Week 6 Takeaways

McKenzie 42, Chester Co. 7

Takeaway: The Rebels are firing on all cylinders offensively as they have players among the leaders in multiple statistical categories for the region.

Bruceton 12, Collinwood 7

Takeaway: The Tigers pick up their first region win.

Perry Co. 57, Gleason 0

Takeaway: Gleason’s struggles on both sides of the ball continue.

Humboldt 42, Dresden 28

Takeaway: While Lake County remains undefeated in Region 7-1A play, the Vikings have a pretty firm grip on probable top two finish in the region since they’ve already beaten the two teams who were top two last year.

Lake Co. 25, Fulton Co., Kent. 20

Takeaway: The Falcons have shown some signs of life in recent weeks.

South Fulton 46, Ballard Memorial, Kent. 14

Takeaway: The Red Devils flexed some offensive muscle in Week 6.

Greenfield 42, West Carroll 20

Takeaway: On the plus side for West Carroll, they scored more points this week than they did in their previous five games, and for Greenfield, they get back to winning region games.

Manassas 30, Middleton 0

Takeaway: The Tigers might’ve been hampered in this one by a short week as this game happened on Thursday, and their Week 5 game was on Saturday.

Adamsville 55, Tishomingo, Miss. 35

Takeaway: This was a test as both teams entered with one loss and Adamsville’s offense was too much.

Riverside 48, Loretto 0

Takeaway: The Panthers scored early and often to pick up this region win on a long road trip.

Mt. Pleasant 35, Scotts Hill 7

Takeaway: If Scotts Hill’s defense could get off the field more quickly, the Lions would compete better in most of its games.

Fayette Aca. 36, Halls 20

Takeaway: Both teams needed this win for momentum purposes before returning to region play, and the Vikings came away with it.

Huntingdon 55, Gibson Co. 0

Takeaway: The Pioneers may have already gotten through the toughest part of their region schedule, but it doesn’t get much less difficult after this week.

Union City 19, Peabody 14

Takeaway: The Golden Tornadoes stay in the hunt for the region championship, while the Golden Tide are pushed further back in contention for a playoff spot.

Milan 38, JCM 34

Takeaway: The Bulldogs have control of their own destiny. The Cougars need help if they want to host a first-round playoff game.

Cheatham Co. 50, Camden 44

Takeaway: This is the Lions’ first region loss, so they can bounce back from this easily.

Westview 42, Lausanne 24

Takeaway: The Chargers were tested in the second half for the second time this year and passed again.

Dyersburg 70, Obion Co. 14

Takeaway: This result and another shows there’s still a significant gap between the top three in this region and the rest of the league.

Covington 36, Ripley 3

Takeaway: This is the other result.

Bolivar 27, McNairy 26

Takeaway: The Tigers lost this matchup last year and still made it to the playoffs via tiebreaker in a three-way tie with McNairy and Obion. Seeing how the other two have won more non-region games, the Tigers need to keep winning in region to avoid that situation this year.

Lexington 72, South Side 14

Takeaway: The Hawks scored twice for the first time this season.

Crockett Co. 42, North Side 7

Takeaway: The Cavaliers made their biggest statement yet that they are still a force to be dealt with in Region 7-4A even with a loss.

ECS 33, Hardin Co. 0

Takeaway: ECS’ ground game is hard to stop, and their defense was able to neutralize all of Hardin County’s playmakers.

South Gibson 38, Dyer Co. 33

Takeaway: The Hornets are on a three-game win streak with two region wins.

Haywood 44, Fayette-Ware 0

Takeaway: Fayette-Ware has issues on the defensive side of the ball they’re trying to get corrected, but their remaining region games are winnable and give them a solid shot at making the playoffs.

Brentwood 35, Henry Co. 0

Takeaway: Brentwood beat Henry County as bad as it beat Page, who beat Henry Co. last week. 

Whitehaven 40, Munford 13

Takeaway: Whitehaven has done something that doesn’t happen often, and that’s keeping the Cougars to two scores.

Brighton 44, Kingsbury 0

Takeaway: The Cardinals emphatically got a region victory.

USJ 49, Harding Aca. 7

Takeaway: Homecoming caused no distractions for the Bruins.

JCS 41, Tipton-Rosemark 14

Takeaway: It caused none for the Eagles either.

TCA 48, FACS 0

Takeaway: The Lions dominated similarly to how they did last year when they scored a couple of times before the offense took the field.

Compiled by Brandon Shields