Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:33 pm

Undefeated Blackman puts faces its toughest test of the season Friday night as the Blaze play host to powerful Oakland in a District 7AAA matchup involving two of the top 10 teams in the state.

Blackman remains the county's only undefeated team at 7-0 and leads the district playoff race tied with Riverdale, both with 3-0 league records. Oakland, a narrow loser to Riverdale, is 2-1, and 5-2 overall with both losses narrow overtime defeats.

The Blackman-Oakland game will be broadcast on WGNS (1450 AM, 100.5 FM).

Riverdale, 6-1, overall and also ranked in the top 10 in various high school polls, visits Siegel which faces a must-win game in order to maintain any chance for a TSSAA playoff berth.

The third game involving Class 6A teams sees the traditional showdown between Smyrna and La Vergne.

In Class A action Middle Tennessee Christian School faces District 9A leader Cascade in the Cougars' Throneberry Stadium. Cascade is 3-0 in the district playoff race with MTCS second at 3-1.

Eagleville plays host to Signal Mountain.

TONIGHT'S GAMES

Cascade at MTCS

Signal Mountain at Eagleville

Riverdale at Siegel

La Vergne at Smyrna

Oakland at Blackman

STANDINGS

DISTRICT 7AAA

Blackman (7-0) 3-0

Riverdale (6-1) 3-0

Oakland (5-2) 2-1

Smyrna (3-4) 1-2

La Vergne (3-4) 0-3

Siegel (3-4) 0-3


DISTRICT 9A

Cascade (4-3) 3-0

MTCS (3-5) 3-1

Forrest (6-1) 2-1

Huntland (4-3) 2-1

Eagleville (2-5) 2-2

Moore Co. (3-4) 0-3

Community (0-7) 0-4