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Chattanooga-area prep football polls rank top 10 small, large schools for 2025

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Red Bank's Cayden Loveless (1) is one of several dynamic playmakers the Lions are expected to count on during the 2025 season, which kicks off for TSSAA teams in six weeks.
Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Red Bank's Cayden Loveless (1) is one of several dynamic playmakers the Lions are expected to count on during the 2025 season, which kicks off for TSSAA teams in six weeks.

Sure, it’s not even the middle of July yet, but drive by the nearest high school football field at pretty much any time of the day, and work is being put in.

A lot of work.

The regular season begins in Georgia in five weeks, with action in Tennessee beginning the following week. Though much can change — and as we are learning every day, players can end up in different uniforms in a hurry — the Times Free Press sports staff has a pretty good idea of who’s who and which teams are likely to still be playing in December, when GHSA and TSSAA state championships are ultimately decided.

With that, we give you our “Way Too Early Prep Football Poll” for the 2025 season, broken down by large and small schools.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton/ Heritage looks to continue its success as a football program under first-year head coach Jeremy New with several key players returning, including quarterback Caden Hight (1).
Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton/ Heritage looks to continue its success as a football program under first-year head coach Jeremy New with several key players returning, including quarterback Caden Hight (1).

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