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MSP Top 25: Lipscomb Academy, Oakland, MBA finish 1-2-3 in final rankings





Lipscomb Academy wide receiver Nate Spillman celebrates after scoring a touchdown at CPA on Oct. 21.Jay Sowers / Main Street Nashville

Lipscomb Academy wide receiver Nate Spillman celebrates after scoring a touchdown at CPA on Oct. 21.Jay Sowers / Main Street Nashville

There was never much drama as to which teams would take the top three spots in the final 2022 Main Street Preps football rankings.

It was just a matter of the order.

Lipscomb Academy (13-0) solidified the No. 1 ranking it held all season by shutting out Christ Presbyterian Academy 42-0 in the Division II-AA state title game. Hank Brown (268 passing yards, three touchdowns) and Junior Sherrill (221 all-purpose yards, four touchdowns) provided the highlights.

No. 2 Oakland (14-1) became the first Tennessee team to win three straight Class 6A titles thanks to Eric Taylor’s 175-yard, four-touchdown rushing performance in a 42-6 drubbing of Beech.

And No. 3 Montgomery Bell Academy (12-1) suffered a heartbreaking 38-34 loss to Baylor in the Division II-AAA championship despite five passing touchdowns from Marcel Reed.

Just one other Middle Tennessee team – No. 18 Friendship Christian – ended its season with a gold ball trophy. The Commanders held off Nashville Christian 34-27 to win their first title since 2017.

See below for the final Midstate Top 25 and BlueCross Bowl scores.

1. (1) Lipscomb Academy (13-0)

Finals: W, 42-0 vs. CPA

2. (3) Oakland (14-1)

Finals: W, 42-6 vs. Beech

3. (2) MBA (12-1)

Finals: L, 38-34 vs. Baylor

4. (5) Brentwood Academy (9-3)

Semifinals: L, 44-39 vs. Baylor

5. (4) Beech (13-2)

Finals: L, 42-6 vs. Oakland

6. (6) Page (12-3)

Finals: L, 47-13 vs. Knoxville West

7. (7) CPA (8-6)

Finals: L, 42-0 vs. Lipscomb Academy

8. (8) Nolensville (12-1)

Round 3: L, 35-28 vs. Page

9. (10) Cane Ridge (11-2)

Round 3: L, 35-7 at Beech

10. (9) Pearl-Cohn (12-3)

Finals: L, 34-30 vs. Anderson County

11. (11) Ensworth (7-4)

Quarterfinals: L, 38-28 vs. McCallie

12. (12) Blackman (10-2)

Round 3: L, 48-23 at Oakland

13. (13) Pope Prep (8-4)

Quarterfinals: L, 38-7 at Brentwood Academy

14. (14) FRA (11-1)

Quarterfinals: L, 36-21 at Chattanooga Christian

15. (15) Brentwood (8-4)

Round 2: L, 28-7 at Bartlett

16. (16) Smyrna (9-2)

Round 2: L, 24-21 at Beech

17. (17) Lebanon (9-3)

Round 2: L, 41-7 at Oakland

18. (19) Friendship Christian (13-0)

Finals: W, 34-27 vs. Nashville Christian

19. (20) East Nashville (12-3)

Finals: L, 45-26 vs. Alcoa

20. (18) Nashville Christian (10-3)

Finals: L, 34-27 vs. Friendship Christian

21. (21) Ravenwood (6-5)

Round 1: L, 30-20 vs. Germantown

22. (22) Springfield (10-3)

Round 3: L, 27-19 at Henry County

23. (23) Mt. Juliet (9-3)

Round 2: L, 42-39 vs. Page

24. (24) Marshall County (10-2)

Round 2: L, 21-14 at Lexington

25. (25) Coffee County (9-3)

Round 2: L, 35-31 vs. Blackman

BLUECROSS BOWL SCORES

Class 1A

McKenzie 34, Clay County 14

Class 2A

Tyner Academy 26, Decatur County Riverside 24

Class 3A

Alcoa 45, East Nashville 26

Class 4A

Anderson County 34, Pearl-Cohn 30

Class 5A

Knoxville West 47, Page 13

Class 6A

Oakland 42, Beech 6

Division II-A

Friendship Christian 34, Nashville Christian 27

Division II-AA

Lipscomb Academy 42, CPA 0

Division II-AAA

Baylor 38, MBA 34

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