Friday Football Fever Week 12: The start of the TSSAA Playoffs

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -The calendar has flipped to November, and Friday marked the beginning of the TSSAA playoffs. It’s do-or-die the rest of the way, as Tennessee teams hope to hoist a gold ball in a month.

Our Friday Football Fever Game of the Week featured a 3A showdown in Orange Mound between Covington and Melrose. The Chargers started their postseason run with a statement, scoring four touchdowns in the first half and scoring an impressive road win 48-12.

Other games featured include:

• Houston beating their crosstown rival Germantown for the second time this year, a 41-12 victory that sends the Mustangs to the second round in 6A
• Whitehaven defeating Bartlett 28-13 in 6A
• Lausanne racing out to a 41-0 halftime lead and throttling Davidson Academy 47-14 in Division II-AA
• St. George’s falling at home to Silverdale 47-10 in a Division II-AA clash
• Fairley dominating Union City 40-7 in a 2A battle

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