Week 9 takeaways

Humboldt 47, Lake Co. 7

Takeaway: Humboldt is officially the Region 7-1A champion with the win.

South Fulton 29, Obion Co. 28

Takeaway: The Red Devils have won this matchup for the second straight year.

Adamsville 56, Loretto 13

Takeaway: The Cardinals look like they’re setting up for a probable region championship game in Week 11.

Riverside 35, Scotts Hill 0

Takeaway: The Panthers continue to pad their region standing ahead of a big matchup next week.

Lexington 41, Lewis Co. 7

Takeaway: The Tigers returned from fall break to get back into their routine of scoring a lot and now allowing many points before getting back into region play.

Milan 49, Halls 0

Takeaway: The Bulldogs clinch a home game for the first round of the playoffs with one more win or a loss by Union City after this result.

Union City 42, Gibson Co. 10

Takeaway: After the way their previous game win two weeks earlier, the Tornadoes need this one to build confidence going into two big weeks with their playoff chances on the line.

JCM 35, Liberty 0

Takeaway: The Cougars’ defense did a good job keeping an athletic and fast team corralled.

Fairview 44, Camden 0

Takeaway: The good thing for the Lions is this result doesn’t do much to their playoff standing, but they would’ve liked to have competed better as they navigate their offense with key players out for the year.

Dyersburg 28, Covington 27

Takeaway: The Trojans pulled off one of the biggest wins in the state for the entire weekend.

McNairy 47, Ripley 30

Takeaway: The Bobcats remain in contention for the fourth playoff spot from this region.

Crockett Co. 34, South Gibson 14

Takeaway: The Cavaliers continued to show how good they can be at stopping opposing ground games.

Giles Co. 41, North Side 23

Takeaway: The Indians need to be careful and not allowing this loss to affect their next two games too. This matchup last year was when things began the three-game losing streak that kept the Indians out of the playoffs.

Hardin Co. 47, South Side 6

Takeaway: The Tigers stayed in good position for the playoffs but still have to play well down the stretch to get in.

USJ 37, Dyer Co. 0

Takeaway: The Bruins showed what they can do in all phases of the game.

Haywood 43, Memphis Business 0

Takeaway: The Tomcats got a chance to do like Lexington and USJ and wade back into the grind of football after a week off by dominating in a non-region game.

Millington 36, Fayette-Ware 28

Takeaway: The Wildcats now need to win out and get some help with someone beating Millington to be playoff-eligible.

Munford 42, Brighton 7

Takeaway: Brighton learned they still have work to do in their rush defense to compete with the better teams on their schedule.

JCS 49, Harding Aca. 20

Takeaway: The Eagles scored early and often to continue Jackson’s dominance in this region.