With Baylor, McCallie, Silverdale Baptist and South Pittsburg falling by the wayside, the Chattanooga area’s chances for a 2012 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association state title rests on the shoulders of East Hamilton, Ooltewah, Boyd-Buchanan and Marion County.
The Hurricanes advanced to the third round with an impressive 35-14 win over Page on Friday night in Class 4A action.
Ooltewah spotted Lenoir City a touchdown and then routed the Panthers with a second- and third-quarter blitz to win, 31-7, in Class 5A.
Boyd-Buchanan advanced to the Class 2A quarterfinals by beating Oneida, 21-6, and Marion County posted a lopsided, 48-21, victory over Trousdale County.
Here are the third-round pairings for the area tams still alive in the playoffs:
Friday
All games start at 7 p.m. Local Time
Class 2A
Boyd-Buchanan (11-1) at Knoxville Grace (10-1)
Marion County (9-2) at Friendship Christian (10-1)
Class 4A
East Hamilton (11-1) at Giles County (12-0)
Class 5A
Ooltewah (9-3) at Columbia (10-2)
(E-mail Larry Fleming at larryfleming44@gmail.com)