Bradley Central High School

Team Profile

Photos by Andy Mitchell & Gary Fain

Q&A with Coach Damon Floyd

coach damon floyd

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

A. Inexperienced.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Staying healthy and playing smart. Players have to grow up quick.

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

A. Mason Goree, Wiley Suskawicz, Tyler Cook, Zayne McIntosh, and Chris Myers.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. Players wanting to be successful.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Players understanding how tough every Friday night is.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. Not much; the majority of last year’s team graduated.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. Talented teams that are great teammates are what make teams successful.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. Yes, lots of new players.

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

A. You always want to be faster.

Stats

Coach name: Damon Floyd (19 yrs. as a head coach, 19th as head coach at Bradley)

Class/Region: TN 6A – Reg. 2

2023 Overall Record: 13-1

2023 Region Finish: 1st

Mascot: Bears

 

2024 Schedule

August

23 McMinn Co. (H)

30 Tyner Academy (H)

September

6 Maryville (A)

13 Walker Valley (H)

20 Innovation Academy (A)

October

4 Farragut (H)

11 Hardin Valley (A)

18 Red Bank (H)

25 Cleveland (H)

November

1 Bearden (A)

 

Coach’s View

This year’s schedule is very tough. We play in one of, if not the toughest, public school region in the state. Our non-region schedule consists of the three rival schools and Tyner, who won a state championship year before last. Our players will have to step up to the challenge every week to be able to compete against all of our opponents.

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