyler Reid. Although they have a host’s spot secured for the playoffs, the Owls need a win to secure a No. 1 region seed for the postseason.
SODDY-DAISY TROJANS (6-3) at HIXSON WILDCATS (2-7)
Storyline: There is little on the line other than renewing what was once a strong neighborhood rivalry that has seen its share of on- and off-the-field adventures over the years. Soddy-Daisy is locked into the playoffs (although the Trojans will open on the road); this will be Hixson’s last game of 2015. The Trojans have a five-game winning streak in the series that covers three Wildcats coaches. These teams have played one another each of the past two seasons but did not play in 2011 or 2012. The last Hixson win in the series was in 2006, when the Wildcats were one of five teams to shut out the Trojans.