KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Oliver Springs and Knox Central High School have a couple of things in common. Both teams share the mascot of a Bobcat, and both teams are going on the road in the second round of the high school football playoffs.

"You know, it's a little longer trip, a little longer, um, bus ride than usual," Oliver Springs Head Football Coach Tyler Harper said.

Back in January, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association changed second-round match-ups for Regions 1 and 2 to meet with Regions 3 and 4, and vice versa on the west side of the state. The TSSAA sent a survey out to coaches late last year and 54% of coaches were in favor of the changes.

"I think TSSAA changed it really because they didn't want local teams playing each other in the 2nd round of the playoffs, and som

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