Hello all! Thanks for checking out these championship week projections. Last week’s semifinals projections went 9-3 (75%), a bit better than what I’d anticipated. That brings the playoff record to 151-29 (83.9%), meaning as long as these picks go 2-7 or better, it’ll set a new record for this projection system. I think that’s pretty remarkable, considering this was a pandemic season with fewer games played than any other year in modern history and a less-stable base to work with.

Up top, while I haven’t written nearly as much about high school athletics in Tennessee this year, a hearty congratulations to the athletes participating in this week’s BlueCross Bowls. This has been the strangest year of my lifetime, and you’ve held it together both in the classroom and on the football field. Well done!

Below are the game projections. As I’ve said in the past, I don’t do game-by-game analysis anymore; smarter, better people than I get paid to do that, and they are called names like Tom Kreager and Khari Thompson and Jesse Smithey.

II-A

Game Time: 12 PM Eastern, Thursday, December 3, 2020

Championship odds: Davidson Academy 74.3%, University School of Jackson 25.7%

Have they played this season? Yes; Davidson Academy won, 31-9.

Projection: (W #2) University School of Jackson 17 vs. (W #1) Davidson Academy 28

II-AA

Game Time: 4 PM Eastern, Thursday, December 3, 2020

Championship odds: Christ Presbyterian Academy 52.6%, Lipscomb Academy 47.4%

Have they played this season? Yes; Lipscomb Academy won, 20-14.

Projection: (M #2) Christ Presbyterian Academy 24 vs. (M #1) Lipscomb Academy 23

II-AAA

Game Time: 8 PM Eastern, Thursday, December 3, 2020

Championship odds: McCallie 56.1%, Memphis University 43.9%