2022 Tennessee high school football 1st Round playoff pairings

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The first round of the 2022 Tennessee high school football playoffs begin this weekend.

In Division I, Oakland will be looking for its third straight 6A state championship. The Patriots will open its Road to Chattanooga against 1-9 Shelbyville.

Oakland finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the High School Football America Tennessee Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football. The Pats are also ranked No. 70 in our national rankings.

In all, ten Tennessee teams are ranked in the High School Football America 300 national rankings. Reigning Division II-AA champ Lipscomb Academy leads the way at No. 14 in the nation. The Mustangs get a first round bye this week.

McCallie, the state’s reigning Division II-AAA champ, will be looking for its fourth straight title. The Blue Tornado opens defense of its title against St. Benedict.

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Below is a complete list of first round games in all classifications.

Division I

6A

(All games will be played at 7 p.m. local time on Nov. 4.)

Bradley Central (7-3) at Science Hill (6-4)

Jefferson Co. (7-3) at Farragut (8-2)

Bearden (6-4) at Dobyns-Bennett (8-2)

Morristown East (4-6) at Maryville (7-3)

Stewarts Creek (5-5) at Coffee Co. (8-2)

Cookeville (3-7) at Blackman (8-2)

Riverdale (6-4) at Lebanon (8-2)

Shelbyville (1-9) at Oakland (9-1)

McGavock (7-3) at Beech (9-1)

Hendersonville (4-6) at Smyrna (8-1)

Nashville Overton (6-4) at Clarksville (7-3)

Gallatin (4-6) at Cane Ridge (9-1)

Germantown (8-2) at Ravenwood (6-4)

Independence (5-5) at Houston (8-2)

Collierville (8-2) at Brentwood (7-3)

Centennial (8-2) at Bartlett (8-2)

5A

(All games begin at 7 p.m. local time on Nov. 4.)

Halls (2-8) at Daniel Boone (10-0)

Tennessee (5-5) at Knoxville Central (6-4)

Sevier County (6-4) at Morristown West (6-4)

David Crockett (5-5) at Knoxville West (10-0)

Ooltewah (1-9) at Powell (8-2)

Karns (7-3) at Walker Valley (4-6)

Rhea County (2-8) at Oak Ridge (5-5)

Campbell County (5-5) at McMinn County (8-2)

Lincoln County (2-8) at Mt. Juliet (8-2)

Green Hill (6-4) at Page (8-2)

Franklin County (7-3) at White County (8-2)

Wilson Central (4-6) at Nolensville (10-0)

Dyer County (5-5) at Henry County (8-2)

Portland (5-5) at Southwind (7-2)

Memphis Central (5-5) at Springfield (8-2)

Clarksville Northeast (5-5) at Munford (10-0)

4A

(All games will be played at 7 p.m. local time on Nov. 4.)

Knoxville Fulton (4-6) at Greenville (10-0)

Grainger (6-4) at Gibbs (6-4)

Knoxville Carter (6-4) at Elizabethton (5-4)

Seymour (3-7) at Anderson County (10-0)

DeKalb County (6-4) at East Hamilton (7-3)

Chattanooga Central (6-4) at Upperman (8-2)

Macon County (8-2) at Red Bank (8-2)

Hixson (5-5) at Stone Memorial (9-1)

Jackson South Side (3-7) at Pearl Cohn (8-2)

Creek Wood (7-3) at Hardin County (6-3)

Chester County (6-4) at Marshall County (9-1)

Greenbrier (5-5) at Lexington (7-3)

Kirby (2-8) at Haywood (10-0)

South Gibson (6-4) at Craigmont (9-1)

Ridgeway (3-7) at Milan (7-3)

Obion County (5-5) at Melrose (9-1)

3A

(All games will be played at 7 p.m. local time on Nov. 4.)

Austin-East (3-7) at Chuckey-Doak (9-1)

Unicoi Co. (8-2) at Gatlinburg-Pittman (9-1)

Pigeon Forge (5-5) at West Greene (8-2)

Johnson Co. (2-8) at Alcoa (9-1)

Grundy Co. (1-9) at Sweetwater (8-2)

McMinn Central (5-5) at Sequatchie Co. (6-4)

Cannon Co. (4-6) at Loudon (6-4)

Brainerd (5-5) at Giles Co. (7-3)

Sycamore (4-6) at Smith Co. (9-1)

Maplewood (3-7) Fairview (7-3)

White House (6-4) at East Nashville (8-2)

Stratford (2-8) at Waverly (8-1)

Hamilton (4-6) at Covington (8-2)

Millington (6-4) at Memphis East (5-5)

Raleight Egypt (6-4) at Dyersburg (6-4)

Ripley (4-6) at Sheffield (7-3)

2A

(All games will be played at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4.)

Oneida (4-6) at Hampton (8-2)

Happy Valley (2-8) at Monterey (8-2)

Rockwood (6-4) at South Greene (5-5)

Cumberland Gap (2-8) at York Institute (6-4)

Trousdale County (2-8) at Tyner (9-1)

Meigs County (7-3) at Westmoreland (6-4)

Harpeth (6-4) at Blesdoe County (6-4)

Polk County (6-4) at East Robertson (9-1)

Scotts Hill (6-4) at Mt. Pleasant (8-1)

Loretto (4-6) at Riverside (8-2)

Adamsville (5-5) at Richland (8-2)

Cascade (6-4) at Lewis County (9-1)

KIPP Memphis (4-4) at Westview (8-2)

Union City (8-2) at Freedom Prep (8-2)

Mitchell (6-4) at Huntingdon (8-2)

Camden (4-6) at Fairley (9-0)

1A

(All games will be played at 7 p.m. local time on Nov. 4)

Oakdale (7-3) at Cloudland (5-5)

Cosby (4-6) at Oliver Springs (5-5)

Greenback (5-5) at Unaka (6-4)

North Greene (1-9) at Coalfield (9-1)

Red Boiling Springs (4-6) at South Pittsburg (8-2)

Lookout Valley (5-5) at Gordonsville (7-3)

Jo Byrns (3-7) at Whitwell (8-2)

Sale Creek (4-6) at Clay Co. (9-1)

South Fulton (5-4) at Fayetteville (10-0)

Eagleville (6-4) at Dresden (8-2)

McEwen (6-4) at Moore Co. (9-1)

Wayne Co. (6-4) at McKenzie (10-0)

Bluff City (2-6) at Peabody (8-2)

Halls (6-4) at Booker T. Washington (4-4)

Memphis Middle College (5-4) at Lake Co. 7-3)

West Carroll (5-5) at MASE (10-0)

Division II

AAA

(All games begin at 7 p.m. local time on Nov. 4)

Knoxville Catholic (3-6) at Christian Brothers (6-4)

MBA (10-0), bye

St. Benedict (2-8) at McCallie (8-2)

Ensworth (7-3), bye

Father Ryan (2-8) at MUS (7-3)

Baylor (8-2), bye

Briarcrest (5-5) at Pope John Paul II (7-3)

Brentwood Academy (8-2), bye

AA

(All games begin at 7 p.m. local time on Nov. 4)

Lausanne (8-1), bye

Boyd Buchanan (7-3) at CPA (5-5)

Goodpasture (6-4) at Chattanooga Christian (8-2)

Knoxville Grace (4-6) at FRA (9-1)

Knoxville Webb (9-0), bye

Davidson Academy (5-5) at Northpoint Christian (6-4)

Lipscomb Academy (10-0), bye

ECS (4-5) vs. Silverdale (7-3) at a neutral site

A

(All games begin at 7 p.m. local time on Nov. 4)

Friendship Christian (10-0), bye

Fayette Academy (5-5) at DCA (6-4)

USJ (9-1), bye

Lakeway Christian (4-6) at Clarksville Academy (7-3)

Nashville Christian (8-2), bye

King’s Academy (4-6) at Trinity Christian (4-6)

Columbia Academy (4-5) at Jackson Christian (8-1)

Tipton-Rosemark (2-6) at MTCS (8-2)

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.