Team Profile
Photos by Andy Mitchell Photography
Photos by Andy Mitchell Photography
A: Hardworking and gritty.
A: Taking care of the football, minimizing mistakes, and staying healthy.
A: Taja Robinson (RB/LB), Nas Starkey (WR/DL), Dez McNeal (WR/LB), Jayden Mount (QR/RB/DB), Braden Sherrill (OL/DL), Riley Hammond (OL/DL), Yogi Garman (OL/DL), Ranye Tipton (OL/DL), RaCash Kelly (QB/WR/DB), Jamarion Farrior (RB/LB), Kamden Wellington (QB/RB/LB), and Jacob Bivens (WR/LB).
A: We have some guys returning who have played in some big games during their career.
A: The same things that have always kept me up at night during football season. Youth, depth, execution, and staying healthy.
A: Obviously, any time you manage to win a state championship, you try to use that as a building block going into the next season.
A: No, we will be very similar to last season in regards to all three phases of the game.
A: Our overall team speed will be pretty good for our division.
Coach name: Wes Stone (1 yrs. as a head coach, 1st as head coach at South Pittsburg)
Division/Class: TN I-1A
2021 Overall Record: 11-2
2021 District Finish: 1st
Mascot: Pirates
19 Sequatchie Co. (H)
26 Chattanooga Christian (A)
2 Lookout Valley (A)
9 Murphy (H)
16 Whitwell (A)
23 North Jackson (H)
30 Chattanooga Prep (H)
7 Austin-East (A)
13 Sale Creek (H)
28 Copper Basin (H)
We lost a lot of really good players from a large senior class who were third-year starters. Our region opponents will all be much improved this season. We have an extremely tough non-district schedule starting with Sequatchie Co., followed by a CCS team that has as much talent as anyone in the state. Murphy (NC) is a 10-time state champion, and North Jackson (AL) is obviously a great program with a storied history. It’s definitely going to be a challenge.