Who had the best TSSAA football performances from the Nashville area in Week 9?
Every week we rank the top five best individual and team performances in the area. Factors include statistics, quality of opponent and how wins factor into the Tennessee high school football playoffs.
Top TSSAA football Week 9 individual performances ranked
1. Kinyun Ford, Fayetteville: Ford was a force on both sides of the ball. He had 16 carries for 253 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, he had five tackles and an interception in a 34-7 win over Moore County.
2. Elijah Hensley, Lipscomb Academy: Hensley has had a handful of big games this season and his performance in a 33-7 win over Christian Brothers ranks among his best. He rushed for 179
yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.
3. Tate Mathis, Nashville Christian: Mathis has made the starting quarterback role his own at Nashville Christian and his performance in a 49-20 win over Columbia Academy was an example of that. He was 12-of-15 passing for 206 yards and five touchdowns.
4. Ridley Sheppard, Eagleville: Sheppard was a hot target for Eagleville in its 21-14 win over Huntland. He caught three passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns.
5. Cooper Jones, MTCS: Jones and the Cougars picked up a sixth straight win, defeating Tipton-Rosemark, 41-7. He had 10 tackles, including two for a loss, and had a sack.
Top TSSAA football Week 9 team performances ranked
1. Beech: Talk about pulling away from the pack. For a third straight week, the Buccaneers dropped 45-plus points on their opponent, defeating one-loss Gallatin, 46-17. Beech outscored the Green Wave 39-3 through the first three quarters.
2. Green Hill: The Hawks trailed by 11 points to one-loss Lebanon in the late third quarter before a miraculous push by Marshall commit Will Butler to come back and defeat the Blue Devils, 22-19. Butler scored the game-winning touchdown, followed by a recovery on a fumbled kickoff return and a successful third-down conversion to end the game.
3. Lipscomb Academy: In its final home game of the regular season, the Mustangs continued to prove they are one of the teams to beat in Division II-AAA with a 33-7 win over Christian Brothers. Lipscomb has outscored its opposition 77-10 in its last two games.
4. Columbia Central: We knew that the showdown between with Lincoln County was going to be a big one and it was the Lions that pulled out a narrow 28-24 win. Quarterback Daniel Booker threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another. Jamari Brown caught two touchdowns.
5. Station Camp: The Bison won a shootout against Hendersonville, 45-42, in what is becoming a tight race in Region 6-5A. Station Camp may have one of the more underrated offenses in the area, as it has combined for 80 points in its last two games.
Reach The Tennessean high school writer, Jack Williams at jackwilliams@theleafchronicle.com and on the X platform @jackgwilliams.
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