Road trip. The Lakeland Prep Lions take their five-game win streak to Nashville on Friday night for the second round of the TSSAA Class 4A football playoffs against Pearl-Cohn.
The details:
- What: TSSAA Division I, Class 4A state playoffs, second round (Game 206)
- Who: Lakeland Prep (8-3, Region 8 No. 2 seed) at Pearl-Cohn (8-3, Region 6 No. 1 seed)
- When: Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. CT
- Where: Pearl-Cohn High School, 904 26th Ave. N., Nashville
First time: This is the first postseason meeting between the two schools, according to TSSAA’s matchup history.
How Lakeland Prep got here: The Lions beat Jackson North Side 30-16 at home last Friday, the program’s first home playoff game. Quarterback Brett Godwin threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score, per MaxPreps. Parker Andes had 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and the defense recorded six sacks, two by Whitten Wolfe.
The other sideline: Pearl-Cohn is riding a seven-game win streak and beat Montgomery Central 55-8 in the first round. Quarterback Josef “LJ” Funk threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns in that game and ran for a third, MaxPreps reported. It was his seventh straight game with at least two touchdown passes. The Firebirds are No. 25 in this week’s MaxPreps Tennessee rankings, which include every team in the state.
What’s at stake: The winner moves on to the Class 4A quarterfinals. The state championship is Saturday, Dec. 5, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga.
Lakeland Report will have the final score once it’s confirmed. Go Lions.
Sources: TSSAA Class 4A bracket · TSSAA matchup history: Pearl-Cohn vs. Lakeland Prep · MaxPreps: Lakeland Prep vs. Pearl-Cohn preview · MaxPreps: Tennessee second-round schedule and rankings · TSSAA school directory: Pearl-Cohn · Lakeland Report: Lakeland Prep beats Jackson North Side
Photo: Lakeland Preparatory School (LPS Football). Shows Lakeland Prep football underclassmen from the 2025-26 season. Resized and set on a blurred fill.
