The TSSAA has released its initial region alignments for football for the 2025-2028 seasons, beginning with the 2025 TSSAA football season.
Schools will have an opportunity to appeal their placement during the TSSAA Board of Control’s regular meeting Nov. 21. The Board of Control will finalize the regions then.
Region 1
Cloudland High School (Roan Mountain, TN)
Cosby High School (Cosby, TN)
Hancock Co. High School (Sneedville, TN)
Jellico High School (Jellico, TN)
North Greene High School (Greeneville, TN)
Sunbright High School (Sunbright, TN)
Unaka High School (Elizabethton, TN)
Region 2: Coalfield High School (Coalfield, TN)
Greenback High School (Greenback, TN)
Harriman High School (Harriman, TN)
Midway High School (Kingston, TN)
Oakdale High School (Oakdale, TN)
Oliver Springs High School (Oliver Springs, TN)
Rockwood High School (Rockwood, TN)
Wartburg Central High School (Wartburg, TN)
Region 3
Copper Basin High School (Copperhill, TN)
Lookout Valley High School (Chattanooga, TN)
Sale Creek High School (Sale Creek, TN)
South Pittsburg High School (South Pittsburg, TN)
Whitwell High School (Whitwell, TN).
Region 4
Clay Co. High School (Celina, TN)
Innovation Academy of Robertson County (Springfield, TN)
Jo Byrns High School (Cedar Hill, TN)
Red Boiling Springs High School (Red Boiling Springs, TN)
Region 5
Cornersville High School (Cornersville, TN)
Eagleville High School (Eagleville, TN)
Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville, TN)
Huntland High School (Huntland, TN)
Moore Co. High School (Lynchburg, TN)
Richland High School (Lynnville, TN).
Region 6: Collinwood High School (Collinwood, TN)
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central High School (Bruceton, TN)
McEwen High School (McEwen, TN)
McKenzie High School (McKenzie, TN)
Perry Co. High School (Linden, TN)
Wayne Co. High School (Waynesboro, TN)
West Carroll High School (Atwood, TN)
Region 7
Dresden High School (Dresden, TN)
Gleason High School (Gleason, TN)
Greenfield High School (Greenfield, TN)
Humboldt High School (Humboldt, TN)
Lake Co. High School (Tiptonville, TN)
South Fulton High School (South Fulton, TN)
Region 8
Booker T. Washington High School (Memphis, TN)
KIPP Memphis Collegiate School (Memphis, TN)
Manassas High School (Memphis, TN)
Memphis Middle College High School (Memphis, TN)
Middleton High School (Middleton, TN)
Oakhaven High School (Memphis, TN)
Westwood High School (Memphis, TN)
Region 1
Cumberland Gap High School (Cumberland Gap, TN)
Hampton High School (Hampton, TN)
Happy Valley High School (Elizabethton, TN)
South Greene High School (Greeneville, TN)
West Greene High School (Mosheim, TN)
Region 2
Eagleton College and Career Academy (Maryville, TN)
Oneida High School (Oneida, TN)
Polk Co. High School (Benton, TN)
Tellico Plains High School (Tellico Plains, TN)
Region 3
Alvin C. York Institute (Jamestown, TN)
Bledsoe Co. High School (Pikeville, TN)
Grundy Co. High School (Coalmont, TN)
Marion Co. High School (Jasper, TN)
Monterey High School (Monterey, TN)
Region 4
Cannon Co. High School (Woodbury, TN)
Gordonsville High School (Gordonsville, TN)
Jackson Co. High School (Gainesboro, TN)
Smith Co. High School (Carthage, TN)
Trousdale Co. High School (Hartsville, TN)
Region 5
Adamsville High School (Adamsville, TN)
Decatur Co. Riverside High School (Decaturville, TN)
Lewis Co. High School (Hohenwald, TN)
Loretto High School (Loretto, TN)
Scotts Hill High School (Reagan, TN)
Summertown High School (Summertown, TN)
Region 6
East Hickman High School (Lyles, TN)
East Nashville Magnet School (Nashville, TN)
East Robertson High School (Cross Plains, TN)
Hickman Co. High School (Centerville, TN)
Houston Co. High School (Erin, TN)
Region 7
Gibson Co. High School (Dyer, TN)
Halls High School (Halls, TN)
Huntingdon High School (Huntingdon, TN)
Jackson Central-Merry High School (Jackson, TN)
Milan High School (Milan, TN)
Peabody High School (Trenton, TN)
Union City High School (Union City, TN)
Region 8
Bluff City High School (Memphis, TN)
Fairley High School (Memphis, TN)
Hillcrest High School (Memphis, TN)
Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering (Memphis, TN)
Memphis Business Academy (Memphis, TN)
Mt. Pleasant High School (Mt. Pleasant, TN)
Mitchell High School (Memphis, TN)
Sheffield High School (Memphis, TN)
Trezevant High School (Memphis, TN)
Region 1
Chuckey-Doak High School (Afton, TN)
Claiborne High School (New Tazewell, TN)
Gatlinburg-Pittman High School (Gatlinburg, TN)
Johnson Co. High School (Mountain City, TN)
Pigeon Forge High School (Pigeon Forge, TN)
Unicoi Co. High School (Erwin, TN)
Region 2
Austin-East High School (Knoxville, TN)
Kingston High School (Kingston, TN)
McMinn Central High School (Englewood, TN)
Meigs Co. High School (Decatur, TN)
Scott High School (Huntsville, TN)
Sweetwater High School (Sweetwater, TN)
Region 3
Brainerd High School (Chattanooga, TN)
Chattanooga Central High School (Harrison, TN)
Chattanooga Preparatory School (Chattanooga, TN)
Tyner Academy (Chattanooga, TN)
Region 4
Cascade High School (Bell Buckle, TN)
Community High School (Unionville, TN)
Forrest High School (Chapel Hill, TN)
Giles Co. High School (Pulaski, TN)
Sequatchie Co. High School (Dunlap, TN)
Watertown High School (Watertown, TN)
Region 5
Maplewood Comprehensive High School (Nashville, TN)
RePublic High School (Nashville, TN)
Stratford High School (Nashville, TN)
Westmoreland High School (Westmoreland, TN)
White House Heritage High School (White House, TN)
Whites Creek High School (Whites Creek, TN)
Region 6
Camden Central High School (Camden, TN)
Cheatham Co. Central High School (Ashland City, TN)
Fairview High School (Fairview, TN)
Harpeth High School (Kingston Springs, TN)
Stewart Co. High School (Dover, TN)
Sycamore High School (Pleasant View, TN)
Waverly Central High School (Waverly, TN)
Region 7
Bolivar Central High School (Bolivar, TN)
Covington High School (Covington, TN)
Dyersburg High School (Dyersburg, TN)
McNairy Central High School (Selmer, TN)
Obion Co. Central High School (Troy, TN)
Ripley High School (Ripley, TN)
Westview High School (Martin, TN)
Region 8
Bolton High School (Arlington, TN)
Frederick Douglass High School (Memphis, TN)
Hamilton High School (Memphis, TN)
Melrose High School (Memphis, TN)
Memphis East High School (Memphis, TN)
Raleigh Egypt High School (Memphis, TN)
Wooddale High School (Memphis, TN)
Region 1
Cherokee High School (Rogersville, TN)
Elizabethton High School (Elizabethton, TN)
Grainger High School (Rutledge, TN)
Greeneville High School (Greeneville, TN)
Northview Academy (Kodak, TN)
Seymour High School (Seymour, TN)
Sullivan East High School (Bluff City, TN)
Volunteer High School (Church Hill, TN)
Region 2
Alcoa High School (Alcoa, TN)
Anderson Co. High School (Clinton, TN)
Carter High School (Strawberry Plains, TN)
Fulton High School (Knoxville, TN)
Gibbs High School (Corryton, TN)
Heritage High School (Maryville, TN)
South-Doyle High School (Knoxville, TN)
Union Co. High School (Maynardville, TN)
Region 3
East Ridge High School (Chattanooga, TN)
Hixson High School (Hixson, TN)
Loudon High School (Loudon, TN)
Red Bank High School (Chattanooga, TN)
Sequoyah High School – Madisonville (Madisonville, TN)
Signal Mountain High School (Signal Mountain, TN)
Region 4
DeKalb Co. High School (Smithville, TN)
Livingston Academy (Livingston, TN)
Macon Co. High School (Lafayette, TN)
Stone Memorial High School (Crossville, TN)
Upperman High School (Baxter, TN)
White Co. High School (Sparta, TN)
Region 5
Battle Creek High School (Spring Hill, TN)
Creek Wood High School (Charlotte, TN)
Marshall Co. High School (Lewisburg, TN)
Montgomery Central High School (Cunningham, TN)
Spring Hill High School (Columbia, TN)
Region 6
Greenbrier High School (Greenbrier, TN)
Liberty Creek High School (Gallatin, TN)
Pearl Cohn High School (Nashville, TN)
Springfield High School (Springfield, TN)
White House High School (White House, TN)
Region 7
Chester Co. High School (Henderson, TN)
Crockett Co. High School (Alamo, TN)
Dyer Co. High School (Newbern, TN)
Hardin Co. High School (Savannah, TN)
Jackson North Side High School (Jackson, TN)
Jackson South Side High School (Jackson, TN)
Lexington High School (Lexington, TN)
South Gibson Co. High School (Medina, TN)
Region 8
Craigmont High School (Memphis, TN)
Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School (Somerville, TN)
Haywood High School (Brownsville, TN)
Kirby High School (Memphis, TN)
Lakeland Preparatory School (Lakeland, TN)
Millington Central High School (Millington, TN)
Ridgeway High School (Memphis, TN)
Region 1
Cocke Co. High School (Newport, TN)
Daniel Boone High School (Gray, TN)
David Crockett High School (Jonesborough, TN)
Morristown-Hamblen High School West (Morristown, TN)
Sevier Co. High School (Sevierville, TN)
Tennessee High School (Bristol, TN)
Region 2
Campbell Co. High School (Jacksboro, TN)
Clinton High School (Clinton, TN)
Karns High School (Knoxville, TN)
Knoxville Central High School (Knoxville, TN)
Knoxville Halls High School (Knoxville, TN)
Powell High School (Powell, TN)
West High School (Knoxville, TN)
William Blount High School (Maryville, TN)
Region 3
East Hamilton High School (Ooltewah, TN)
Lenoir City High School (Lenoir City, TN)
McMinn Co. High School (Athens, TN)
Ooltewah High School (Ooltewah, TN)
Rhea Co. High School (Evensville, TN)
Soddy Daisy High School (Soddy-Daisy, TN)
Walker Valley High School (Cleveland, TN)
Region 4
Columbia Central High School (Columbia, TN)
Franklin Co. High School (Winchester, TN)
Lawrence Co. High School (Lawrenceburg, TN)
Lincoln Co. High School (Fayetteville, TN)
Tullahoma High School (Tullahoma, TN)
Region 5
Centennial High School (Franklin, TN)
Hillsboro High School (Nashville, TN)
James Lawson High School (Nashville, TN)
Nolensville High School (Nolensville, TN)
Page High School (Franklin, TN)
Region 6
Beech Senior High School (Hendersonville, TN)
Hendersonville High School (Hendersonville, TN)
Hunters Lane High School (Nashville, TN)
Portland High School (Portland, TN)
Station Camp High School (Gallatin, TN)
Region 7
Dickson Co. High School (Dickson, TN)
Henry Co. High School (Paris, TN)
Kenwood High School (Clarksville, TN)
Kirkwood High School (Clarksville, TN)
Northeast High School (Clarksville, TN)
Northwest High School (Clarksville, TN)
Region 8
Brighton High School (Brighton, TN)
Kingsbury High School (Memphis, TN)
Memphis Central High School (Memphis, TN)
Munford High School (Munford, TN)
Overton High School (Memphis, TN)
Region 1
Dobyns Bennett High School (Kingsport, TN)
Jefferson Co. High School (Dandridge, TN)
Morristown-Hamblen High School East (Morristown, TN)
Science Hill High School (Johnson City, TN)
West Ridge High School (Blountville, TN)
Region 2
Bearden High School (Knoxville, TN)
Bradley Central High School (Cleveland, TN)
Cleveland High School (Cleveland, TN)
Farragut High School (Knoxville, TN)
Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville, TN)
Maryville High School (Maryville, TN)
Oak Ridge High School (Oak Ridge, TN)
Region 3
Blackman High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
LaVergne High School (La Vergne, TN)
Oakland High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Rockvale High School (Rockvale, TN)
Siegel High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Smyrna High School (Smyrna, TN)
Stewarts Creek High School (Smyrna, TN)
Region 4
Cookeville High School (Cookeville, TN)
Gallatin High School (Gallatin, TN)
Green Hill High School (Mt. Juliet, TN)
Lebanon High School (Lebanon, TN)
Mt. Juliet High School (Mt. Juliet, TN)
Wilson Central High School (Lebanon, TN)
Region 5
Antioch High School (Antioch, TN)
Cane Ridge High School (Antioch, TN)
Clarksville High School (Clarksville, TN)
John Overton High School (Nashville, TN)
McGavock High School (Nashville, TN)
Rossview High School (Clarksville, TN)
West Creek High School (Clarksville, TN)
Region 6
Brentwood High School (Brentwood, TN)
Coffee Co. Central High School (Manchester, TN)
Franklin High School (Franklin, TN)
Independence High School (Thompson’s Station, TN)
Ravenwood High School (Brentwood, TN)
Shelbyville Central High School (Shelbyville, TN)
Summit High School (Spring Hill, TN)
Region 7
Arlington High School (Arlington, TN)
Bartlett High School (Bartlett, TN)
Collierville High School (Collierville, TN)
Cordova High School (Cordova, TN)
Houston High School (Germantown, TN)
Region 8
Germantown High School (Germantown, TN)
Southwind High School (Memphis, TN)
White Station High School (Memphis, TN)
Whitehaven High School (Memphis, TN)
East Region
Concord Christian School (Knoxville, TN)
Grace Baptist Academy (Chattanooga, TN)
Middle Tennessee Christian School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Providence Academy (Johnson City, TN)
Providence Christian Academy (Murfreesboro, TN)
The King’s Academy (Seymour, TN)
The Webb School (Bell Buckle, TN)
Middle Region
Clarksville Academy (Clarksville, TN)
Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville, TN)
Ezell-Harding Christian School (Antioch, TN)
Franklin Christian Academy (Franklin, TN)
Friendship Christian School (Lebanon, TN)
Mt. Juliet Christian Academy (Mt. Juliet, TN)
Nashville Christian School (Nashville, TN)
West Region
Fayette Academy (Somerville, TN)
First Assembly Christian School (Cordova, TN)
Harding Academy (Memphis, TN)
Jackson Christian School (Jackson, TN)
Tipton-Rosemark Academy (Millington, TN)
Trinity Christian Academy (Jackson, TN)
University School of Jackson (Jackson, TN)
East Region
Boyd Buchanan High School (Chattanooga, TN)
Chattanooga Christian School (Chattanooga, TN)
Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Grace Christian Academy – Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Lakeway Christian Academy (White Pine, TN)
Notre Dame High School (Chattanooga, TN)
Silverdale Baptist Academy (Chattanooga, TN)
Webb School of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Middle Region
Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, TN)
Columbia Academy (Columbia, TN)
Davidson Academy (Nashville, TN)
Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN)
Goodpasture Christian School (Madison, TN)
Grace Christian Academy – Franklin (Franklin, TN)
Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School (Hendersonville, TN)
West Region
Evangelical Christian School (Cordova, TN)
Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, TN)
Northpoint Christian School (Southaven, MS)
St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova, TN)
St. George’s Independent School (Collierville, TN)
East Region
Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)
Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, TN)
Ensworth High School (Nashville, TN)
Knoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville, TN)
McCallie School (Chattanooga, TN)
Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, TN)
West Region
Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN)
Briarcrest Christian School (Eads, TN)
Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, TN)
Father Ryan High School (Nashville, TN)
Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, TN)
Memphis University School (Memphis, TN)
Reach sports writer Tyler Palmateer at tpalmateer@tennessean.com and on the X platform, formerly Twitter, @tpalmateer83.
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