Meigs County quarterback Aaron Swafford would have loved to add another Tennessee Titans Mr. Football award to the trophy case, but it is not the award his heart has been set on.

With 2 yards separating Meigs County from a trip to the Class 2A state championship game in Cookeville, a battle was won by the Tigers' defense.

North Murray High School's most successful football season ended Friday night with a 41-14 loss to Jenkins in a GHSA Class AAA quarterfinal at Savannah's Memorial Stadium.

The third time was not the charm for South Pittsburg's football team.

Final scores and photos from Chattanooga-area high school football games on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019.

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — One of the teams playing in the GHSA Class AAA quarterfinal football game tonight at Savannah's Memorial Stadium will make history.

Even the grass on the field is a reminder of what's at stake. With each passing week that South Pittsburg's football team has advanced deeper into the Class 1A playoffs, the Bermuda grass on the Beene Stadium field has progressively turned from lush green to a golden tint.

The Meigs County offensive line takes blocking personally.

In some ways, Thursday will dawn no differently than most other workdays for Howard School football coach John Starr.

Mark Dragoo has been synonymous with the Arts & Sciences high school boys' basketball program.

The Cleveland High School boys' basketball team has been tough from the start this season.

The return to the wrestling mats has a fire building inside Hixson High School senior Devotis McCurdy.

Christian Heritage's football season came to an end in the second round of the GHSA Class A private school playoffs Friday night, when the visiting Wesleyan Wolves overcame rain and fog to win 34-13 and secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

One heartbeat.

Drew Jackson sure is making the most of his final high school football season.

Pacing the locker room just moments before sending top-ranked South Pittsburg to the field, Pirates defensive coordinator Shawn Peek repeated two words over and over to the team: "Fast and violent!"

McCallie's football program snapped a 13-year streak Friday night in a Division II-AAA semifinal that featured drama with a side of revenge.

North Murray's football program is headed to the state quarterfinals for the first time after topping Jackson 24-14 in a GHSA Class AAA second-round playoff game Friday night in Chatsworth.

Chattanooga-area high school football game results as they happen.

Red Bank (10-1) will try to extend its run in the TSSAA Class 3A playoffs with a quarterfinal victory Friday night at Loudon (12-0). It's also a rematch of the teams that played for the Region 3 title on Nov. 1 at Red Bank.

Northwest Georgia's Calhoun and North Murray in Class AAA and Christian Heritage in Class A private will try to extend their football seasons for another week.

For a moment it seemed as if last season's state title run had never ended for the Bradley Central Bearettes — even though a new basketball season began with the challenge of facing a locked-in scorer.

With last week's victory at Upperman, Red Bank moved into the quarterfinals of the Class 3A football playoffs by taking down the program that beat the Lions by 29 points in a second-round matchup last year.