As we draw closer to the end of the Tennessee high school football regular season, fall break dominates the TSSAA schedule for the second straight week, with many Middle Tennessee teams with off weeks.
Yet some intriguing matchups dot the Week 9 schedule, highlighted by a showdown between two teams in our latest Nashville area Super 25 Football Rankings. Rutherford County rivals Blackman (ranked No. 11) and Smyrna (No. 19) square off in a Region 3-6A matchup.
No. 15 Columbia faces No. 21 Lincoln County in a huge Region 4-5A game that could determine the region title and No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
Here's a look at the Super 25 rankings entering Week 9.
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Nashville area Super 25 Football Rankings
1. Brentwood Academy
Classification: Division II-AAA; Record: 6-2; Previous ranking: 1; Next game: Open date
2. Battle Ground Academy
Classification: Division II-AA; Record: 6-1; Previous ranking: 2; Next game: at Pope John Paul II
3. Riverdale
Classification: Class 6A; Record: 6-1; Previous ranking: 3; Next game: at Siegel
4. Montgomery Bell Academy
Classification: Division II-AAA; Record: 7-1; Previous ranking: 4; Next game: Open date
5. Oakland
Classification: Class 6A; Record: 6-1; Previous ranking: 5; Next game: vs La Vergne
6. Lipscomb Academy
Classification: Division II-AAA; Record: 5-2; Previous ranking: 6; Next game: vs Christian Brothers
7. Nolensville
Classification: Class 5A; Record: 8-0; Previous ranking: 8; Next game: Open date
8. Antioch
Classification: Class 6A; Record: 8-0; Previous ranking: 12; Next game: Open date
9. Brentwood
Classification: Class 6A; Record: 7-1; Previous ranking: 9; Next game: Open date
10. Pearl-Cohn
Classification: Class 4A; Record: 5-3; Previous ranking: 10; Next game: Open date
11. Beech
Classification: Class 5A; Record: 6-1; Previous ranking: 13; Next game: at Gallatin
12. Franklin Road Academy
Classification: Division II-AA; Record: 5-3; Previous ranking: 7; Next game: Open date
13. Springfield
Classification: Class 4A; Record: 7-1; Previous ranking: 15; Next game: Open date
14. Columbia
Classification: Class 5A; Record: 6-1; Previous ranking: 16; Next game: at Lincoln County
15. Blackman
Classification: Class 6A; Record: 4-3; Previous ranking: 11; Next game: at Smyrna
16. Page
Classification: Class 5A; Record: 7-1; Previous ranking: 14; Next game: Open date
17. Lebanon
Classification: Class 6A; Record: 6-1; Previous ranking: 17; Next game: vs Green Hill
18. Ravenwood
Classification: Class 6A; Record: 5-2; Previous ranking: 19; Next game: vs Shelbyville
19. Smyrna
Classification: 6A; Record: 4-3. Previous ranking: 20; Next game: vs Blackman
20. Nashville Christian
Classification: Division II-A; Record: 5-2; Previous ranking: 18; Next game: vs Columbia Academy
21. Lincoln County
Classification: 5A: Record: 6-0; Previous ranking: 21; Next game: vs Columbia
22. East Nashville
Classification: Class 2A; Record: 4-3; Previous ranking: 22; Next game: vs Hickman County
23. East Robertson
Classification: Class 2A; Record: 8-0; Previous ranking: 23; Next game: Open date
24. Kirkwood
Classification: Class 5A; Record: 7-1; Previous ranking: 24; Next game: Open date
25. Gallatin
Classification: Class 6A; Record: 6-1; Previous ranking: Not ranked; Next game: vs Beech
Reach The Tennessean's high school sports editor, George Robinson, at georgerobinsontheleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: How Antioch-FRA matchup affected latest Nashville area Super 25 Football Rankings
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