Here are the five biggest surprises from last week’s high school football action from across the Greater Chattanooga area:
1. Pirates plummet despite impressive win
Despite coming off what is probably its most impressive win of the season, somehow South Pittsburg dropped out of the statewide Class 1A rankings this week, marking the first time in nearly a decade it has not been ranked.
The Pirates were ranked No. 9 in last week’s poll and went on the road to hand last year’s Division II-A state champion Middle Tennessee Christian its most lopsided loss of the season, 49-0 on Friday. But when this week’s polls were released on Monday, the Pirates (5-2) had dropped out of the top ten for the first time since September 15, 2015.
2. Tyner’s cardiac kids get second upset