Marion County High School

Team Profile

Photos by Andy Mitchell Photography

Q&A with Coach Tim Starkey

coach tim starkeyQ. How would you characterize this year’s team?

A. Inexperienced, but tough.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Maturing at a quicker pace for a young team.

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

A. Ashton Martin, Mason Mays, Chris Graver, Zach Bass, Zaiden Humphrey, Damien Hughes, Harris Weeks, and Jayden Frazier.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. Our kids are really coachable, and they fly around.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Making sure this year’s seniors get a chance to go out like our previous senior class.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. We had a dominant football team last year, so trying to build another one this year.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. The process it takes to make a deep run in the playoffs.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. Less experience.

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

A. Not too bad.

Stats

Coach name: Tim Starkey (4 yrs. as a head coach, 4th as head coach at Marion Co.)

Class/region: TN 2A – Reg. 4

2024 Overall Record: 13-2

2024 District Finish: 1st

Mascot: Warriors

 

2025 Schedule

August

22 Brainerd (A)

29 Polk Co. (H)

September

5 Whitwell (A)

12 Sequatchie Co. (H)

19 Chattanooga Prep (H)

26 Monterey (A)

October

3 Bledsoe Co. (H)

10 Grundy Co. (H)

24 Cascade (H)

30 York Institute (A)

 

Coach’s View

We will try to continue to build off last season’s success. The players now know exactly what it takes to reach the ultimate goal and what good football looks like throughout the season. The biggest thing we are trying to do is continue to build both mental and physical toughness and confidence to compete each time we hit the grass.

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