Red Bank High School

Team Profile

Photos by Gary Fain

Q&A with Coach Ted Gatewood

coach ted gatewood

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

A. A good blend of experience and talented youth.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Staying healthy and eliminating careless mistakes.

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

A. Matt Fowler, Eugene Robinson, Olivir Merritt, Cruz Miller, Asher Bell, and Cayden Loveless.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. Work ethic and coachability.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A The youth of key players and a tough schedule.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. We learned how not to do some things.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. Silly mistakes will get you beat.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. New faces in key places.

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

A. We have better than average speed.

Stats

Coach name: Ted Gatewood (21 yrs. as a
head coach, 4th as head coach at Red Bank)

Class/Region: TN 4A – Reg. 3

2024 Overall Record: 6-4

2024 District Finish: 3rd

Mascot: Lions

 

2025 Schedule

August

22 Rhea Co. (H)

September

5 Tyner Academy (A)

12 East Ridge (H)

19 Bradley Central (A)

26 South Pittsburg (A)

October

3 Signal Mountain (A)

10 Hixson (H)

17 McMinn Co. (H)

24 Sequoyah (A)

30 Loudon (A)

 

Coach’s View

For the ‘25 team to be successful, it will require our players to be in premium condition and physically and mentally sound in executing the systems that we wish to execute on offense, defense, and special teams. Each week the players have to be focused on what we can control. 

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