Whitwell High School

Team Profile

Photos by Andy Mitchell Photography

Q&A with Coach Owen Kilgore

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

A. The 2024 team is motivated, unified, and resilient.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Senior leadership, experience, and consistency.

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

A. Brandon Easterly, Bennett
McDougal, Wyatt Davis, Garrett Miller, Kannan Smith, and Ryan Scott.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. We have a lot of experience in
key positions and the work put
in this off-season.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Injuries.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. We can improve on our field communication and team strength in the weight room.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. We have to take advantage of the time given to us and make the most of every practice.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. Yes, we have changed some things schematically.

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

A. Great overall team speed.

Stats

Coach name: Owen Kilgore (1 yr. as a head coach, 1st as head coach at Whitwell)

Class/Region: TN 1A – Reg. 3

2023 Overall Record: 8-4

2023 Region Finish: 2nd

Mascot: Tigers

 

2024 Schedule

August

23 Huntland (A)

30 Greenback (A)

September

6 Jo Byrns (A)

13 Lookout Valley (A)

20 Sale Creek (H)

27 Copper Basin (A)

October

4 Bledsoe Co. (H)

11 Oliver Springs (H)

25 Chattanooga Prep (H)

November

1 South Pittsburg (H)

 

Coach’s View

We have a chance to improve from last year. We do play a tough schedule, with a lot of road games early in the season. This is year two of our scheduling contract, so there is some familiarity with the teams we play.

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