Team Profile
Photos by Gary Fain
Q&A with Coach Nick Rivers III
Q. How would you characterize this year’s team?
A. A family.
Q. What will be the keys to your success?
A. Sticking together and continuing to push each other every day in the weight room, classroom, and field.
Q. Who will be your key leaders on the team?
A. Chase Barnard, Adam Billingsley, Raymond Lowery, Tariq Reese, Santana Sharp, and Ron Suttles.
Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?
A. Our leaders have learned how to lead the program. They have molded the culture the right way and do a great job of setting the tone.
Q. What will keep you up at night?
A. Nothing, my guys have put in the work and done it the right way.
Q. What can you build on from last year?
A. We have started a winning culture with high expectations. We are pushing to keep our playoff streak going and pushing deeper into the playoffs until we reach our ultimate goal.
Q. Any lessons learned from last year?
A. We learned as a team how to find ways to win games.
Q. How would you characterize your team’s speed?
A. We have continued our speed program and are looking more like the Hixson I’m used to.
