Week 1 of the 2024 Tennessee high school football season is here, headlined by Jared Curtis and Nashville Christian against Davidson Academy among other top games.
FULL WEEK 1 SCOREBOARD:TSSAA football scores: Week 1 Tennessee high school football scoreboard
MBA-Pearl Cohn and Blackman-Brentwood are also among the top games in Week 1 in the Nashville area. And Ravenwood travels to Alcoa in a fascinating non-region road trip.
The Tennessean will have updates throughout the first Friday night of the high school season, so follow along as highlights, stories and final scores come in from all the opening games.
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TSSAA scores, updates from Week 1 of Tennessee high school football season
Final scores in Middle Tennessee
A busy Week 1 with some close games and last-minute finishes in Middle Tennessee. Let's recap some final scores:
- MBA 20, Pearl-Cohn 18
- Ravenwood 27, Alcoa 17
- Nashville Christian 33, Davidson Academy 17
- Nolensville 24, Rockvale 21
- Riverdale 24, Smyrna 14
- Hendersonville 19, Gallatin 16
- Summit 28, Spring Hill 16
- Franklin 22, Centennial 21
- Page 28, Giles County 0
- BGA 68, Webb 41
It happened amid the other close games on the slate, but Franklin turns a bobbled PAT snap into a two-point conversion in its OT win over Centennial. Josh Adkins earns a memorable first victory for Franklin in his debut.
Find the full Week 1 scoreboard here.
Nolensville hits walk-off field goal to win at Rockvale
Nolensville's JD Kuhlman hits a 24-yard field goal with three seconds remaining to win 24-21 at Rockvale.
Rockvale had tied the game with less than two minutes to play after Jaylan Morgan's second touchdown catch of the game plus a 2-point conversion on a Morgan carry.
MBA's Ronit Chandra 54-yard field goal wins the game vs. Pearl-Cohn
How about this? MBA drives down in the final minute inside the Pearl Cohn 40-yard line and sets up a 54-yard field goal by junior kicker Ronit Chandra with 12 seconds left.
It's good. MBA wins 20-18 in the game of the day in Week 1.
Pearl-Cohn suffers a loss for the first time since the 2022 4A state championship game.
Brentwood's comeback is complete vs. Blackman
Brentwood, down 14-3 in the third quarter, scores 21 unanswered points to win the season opener against Blackman 24-14. The comeback was stamped by Jackson Allen's 98-yard interception return TD to put the game away in the final minute.
Pearl Cohn leads MBA by a point late
Ravenwood wins at Alcoa
Ravenwood takes down Alcoa with a 27-17 win in East Tennessee, avenging Alcoa's 35-14 win back in Williamson County last season. That sets quite the tone for the season.
Brentwood is within a score of Blackman heading into the fourth quarter
Halftime scores in Middle Tennessee
Some halftime scores from across the area:
- Blackman 7, Brentwood 3
- Smyrna 0, Riverdale 0
- Centennial 7, Franklin 6
- Ravenwood 20, Alcoa 9 (3rd)
- Mt. Juliet 29, Cane Ridge 0
- Oakland 21, Independence 0
- Nolensville 7, Rockvale 6
- Station Camp 17, Beech 17
- Summit 14, Spring Hill 3
- MBA 3, Pearl Cohn 0
Hendersonville leads 13-0 vs. Gallatin in first half of rivalry game
Clemson commitment Shavar Young opens season with long TD for Webb at BGA
Webb leads BGA early after a Shavar Young 47-yard touchdown catch. The Clemson commitment could have a breakout junior season.
MBA ends Pearl Cohn scoring chance with interception in end zone
MBA and Pearl Cohn are scoreless in the first half, helped out by this MBA interception in the end zone.
Alcoa and Ravenwood tied after fumble return TD in first half
Alcoa's Jamir Dean puts the Tornadoes on the board with a fumble return touchdown in the second quarter. Alcoa 6, Ravenwood 6.
Week 1 roll call
Here are the games our reporters are at throughout the area on Friday night:
Tyler Palmateer is at Blackman-Brentwood. The 2023 6A semifinalists host the Blaze, who are looking to bounce back from a 4-6 season last year.
George Robinson is at MBA, where defending 4A state champion Pearl Cohn will push for an early season statement against the Big Red.
Mike Organ is at BGA-Webb. BGA has a tough start to the season, including Nashville Christian and Davidson Academy in the first four weeks before facing CPA.
Jacob Shames is at Hendersonville, where the Commandos host Gallatin in a Sumner County early-season rivalry game.
Cecil Joyce is in Smyrna for the Bulldogs' season opener against Riverdale.
Tennessee high school football schedule today
Leading the Friday slate is Blackman-Brentwood and Nashville Christian-Davidson Academy. The latter game is the season debut for Georgia QB commitment Jared Curtis of Nashville Christian.
MBA hosts Pearl Cohn in what has become an annual private-public early-season staple in Nashville.
And keep an eye on Ravenwood, who travels to Alcoa in a difficult opening game.
Saturday, Brentwood Academy faces CPA in what should be a good test for the Eagles, who are trying to bounce back from a historically bad 2023 season.
FULL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE:Tennessee high school football schedule for Week 1, 2024 TSSAA season
TSSAA football scores: Week 1
Lipscomb Academy dropped the opening game of the Jamie Graham era on Thursday, a 28-23 loss to visiting First Academy out of Florida.
Some other Thursday scores from Week 1:
- Mt. Juliet Christian 31, RePublic 12 (Thursday)
- Portland 21, White House 20 (Thursday)
- Providence Christian 14, Eagleville 6 (Thursday)
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