The road to Chattanooga is set.
Brackets for the 2022 TSSAA Football Playoffs have been finalized after Friday’s night action.
The first round is set for Friday, Nov. 4, with all games set for a 7p kickoff.
Class ACloudland claimed the top seed from Region 1-A and will host a first-round game. The ‘Landers will host Region 2-No. 4 Oakdale in the first round.
The winner of the Cloudland-Oakdale game will advance to take on the winner of the Region 2-No. 2 Oliver Springs and Region 1-No. 3 Cosby matchup.
Unaka claimed the No. 2 seed from Region 1-A and will also host a home playoff game. The Rangers will take on Region 2-No. 3 Greenback.
The winner of that contest will face the winner of the Region 2-No. 1 Coalfield and Region 1-No. 4 North Greene contest.
Class 2A
Hampton and Happy Valley are in the top half of the Region 1-Region 2 bracket.
Hampton claimed the No. 1 seed from Region 1 and will host Region 2-No. 4 Oneida for a first-round clash.
Happy Valley will open the playoffs as Region 1-No. 3 seed and will travel to Region 2-No. 2 seed Monterey for the first round.
The winner of the Hampton/Oneida game and the winner of the Happy Valley/Monterey game will meet in the second round.
In the bottom portion of the bracket, Region 1-No. 2 South Greene will host Region 2-No. 3 Rockwood, and Region 2-No. 1 York Institute will host Region 1-No. 4 Cumberland Gap.
Both winners will advance to take on the other in the second round.
Class 4A
The Region 1-Region 2 bracket once again features several powerhouse programs.
Elizabethton will open the playoffs in the bottom portion of the bracket as the Region 1-No. 2 seed and will host Region 2-No. 3 Carter for the second straight year in the first round.
The winner of the Elizabethton/Carter game will advance to take on the winner of Region 2-No. 1 Anderson County and Region 1-No. 4 Seymour.
In the top half of the bracket, Region 1-No. 1 Greeneville will host Region 2-No. 4 Fulton, while Region 2-No. 2 Gibbs will host Region 1-No. 3 Grainger in the first round.
The two winners will advance to play each other.
Complete brackets can be found at tssaasports.com.
Class 4A
First Round (* indicates host)
R1-No. 1 Greeneville (10-0)*
R2-No. 4 Fulton (4-6)
R2-No. 2 Gibbs (6-4)*
R1-No. 3 Grainger (6-4)
R2-No. 3 Carter (6-4)
R1-No. 2 Elizabethton (5-4)*
R1-No. 4 Seymour (3-7)
R2-No. 1 Anderson County (10-0)*
Second Round
Winner of Greeneville/Fulton vs. Winner of Gibbs/Grainger
Winner of Elizabethton/Carter vs. Winner of Anderson County/Seymour
Class 2A
First Round (* indicates host)
R1-No. 1 Hampton (8-2)*
R2-No. 4 Oneida (4-6)
R2-No. 2 Monterey (8-2)*
R1-No. 3 Happy Valley (2-8)
R2-No. 3 Rockwood (6-4)
R1-No. 2 South Greene (5-5)*
R1-No. 4 Cumberland Gap (2-8)
R2-No. 1 York Institue (6-4)*
Second Round
Winner of Hampton/Oneida vs. Winner of Monterey/Happy Valley
Winner of Rockwood/South Greene vs. Winner of York Institute/Cumberland Gap
Class 1A
First Round (* indicates host)
R1-No. 1 Cloudland (5-5)*
R2-No. 4 Oakdale (7-3)
R2-No. 2 Oliver Springs (5-5)*
R1-No. 3 Cosby (4-6)
R2-No. 3 Greenback (5-5)
R1-No. 2 Unaka (6-4)*
R1-No. 4 North Greene (1-9)
R2-No. 1 Coalfield (9-1)*
Second Round
Winner of Cloudland/Oakdale vs. Winner of Oliver Springs/Cosby
Winner of Unaka/Greenback vs. Winnter of Coalfield/North Greene