Cascade climbs

In light of their stunning 15-14 win at third-ranked Jo Byrns, Cascade earned a higher spot in my rankings this week of the Top 10 teams in each football classification.

The Champions look to improve to 10-0 for the first time in school history when they host White House-Heritage for Senior Night on Friday.

In other play across Bedford County, Shelbyville Central battles Region 4 winner Hillsboro, arguably the most talented Class 4A team in middle Tennessee, on Thursday night. The Boros carry one of the top cornerbacks in the country in Eric Gordon. According to Rivals.com, the 5-foot-9, 187-pound senior has narrowed his list of college choices to Alabama, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas Tech.

Community hopes to send their seniors out on a winning note when they host Eagleville on Friday night at 7:30 in their season finale.

Here are how my votes this week looked:

Class 5A

1. Millington

2. Kingsport D-B

3. Franklin

4. Ooltewah

5. Farragut

6. Brentwood

7. Oakland

8. Whitehaven

9. Cordova

10. Wilson Central

Class 4A

1. Maryville

2. Henry County

3. Sullivan South

4. Hillsboro

5. Maplewood

6. Brighton

7. Cleveland

8. Beech

9. Memphis East

10. Greeneville

Class 3A

1. David Lipscomb

2. McMinn Central

3. Knoxville Catholic

4. Jackson South Side

5. White House

6. Howard

7. Giles County

8. Dyersburg

9. Marshall County

10. Haywood County

Class 2A

1. Alcoa

2. Milan

3. Lewis County

4. Camden

5. USJ

6. Boyd Buchanan

7. Gatlingburg-Pittman

8. Westmoreland

9. Marion County

10. Hickman County

Class A

1. South Pittsburg

2. Trousdale County

3. Union City

4. Cascade

5. Greenback

6. Oneida

7. Friendship Christian

8. Jo Byrns

9. Wayne County

10. Cosby

Division II

1. Ensworth

2. MUS

3. MBA

4. Brentwood Academy

5. BGA

6. ECS

7. Christian Brothers

8. McCallie

9. Briarcrest Christian

10. Harding Academy