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In Tennessee, plenty of prep football playoff scenarios will be decided over final two weeks

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Red Banks Olivir Merritt runs the bal during a home game against Bradley Central at home last Friday. Bradley Central is in a two-team race for the Region 2-6A title, while Red Bank is contending in Region 3-4A.
Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Red Banks Olivir Merritt runs the bal during a home game against Bradley Central at home last Friday. Bradley Central is in a two-team race for the Region 2-6A title, while Red Bank is contending in Region 3-4A. Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Red Banks Olivir Merritt runs the bal during a home game against Bradley Central at home last Friday. Bradley Central is in a two-team race for the Region 2-6A title, while Red Bank is contending in Region 3-4A.

By Stephen Hargis 10 min read

Only two weeks are left in the regular season for TSSAA football teams, but for the 10 regions that house Chattanooga-area programs, there are seemingly countless playoff scenarios that remain.

Here is a look at the paths to a league title and the four playoff seedings for each area region.


Region 2-6A

The scenario atop the region is pretty simple: the winner of next week’s Bearden (6-2, 4-0) at Bradley Central (8-0, 3-0) matchup locks up the 2-6A title. That’s regardless of what happens when state-ranked No. 1 Bradley visits rival Cleveland this week because every other region team has at least two league losses already.