Rhea County High School

Team Profile

Photos by Rhea County Magazine and Courtesy of Rhea County High School

Q&A with Coach Taylor Harvey

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Q. How would you characterize this year’s team?

A. This is a hardworking group and they’re hungry for success. A lot of pieces coming back.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. We have to overwhelm people by how hard we play and play disciplined football.

Q. Who will be your key leaders on the team?

A. Ty Masters, Caleb Carr, Mason Ford, Ace Robinson, Andrew King, and Keshawn Smith.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. We have a hardworking group of guys and a strong offensive line.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. We have to continue to build depth on both sides of the ball.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. This is a prideful place with a rich history. We have to get it back to making those deep playoff runs.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. We have been working on our mentality of how much discipline and effort it takes to compete each week since I arrived.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. We will be a little more spread
out than years past.

Stats

Coach name: Taylor Harvey (1 yr. as a head coach, 1st as head coach at Rhea Co.)

Class/Region: TN 5A – Reg. 4

2023 Overall Record: 5-6

2023 Region Finish: 3rd

Mascot: Golden Eagles

 

2024 Schedule

August

23 Soddy Daisy (A)

30 Red Bank (A)

September

6 Knoxville Central (H)

13 Howard (A)

20 Cleveland (A)

27 Walker Valley (H)

October

4 McMinn Co. (H)

11 Ooltewah (H)

25 Tyner Academy (H)

November

1 East Hamilton (H)

 

Coach’s View

There is a lot of excitement around our program right now, but excitement does not win games. We play in a very competitive and well-coached region. We have to continue to focus on being the best version of us and handle the little things daily.

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