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Photo: Jason Goode

Week 2 of the TSSAA high school football playoffs took place this week as a number of local teams continued the march to a potential state championship. 

Let's take a look at which Williamson and Davidson County teams advanced and which ones were eliminated. 

Class 3A

East Nashville 48 Sycamore 14

Class 4A

Pearl-Cohn 56 Chester County 28

Class 5A

Shelbyville 33 Nolensville 28

Page 29 Centennial 3

The football machine known as the Page Patriots (12-0) just keeps chugging along. Page remained unbeaten on Friday night, handling fellow Region 6-5A foe Centennial (7-5) with ease. The Patriots have given up 18 total points on the season following another game where they held their opponent out of the end zone.

Isaac Otey ran for bookending touchdowns in the first and fourth quarter, while Knight Wilson also had a rushing score. Mitchell Grandjean found Cayden Aukerman for the Patriots only passing touchdown. 

Next week's opponent will be Shelbyville (11-1) who defeated Nolensville (7-5) despite a late comeback attempt from the Knights.

Jack Dever and Rowen Ambrose combined for a pair of touchdowns to put Nolensville ahead 21-20 late in the third quarter. But NHS trailed 33-21 late in the game. A touchdown and successful onside kick in under a minute gave Nolensville one final chance to win with seconds to spare, but the Knights fell just short of the comeback bid. 

Class 6A

Ravenwood 45 Franklin 13

Stewarts Creek 17 Brentwood 10 - Photos

We will not be seeing a Battle of the Woods rematch in the 6A quarterfinals as Brentwood (9-3) fell in overtime on the road at 11-1 Stewarts Creek. 

The Red Hawks led 3-0 through three quarters, but Brentwood responded with the game's first touchdown less than two minutes into the fourth. JC White found Clayton Merrill for a 12-yard touchdown to pull ahead 7-3.

Football Gallery: Stewarts Creek 10 Brentwood 7

Stewarts Creek re-took the lead with a touchdown just over a minute later. Brentwood knotted the score at 10-10 on a field goal from Gray McAdams with just over two minutes remaining. McAdams had a chance to win on a long kick with seconds left in regulation, but the attempt fell short, sending the game to overtime.

Stewarts Creek scored a touchdown on its first possession in overtime, and then held the Bruins out of the end zone to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals.

Division II-A

Jackson Christian 34 GCA 7

Nashville Christian 50 MTSCS 27

DCA 35 FCA 28

Division II-AA

BGA 34 at USJ 0

The BGA Wildcats (10-2) won in dominant fashion for the second playoff game in a row. Kaedyn Marable tossed three touchdowns to Arnett Hayes, and Ethan Kellum and Fletcher Fields also scored on the ground.

Marable finished 19-25 for 244 yards, Hayes caught 10 passes for 160 yards, and Kellum ran for 134 yards on 15 carries. 

Next week, the Wildcats will face Franklin Road Academy (11-1) on the road.  

FRA 45 Silversale 28

CPA 55 Knoxville Grace 21

Division II-AAA

Brentwood Academy 43 Father Ryan 14

Tennessee commit George MacIntyre went 14-25 for 351 yards and three touchdowns to lead Brentwood Academy (8-3) over Father Ryan (7-4) and into a semifinal date at undefeated Baylor (11-0).

MTSU commit Neo Clifton caught five passes for 205 yards and a touchdown, Kesean Bowman had six catches for 125 and a score, and Larry Sanders Jr. punched in a pair of rushing touchdowns. 

Ensworth 28 MBA 0