Pairings of Tennessee football preps playoffs announced

The TSSAA announced its high school football playoff brackets Saturday morning and 20 Chattanooga-area teams qualified for the playoffs. First-round games kickoff on Friday and the postseason culminates with the BlueCross Bowl state championship games, to be played Dec. 5-7 at Tennessee Tech University.

Here are the playoff pairings involving area teams:

Friday, Nov. 8 TSSAA playoffs first round

Division II-AA

Pope John Paul II (3-6) at Baylor (6-4)

McCallie (3-7) at Father Ryan (6-4)

Class 1A

South Pittsburg has a bye

Class 2A

Boyd-Buchanan has a bye

Rockwood (7-3) at Silverdale Baptist (9-1)

Middle Tennessee Christian (6-4) at Marion County (8-2)

Class 3A

Grundy County (4-6) at Upperman (10-0)

Tyner (4-6) at Smith County (6-4)

Cascade (7-3) at Notre Dame (7-3)

Sequatchie County (5-5) at Polk County (8-2)

Class 4A

Marshall County (4-6) at Signal Mountain (7-3)

Central (5-5) at Sequoyah (8-2)

East Ridge (5-5) at Hixson (7-3)

Class 5A

Lenoir City (5-5) at Rhea County (9-1)

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

Oak Ridge (7-3) at East Hamilton (8-2)

Stone Memorial (6-4) at Ooltewah (8-2)

Class 6A

Bradley Central (5-5) at Maryville (10-0)

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