Silverdale Baptist Academy

TN DIVISION II-AA – EAST

Q&A with Coach Mike Connor

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Coach Connor

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

A. Experienced but still have a lot to prove.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Playing to our standard of ball no matter the opponent.

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

A. Connor Jenne, Luke Burger, Cole Carpenter, Luke Bowman, Cannon Rogers, and Austin Matthews.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. The people in our program. Teams are about the people.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Players not reaching their full potential.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. We have a lot of experience returning from the past seasons.

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

A. Team speed is improving!

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. Hopefully we will see a more consistent team each week. It will start with the correct mindset in how we do everything on and off the field.

 

 

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PHOTOS BY JOY FISK AND RYAN BOWMAN

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STATS

 

COACH NAME: Mike Connor (7 yrs. as a head coach, 7th as head coach at Silverdale)

DIVISION/CLASS/REGION: TN Div. II-AA – East

2025 OVERALL RECORD: 7-5

2025 REGION FINISH: 3rd

MASCOT: Seahawks

 

 

2026 SCHEDULE

 

AUGUST

21 TYNER (A)
28 SOUTH PITTSBURG (H)

SEPTEMBER

4 WEBB (A)
11 GRACE CHRISTIAN – KNOXVILLE (H)
18 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE (A)

OCTOBER

2 LAKEWAY CHRISTIAN (H)
9 BOYD-BUCHANAN (H)
23 NOTRE DAME (A)
30 CCS (A)

 

COACH’S VIEW

 

We play a challenging schedule, and our success will be rooted in daily discipline. Friday nights reveal what is built in the dark. Game-day success will be the result of consistent growth, preparation, and winning habits developed in training.

 

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