{
  "id": 15088948,
  "title": "Tennessee high school football scores for Week 9 of TSSAA football 2026 season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/tennessee-high-school-football-scores-for-week-9-of-tssaa-football",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T01:26:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tennessee-high-school-football-scores-012601630.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 9 of the TSSAA high school football season in Tennessee sees limited action due to fall breaks, but sets the stage for exciting regular-season matchups ahead of the playoffs. Two intriguing games were played on Thursday, with CAK defeating Knoxville Grace and Goodpasture surpassing Franklin Grace. Games marked with an asterisk indicate region contests.\n\nIn East Tennessee, Alcoa emerged victorious over Heritage with a score of 40-7. Austin-East suffered a crushing defeat to Knoxville Carter, ending the game 0-53. Coalfield dominated Wartburg Central with a whopping 62-0 win. Concord Christian triumphed over South Greene 41-14.\n\nCopper Basin defeated Pickett County 28-0, while Eagleton triumphed over Polk County 40-13. Greenback dominated Oakdale 70-0, and Happy Valley secured a 41-0 win over West Greene. Maryville edged out Science Hill 42-7, while Meigs County won against Scott 49-0.\n\nRhea County edged Loudon 50-3, and Stewarts Creek claimed a narrow 24-26 victory over Knoxville Webb. Legacy faced off against Baylor Cleveland in a game against Beech, while David Crockett played against Cherokee.\n\nSouth-Doyle played North Greene in a game against Cloudland, and Sunbright played Cosby in a game against Frederick Douglass. Cookeville faced Farragut in a game against Franklin Co., while Hampton and Hancock Co. contested a game against Jackson South Side.\n\nOak Ridge and Hardin Valley played, as did Powell and Jefferson Co. Tri-Cities Christian took on King's Academy, Knoxville Halls faced Knoxville Central, William Blount came up against Knoxville West, Knoxville Catholic played McCallie, Red Bank and McMinn Co. faced Oliver Springs, and West Ridge took on Morristown East.\n\nSweetwater and Oneida squared off, as did Cocke Co. and Pigeon Forge. Providence Christian defeated Providence Academy, while Community and Sequatchie Co. competed. Sale Creek played South Pittsburg, Elizabethton confronted Sullivan East, McMinn Central battled Tellico Plains, Sevier Co. and Tennessee faced each other, Claiborne and Unicoi competed, Anderson Co. and Union Co. faced each other, Lenoir City took on Walker Valley, and Middle Goodpasture fell to Franklin Grace 35-21 on Thursday.\n\nThe week closes with several other matchups, including Richland 7 falling to Summertown 0, Spring Hill against Battle Creek, Red Boiling Springs against Clay Co., Summit and Coffee Co., Portland against Davidson Academy, Huntland facing Eagleville, Mt. Pleasant and East Hickman contested a game, Hickman Co. and East Nashville faced each other, Camden and Fairview played, Moore Co. and Fayetteville competed, Friendship Christian against Franklin Christian, Beech met Gallatin Jackson, North Side and Giles Co. faced each other, BGA and JPII played, Franklin Co. and Lawrence Co. contested a game, Green Hill and Lebanon faced each other, Lexington met Lewis Co., White House against Liberty Creek, Columbia and Lincoln Co. played, Christian Brothers and Lipscomb Academy competed, Adamsville faced Loretto, Barren County, KY took on Macon Co., Wilson Central played Mt. Juliet, Tipton-Rosemark met MTCS Columbia Academy, LaVergne and Oakland faced each other, McEwen and Perry Co. played, Shelbyville and Ravenwood competed, Riverdale and Siegel battled, Blackman and Smyrna were pitted against each other, Hendersonville and Station Camp faced, Waverly and Stewart Co. competed, Monterey and Trousdale Co. faced, Rockvale and Tullahoma played, Cannon Co. and Warren Co. confronted each other, Cascade and Watertown played, Stratford and Westmoreland were set to compete, Ezell-Harding and Zion Christian West faced each other, Frederick Douglass 44 won against Memphis East 0, and Manassas suffered a 32-0 loss to B.T. Washington.",
  "summary": "The Tennessee high school football season has reached Week 9. Here are the TSSAA football scores as reported by the high school association.",
  "key_points": [
    "CAK defeats Knoxville Grace",
    "Goodpasture beats Franklin Grace",
    "Coalfield wins 62-0 over Wartburg Central"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The reduced schedule during fall break provides a brief pause in competition while establishing momentum for teams heading into the critical final stretch of the regular season.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}