Sale Creek High School

TN 1A – Region 3

Q&A with Coach Jason Fitzgerald

 

Coach Fitzgerald

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

A. More confident than in the past.

Q. WHAT WILL BE THE KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS? 

A. Upfront on both sides of the ball.

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

A. Bryson Gaither, Makai Weber, Joe Brown, Jayson Booker, and Brody Raby.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST REASONS FOR OPTIMISM?

A. Players are starting to see what it takes to be successful.

Q. WHAT WILL KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT?

A. As always, nothing!

Q. WHAT CAN YOU BUILD ON FROM LAST YEAR?

A.  Confidence.

Q. ANY LESSONS LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR?

A.  Players learned Sale Creek can compete at a higher level.

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

A. Decent.

Q. WILL WE SEE ANYTHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR?

A. Just some different names and numbers.

 

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STATS

 

COACH NAME: Jason Fitzgerald (25 yrs. as a head coach, 4th as head coach at Sale Creek)

DIVISION/CLASS/REGION: TN 1A – Reg. 3

2025 OVERALL RECORD: 11-2

2025 REGION FINISH: 2nd

MASCOT: Panthers

 

 

 

2026 SCHEDULE

 

AUGUST

21 WARTBURG CENTRAL (H)

28 HANCOCK CO. (H)

 

SEPTEMBER

11 PICKETT CO. (H)

18 GRACE ACADEMY (A)

25 RED BOILING SPRINGS (A)

 

OCTOBER

2 HOWARD (H)

9 WHITWELL (H)

16 SOUTH PITTSBURG (A)

23 LOOKOUT VALLEY (H)

30 COPPER BASIN (A)

 

 

 

COACH’S VIEW

 

As always, we are in a difficult region. South Pitt is always one of the top two teams in the state in 1A. Whitwell is a past state champion as well. So, we see what good teams look like. We are familiar with all opponents the second time through, so hopefully that will help us better prepare.

 

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