Team Profile
Photos by Gina Allison Photography
Photos by Gina Allison Photography
A: This is a team that has an opportunity to be successful. It will come down to their willingness to be a team.
A: Staying healthy, and how well our younger guys progress.
A: Our seniors.
A: We return several guys on offense and some key guys on defense.
A: The challenge of not worrying about the things you can’t control.
A: We can build on the strong finish to our regular season that got us into the playoffs and gave a lot of our guys some valuable experience.
A: The importance of consistency and the consequences of being inconsistent.
A: The only thing we hope you see different is that we’re better in all areas.
A: Our team speed has improved, especially at the skill position.
Coach Name: Marty Wheeler (15 yrs. as a head coach, 3rd as head coach at Cleveland)
Division/Class: TN I-6A
2020 Overall Record: 5-6
2020 District Finish: 4th
Mascot: Blue Raiders
20 Red Bank (A)
27 McMinn Co. (A)
3 Bradley Central (H)
10 East Ridge (H)
17 Farragut (H)
24 Walker Valley (H)
1 Maryville (A)
15 Bearden (A)
22 Giles Co. (A)
29 Hardin Valley (H)
We have had a really good off-season, and being able to transfer that to the football field will be critical. We also have to be able to play much better on third down defensively and force our opponents to beat us instead of us beating ourselves.