Week 2 Playoff Preview

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November 9, 2019

Four schools playing this weekend participated in the first TSSAA Playoffs in 1969: Lake County, Loudon, Oneida, South Pittsburg. Loudon and South Pittsburg were champions in Class AA and Class A, respectively. Oneida appeared in the first three Class A playoff fields.

Of the 120 teams battling this Friday, all have had at least one previous playoff appearance. Sixty-nine have at least one state championship appearance.

Most playoff appearances without a championship appearance: Dobyns Bennett (34), Gatlinburg-Pittman (33), Smith County (32), Hampton (32).

Eighteen games will feature first-time playoff meetings, but for others it will be continuation of a long rivalry:

Matchup No. Previous Meetings
Coalfield/Greenback 10 1987, 1990, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Baylor/MBA 8 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017
Hampton/Oneida 6 1982, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2011
Oakland/Mt. Juliet 4 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018
Kingston/Austin-East 4 1983, 1985, 1989, 2008
Houston/White Station 4 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018
Greeneville/Anderson Co. 4 1994, 1995, 2017, 2018
Farragut/Maryville 4 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018
Dobyns Bennett/Bearden 4 1997, 2000, 2010, 2012

About Brad Jones

BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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