Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:09 am

Oakland entertains Smyrna in the weekly televised "Thursday Night Lights" game on WXUP (Comcast Channel 14) at 7 p.m. in a game where TSSAA standings will outshine the camera lights.

The game will also be broadcast by WGNS 1450AM.

Oakland is 7-2, Smyrna 5-4 going into the game but the key considertation is their standing in the TSSAA playoff race and either team can claim a berth tonight with a win. Tonight's loser could be in contention for a wild card berth. The wild card playoff entries will be determined Saturday afternoon.

Here's TSSAA analysis of the District 7AAA playoff race as the regular season comes to a close this week:

RIVERDALE; If Riverdale wins, they are a 1st place qualifier. If Blackman wins, they are a 2nd place qualifier.

BLACKMAN; If Blackman wins, they are a 1st place qualifier. If Riverdale wins and Smyrna wins, Blackman is a 2nd place qualifier. If Riverdale and Oakland
win, they are an automatic qualifier.

OAKLAND; If Oakland wins and Riverdale wins they are a 2nd place qualifier. If Oakland wins and Blackman wins, they are an automatic qualifier; othewise they may only qualify as a wild card.

SMYRNA; If Smyrna wins, they are automatic qualifier; othewise they may only qualify as a wild card.

SIEGEL; May only qualify as a wild card.

LA VERGNE; May only qualify as a wild card.

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

THURSDAY NIGHT

Smyrna at Oakland
(WGNS, WXUP (Comcast Channel 14)

FRIDAY'S GAMES

Blackman at Riverdale

Siegel at La Vergne

Smyrna at Oakland

MTCS at Eagleville


STANDINGS

DISTRICT 7AAA

Riverdale (8-1) 4-0

Oakland (7-2) 3-1

Blackman (8-1) 3-1

Smyrna (5-4) 2-2

Siegel (4-5) 0-4

La Vergne (3-6) 0-4


DISTRICT 9A

Cascade (6-3) 5-0

Forrest (8-1) 4-1

Eagleville (3-6) 3-2

MTCS (3-6) 3-2

Huntland (4-5) 2-3

Moore Co. (4-5) 1-5

Community (0-9) 0-6