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Today’s edition · Sun., Nov. 8

Brentwood girls win record-tying 7th title; Bruins face Southwind

Plus, Spring Hill's sewer-freeze pipe plan and Friday's second-round playoff games

The Franklin Daily News team2 stories15 sources5 min read

High School FootballTop story

Brentwood beat Rossview 42-⁠8 and will face Southwind in Memphis on Friday

Brentwood beat Rossview 42-⁠8 in the first round

  • Rossview8
    Brentwood42
    FinalBrentwood moved to 9-2; Rossview finished 4-7.

Sources: Williamson Herald, The Tennessean

Brentwood bounced back fast. The Bruins beat visiting Rossview 42-8 Friday night in the playoff opener, a week after a 28-10 loss to Ravenwood in the Region 6-6A championship.

Junior quarterback Gavin Strang threw three touchdown passes, and senior Parker Emerson ran for a 78-yard score on his only carry, The Tennessean's roundup reports.

  • Pick-six: Gray McAdams' 31-yard return made it 21-0
  • Cade Ball: two touchdown catches, from 9 and 8 yards
  • : five straight wins, including a 48-6 rout of Cordova
  • Southwind's only loss: 38-30 at Briarcrest Christian

Next is a trip to Memphis on Friday to face Southwind, a rematch of last season's playoff meeting there. Senior Jones Merrill called this week's win a "statement" heading into it.

Brentwood's defense and passing game set the tone

3
turnovers forced by the Bruins
1-for-14
Rossview's third-down conversions
13 of 16
completions for quarterback Gavin Strang
48-14
Southwind's win over Brentwood in 2025

Sources: Williamson Herald, The Tennessean

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Brentwood girls won a record-tying seventh straight state cross country title

The Brentwood girls won their seventh straight Class AAA team title Thursday at in Memphis. That matches Knoxville Webb's 2012-18 run as the only streak that long in state history, girls or boys.

Brentwood scored 48 points, well ahead of Collierville

Sources: Williamson Herald, The Jackson Sun

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Brentwood48 points
Collierville93 points
Independence95 points

It's the ninth state title overall for the program. Freshman Scotlyn Szabo led the Bruins, finishing third in 18 minutes, 13.38 seconds, behind Maryville's Hadleih Mitchey, who won in 17:58.52.

  • Five Bruins finished among the top 16 individuals
  • Last week's sectional: Independence finished within three points of Brentwood
  • Coach Chris Demetra is in his second year

“I think we have to go for eight now.”

Julia Womack, Brentwood sophomore

Brentwood's five scorers all finished in the top 16

RunnerPlaceTime
Scotlyn Szabo3rd18:13.38
Julia Womack5th18:29.63
Emma Haga11th18:52.64
Natalie Smith13th18:53.21
Nigella Smith16th19:00.39

Source: Williamson Herald

News Notes

Playoffs

Page beat Portland 63-7 and hosts Henry County next. Nolensville blanked Hendersonville 31-0 to go 10-1 and now meets Kirkwood, which won 35-0 over Memphis Overton. A Kirkwood win would put the Cobras in the state quarterfinals for the first time. Williamson HeraldMain Street Media of TennesseeMain Street Media of TennesseeThe Tennessean

Round 2

Second-round games are set for Fri., Nov. 13, with 7 p.m. kickoffs. Tickets go through the app. In Class 1A, Greenfield (7-4) visits Eagleville (7-4), and in Class 3A, Covington visits Fairview. The TennesseanTalk-N West TN

Four local dates are coming up Nov. 12 through Nov. 17

  1. Nov. 12Williamson County hosts a free community breakfast at Carnton Visitor Center, 7:30 a.m.
  2. Nov. 13Second-round TSSAA football playoff games kick off at 7 p.m.
  3. Nov. 16Spring Hill's aldermen could vote on the agreements.
  4. Nov. 17Sherri Hughes-Gragg signs her Advent book at The Mercantile, 5 p.m.

Sources: WKRN News 2, The Tennessean, Williamson Source

Spring Hill

Spring Hill's Board of Mayor and Aldermen backed a plan at its Monday, Nov. 2 work session that would let install water and sewer pipes for the June Lake project despite a state-enforced freeze on new sewer connections. There was no final vote, and the issue could return for one on Monday, Nov. 16. WKRN News 2

CASA

If you'd like to learn how to help kids in the juvenile court system, Williamson County is hosting a free community breakfast Thursday, Nov. 12, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Carnton Visitor Center, 1345 Eastern Flank Circle in Franklin. A panel discussion starts at 8 a.m. Williamson Source

Book signing

Local author Sherri Hughes-Gragg will sign copies of her Advent book, The Promised Christ: 31 Advent Stories That Bring Christmas to Life, Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Mercantile, 100 4th Avenue North in downtown Franklin. Williamson Source

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The Buy team here. Meet one of our favorite lip combos: Smashbox’s Full Fill-ter Smoothing Lip Glass Balm and Studio Extreme Longwear Lip Liner. The liner delivers up to 16 hours of transfer-proof, smudge-free wear, while the gloss provides eight hours of hydration and a high-shine finish. Our go-to pairing? Medium Brown liner with Coax gloss.

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Imagine looking over at your high school sideline and seeing Titans quarterback Cam Ward standing there. That happened at Brentwood High School on Friday, Oct. 30, when Ward, running backs Michael Carter and Julius Chestnut, tackles JC Latham and Dan Moore Jr. and guard Peter Skoronski served as honorary captains for Battle of the Woods.

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  3. Thurs., Nov. 5Brentwood and Independence chase state cross country titles today
  4. Wed., Nov. 4Franklin heads to Antioch as high school playoffs start Friday
  5. Tues., Nov. 3GraceWorks more than doubles its Franklin thrift store space
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Franklin Daily Newsto me · Sun., Nov. 86:00 a.m.

Brentwood girls win record-tying 7th title; Bruins face Southwind

Plus, Spring Hill's sewer-freeze pipe plan and Friday's second-round playoff games

The TLDR

  1. Brentwood beat Rossview 42-8 and travels to Southwind on Friday
  2. Brentwood girls win a record-tying 7th straight state cross country title
  3. Page and Nolensville both advance in Class 5A
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HealthNashville's second measles case of 2026 lists three Brentwood stops for possible exposureIf you were around Brentwood last weekend, check your calendar. Metro Public Health confirmed Nashville's second measles case of 2026 and flagged seven places where people may have been exposed. The person was unvaccinated and had recently traveled internationally, and officials say the case poses no broader threat to the public. The Nashville Banner's morning brief lists the same seven stops.Saturday’s editionRead HealthNashville's second measles case this year left possible exposures at three Brentwood businessesIf you were in Brentwood this past week, check this list. Nashville's health department confirmed the city's second measles case of 2026, and the person was unvaccinated and had traveled internationally. They were in public across Middle Tennessee between Oct. 30 and Nov. 3, including Subway on Franklin Road, Remedy Lash and Co. on Church Street E. and The Joint Chiropractic on Old Hickory Boulevard in Brentwood.Friday’s editionRead High School SportsBrentwood girls win a seventh straight state cross country title, tying the recordBrentwood's girls did it again. The Bruins won their seventh straight TSSAA Class AAA title Thursday at Shelby Farms in Memphis, tying Knoxville Webb for the most consecutive cross country state championships ever. Freshman Scotlyn Szabo finished third in 18:13.38, and the Williamson Herald reports every scoring Bruin placed in the top 20.Friday’s editionRead

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