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Tennessee high school football scores from TSSAA playoffs semifinals live updates

tom kreager and nick gray, nashville tennessean
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We've reached the Division I state semifinals for the TSSAA football playoffs. There are 12 games being played across the state with two games in each classification.

Follow our live updates from the TSSAA state semifinals.

TSSAA football playoffs: Division I semifinal live updates, scores

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TONIGHT'S SCORES: TSSAA football scores for 2022 playoffs: Tennessee high school semifinals

10 p.m.: Pearl-Cohn advances to Class 4A state title game

In a game with 100 points, Pearl-Cohn got the final defensive stop on downs in the final minute to win 53-47 at Haywood.

It was a wild, back and forth game with multiple missed extra points and a lot of offense, but Pearl-Cohn survives and advances to the Class 4A state championship.

The Firebirds will face Anderson County in the first game on Saturday in Chattanooga.

9:45 p.m.: Pearl-Cohn back in the lead in wild game at Haywood

Haywood is having issues trying to handle Javion Kinnard, who brings Pearl-Cohn close to the end zone with a long catch then scores on a short TD run.

PAT blocked. Pearl-Cohn leads 43-37 with less than three minutes to play.

9:35 p.m.: Page is in the Class 5A state title game

Page will face West in the Class 5A state championship game next Friday after a 27-24 win over Henry County. The play of the game was this Colin Hurd scramble and TD pass in the second half to put Page up two scores.

9:25 p.m.: Beech loses, then re-takes lead at Bartlett, while Pearl-Cohn and Haywood keep trading scores

Beech gave up 26 consecutive points as Bartlett took a 39-35 lead in the fourth quarter. Beech responded by scoring on a touchdown run and adding a two-point conversion to lead 43-39.

Javion Kinnard's touchdown run, plus a Firebirds two-point conversion, put Pearl-Cohn ahead 47-40 at Haywood in an entertaining semifinal. More to come in that game in the fourth quarter.

8:55 p.m.: Bartlett storms back against Beech, while Oakland-Maryville has a running clock

Bartlett faced a three-score lead at halftime but scored on its first second half drive on a Deshaun Catron TD catch, then followed with a pick-6 to cut the Beech lead to 35-27 in the third quarter.

In Murfreesboro, a Tamari Hill TD run puts Oakland ahead 38-7 against Maryville and start the running clock. Patriots heading toward another Class 6A title game appearance.

Other scores...

  • Page 21, Henry County 17

  • Alcoa 28, Giles County 0

  • East Nashville 38, Covington 15

  • Haywood 33, Pearl-Cohn 31

  • Riverside 20, Huntingdon 13

8:40 p.m.: West goes ahead in final minute at Powell

RJ Brooks' TD catch puts West ahead of Powell 28-21 with 46 seconds left. Look at this scene.

Winner heads to the Class 5A title game on Friday.

8:43 p.m. UPDATE: Jordyn Potts is sacked and fumbles, and West recovers. The Rebels are headed to the Class 5A title game against the Page-Henry County winner.

8:30 p.m.: Anderson County, Tyner Academy advance to state championship

Anderson County turned a 13-0 halftime deficit to a 28-13 final over Red Bank. 28 unanswered points for the Mavericks, who advance to the Class 4A state title game against either Pearl-Cohn or Haywood.

Tyner is in the Class 2A state title game with a 33-0 win over York Institute.

Two state championship appearances solidified, 10 more to go.

8:20 p.m.: Jordyn Potts, Powell take advantage of fumbled punt to tie game against West

In close postseason games, mistakes can mean a lot. Taking advantage of your opponents' mistakes matter a lot, too.

Powell recovered a muffed punt by the West punt returner near midfield. The Panthers finished the drive with a short Jordyn Potts touchdown run. PAT good.

West 21, Powell 21 late in the fourth quarter. Buckle up.

8:15 p.m.: Halftime score updates

The 7 p.m. CT kickoffs are going into halftimes across the state.

Some score updates....

  • Oakland 31, Maryville 7

  • Beech 35, Bartlett 13

  • Clay County 33, Coalfield 13

  • McKenzie 27, MASE 0

  • Page 14, Henry County 10

  • Haywood 26, Pearl-Cohn 25 (still in the second quarter)

  • East Nashville 21, Covington 7

Meanwhile in East Tennessee, a Jordyn Potts TD run and two-point conversion draws Powell within 21-14 of West in the fourth quarter. Anderson County has scored 22 unanswered in the second half to take a 22-13 lead in the fourth quarter. We'll keep tabs on those close games as they go final.

8:10 p.m.: Oakland pulling away from Maryville in the first half

The first quarter was close, but the Patriots' run game has hit for three long touchdown runs in the second quarter to turn a 10-7 lead into a 31-7 advantage heading toward halftime.

7:35 p.m.: Darius Johnson trying to run Beech to Chattanooga

Beech's Darius Johnson ran for three first-quarter touchdowns, including two from 56 yards, to put the Buccaneers ahead 21-0 after one quarter against Bartlett.

Some other first half scores....

  • Oakland 10, Maryville 7

  • Haywood 14, Pearl-Cohn 13

  • Alcoa 7, Giles County 0

  • Page 7, Henry County 7

  • McKenzie 20, MASE 0

  • Riverside 14, Huntingdon 0

7:20 p.m.: Halftime scores in East Tennessee

Three games are at the half in East Tennessee:

  • West 7, Powell 6

  • Red Bank 13, Anderson County 0

  • Tyner 33, York Institute 0

7:10 p.m.: Underway across the state on Semifinal Friday

All 12 games are now underway across the state of Tennessee.

And among the 7 p.m. CT kickoffs, there has already been a score. Henry County's Ryan Damron throws a 52-yard TD pass on the first drive of the game. Henry County 7, Page 0.

Pearl-Cohn leads early, too, on a D'Arious Reed touchdown catch following a Haywood fumble on the opening kickoff.

Another quick start! Oakland's Jeremiah Collins with a 97-yard kickoff return TD.

6:45 p.m.: Quick score update

Let's look at some scores of games that are already underway.

  • West has a 7-6 lead at Powell with a Devin Jamison TD run with the PAT good.

  • Tyner leads York Institute 27-0 early in the second quarter. The Rams look to be on track for the Class 2A state title game against either Riverside or Huntingdon.

  • Red Bank 13, Anderson County 0, early second quarter.

6:15 p.m.: Powell on the board first vs. West

Powell comes out firing, and an Ayden Greene TD puts the Panthers ahead early in the Class 5A semifinal.

It's a fun dynamic tonight between the presumed best team in Class 5A (if our rankings are to be believed) and last year's Class 5A state champions.

5:30 p.m.: Who's going to Chattanooga?

We are taking the live blogging statewide with 12 semifinal games to monitor tonight. We'll be ready to go at 7 p.m. Eastern for games in the eastern part of the state, with games elsewhere beginning an hour later.

What will we be watching early on Friday night?

  • Class 2A: York Institute (9-4) at Tyner Academy (12-1)

  • Class 4A: Anderson Co. (13-0) at Red Bank (11-2)

  • Class 5A: Knoxville West (13-0) at Powell (11-2)

Anderson County and West have been rarely tested this season but face road tests if they want to get to next weekend. Will either be on upset alert?

It should be a fun and emotional night.

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