UET - DB better, Greeneville still the best team in the state in 4A even though Powell beat them in week 1, and Davy Crockett a good, but not great, 5A program. UET football still not really strong.
In the Knoxville area it is Maryville still the biggest dog, Alcoa will win a 3A championship once again, and Anderson County still the second best 4A program behind Greeneville.
5A is the loaded classification in the East this year. Knoxville Central is the defending state champs and ranked #1 right now, but also in the top 10 are undefeated Powell and West, and South-Doyle, whose only loss is to Anderson County. SD lost it's 4 year starter QB the week before that loss, and looked a bit shellshocked before rebounding with a sophomore QB who has his legs under him now. That makes 4 of the top 10 ranked 5A teams in the most recent AP poll from Knox County.
One of the bigger area games this week will be 5-0 Powell at 5-0 Halls in the annual Battle of Emory Road. Bigger on paper, anyway. Halls has won with smoke and mirrors and narrowly escaped in at least 3 games they easily could have lost. And their schedule has been a joke. Only a couple of wins between the teams they have beaten. Powell should handle them fairly easily.
Surprise teams the other way are Fulton, who is winless, and Oak Ridge, who has already lost twice.
Gatlinburg Pittman also a surprise team in 3A still unbeaten, and Austin East is having a very good year, too.
Can't really speak for 1A and 2A since I don't follow them as closely. Creek can better speak there.
And the private schools divisions, I don't give a rats ass. They all cheat.