East Hamilton High School

TN 5A – Region 3

Q&A with Coach Patrick Liner

 

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Coach Liner

Q. HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE THIS YEAR’S TEAM?

A. Young but athletic.

Q. WHAT WILL BE THE KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS? 

A. Leaning on our limited returning experience (OL and LB) while our young skill players develop. 

Q. WHO WILL BE YOUR KEY LEADERS ON THE TEAM?

A. Jesiah Heathington, Nehemiah Diggs, Drew Evans, Jamal Blackmon, James Berryhill, and Tony Anglea.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST REASONS FOR OPTIMISM?

A. I believe we have playmakers that will continue to improve as the season goes on.

Q. WHAT WILL KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT?

A. Developing depth on both sides of the ball.

Q. WHAT CAN YOU BUILD ON FROM LAST YEAR?

A.  There has been a standard of winning at East Hamilton for a long time, and we look to continue that standard and build upon what has already been established here.

Q. HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE YOUR TEAM’S SPEED?

A. Above average.

Q. WILL WE SEE ANYTHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR?

A. No, both offensive and defensive schemes will be similar.

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STATS

 

COACH NAME: Patrick Liner (1 yr. as a head coach, 1st as head coach at East Hamilton)

DIVISION/CLASS/REGION: TN 5A – Reg. 3

2025 OVERALL RECORD: 8-3

2025 REGION FINISH: 4th

MASCOT: Hurricanes

 

 

2026 SCHEDULE

 

AUGUST

21 HIXSON (H)

28 MEIGS CO. (A)

 

SEPTEMBER

4 CHATTANOOGA CENTRAL (H)

11 SIGNAL MOUNTAIN (A)

18 LENOIR CITY (A)

25 RHEA CO. (H)

 

OCTOBER

2 WALKER VALLEY (A)

9 OOLTEWAH (A)

23 SODDY DAISY (H)

30 MCMINN CO. (H)

 

 

COACH’S VIEW

Our success will be determined by our ability to lean on our limited experience while our younger players adjust to Friday night football. We need to stay healthy and continue to develop depth at key positions on both offense and defense.

 

 

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