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Things we know as Chattanooga area’s prep football regular season hits halfway point

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / McCallie's Keeyshawn Tabuteau, with ball, looks for running room during a jamboree quarter on Aug. 12 at Finley Stadium. McCallie is the top-ranked team in TSSAA Division II-AAA and is ranked 24th nationally by ESPN.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / McCallie's Keeyshawn Tabuteau, with ball, looks for running room during a jamboree quarter on Aug. 12 at Finley Stadium. McCallie is the top-ranked team in TSSAA Division II-AAA and is ranked 24th nationally by ESPN. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / McCallie's Keeyshawn Tabuteau, with ball, looks for running room during a jamboree quarter on Aug. 12 at Finley Stadium. McCallie is the top-ranked team in TSSAA Division II-AAA and is ranked 24th nationally by ESPN.

It’s hard to believe we’ve reached the halfway point of the 2023 prep football season already.

Didn’t it just kick off?

For the majority of Chattanooga-area programs in both Tennessee and Georgia, the regular season has reached its critical point with key region games coming up to decide playoff berths and seeding.

While there’s still plenty of football to play — after all, the state titles won’t all be decided until December — there is a lot to dissect already. With that in mind, the Times Free Press takes a closer look at what transpired through the first five weeks of the schedule, what it means and what to watch for moving forward.