Sale Creek High School

Team Profile

Photos by Andy Mitchell Photography

Q&A with Coach Jason Fitzgerald

coach jason fitzgerald

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

A. Young.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Development of young linemen.

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

A. Khari Escobar, Evan Higgins,
Luke Cecil, Mike Gilley, and
Gauge Nichols.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. Willingness to learn and compete.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Nothing, I sleep well.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. Confidence of being able to
win seven games.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. Just the process it takes to win.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. New faces.

Q. How would you characterize your team’s speed?

A. Average.

Stats

Coach name: Jason Fitzgerald (23 yrs. as a head coach, 2nd as head coach at Sale Creek)

Class/Region: TN 1A – Reg. 3

2023 Overall Record: 7-4

2023 Region Finish: 3rd

Mascot: Panthers

 

2024 Schedule

August

23 Midway (H)

30 Jackson Co. (H)

September

6 Bledsoe Co. (H)

13 Chattanooga Prep (H)

20 Whitwell (A)

27 Grundy Co. (H)

October

4 Lookout Valley (A)

11 Pickett Co. (H)

25 South Pittsburg (H)

November

1 Copper Basin (H)

 

Coach’s View

We will try to build off of what we did last year. The players see that we can compete against anybody we play. The biggest thing we are trying to do is build both mental and physical toughness and the confidence to compete each time we walk on the field.

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