RCHS Football Begins 2024 Season At Soddy

The RCHS Senior Class will lead the way for the 2024 Eagles.(Photo:GaryBolden/RCM)

New Coaches, New Offense, New Hope For 2024 Season

Evensville, TN -- Rhea County Embarks on the 2024 Season on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Soddy Daisy. Soddy will be the first time new head coach Taylor Harvey and his staff see how all the months of preparation translate in their real football season. Behind the Eagles are spring and summer workouts, 7 on 7 scrimmages and full scrimmages. Tonight on the road, the coaches, players and fans will see how the rebuild has gone. Rebuilding the roster from 30 to 74 has been a long process. Learning a new offense has benn another process. Establishing a relationship with new players and new coaches is yet another.

Eagles will mostly be in the shotgun this year. There will be more passing than in the last 11 years. Eagles has some talent at running back and look for Eagles to continue to use the run as primary attack. On defense, coach Harvey has indicated he looks for players playing fast and with energy and running to the ball. This team will be learning every week and getting better. With all the changes made, it will take time for the team to evolve into what it will be at playoff time.

Caleb Carr has shown great improvement over the summer and has the enthusiastic support of coach Harvey. Coach Harvey said in previous interview, "I intend to create disciplined team and build relationships with players, coaches and the community." Coach Harvey is a big proponent of film study. Tonight the Eagles will create film for study for the next game.

Rhea County won 34-0 over Soddy last season. Soddy went a 3-7 in 2023-24. Gone is Ethan Davis, who accounted for 207 overall yards and 161 on the ground. Gone are Cam Potts and Hunter Crowe, who rushed for another 165 yards. Quarterback Caleb Carr is back for his senior year. In the Soddy game, he threw 2 passess to Ethan Davis for 46 yards. The leading tackler for that game, Ace Robinson will be on the field tonight. Eagles will have lots of experience on the line on both sides of the ball. Eagles have show the ability to put the ball into the endzone via the ground and the air in preseason action.

DateTeam LocationTimeScore
8/23@ Soddy Daisy7:30pm42-49
8/30@ Red Bank7:00pm
9/6vs Knoxville Central7:00pm
9/13@ Howard Tech*7:30pm
9/20@ Cleveland7:00pm
9/27vs Walker Valley*7:00pm
10/4@ McMinn County*7:30pm
10/11vs Ooltewah*7:00pm
10/25vs Tyner Academy7:00pm
11/1vs East Hamilton*7:00pm
#PlayerPositionGrade
1KESHAWN SMITHWR / DBSR
2AIDEN WILKERSONWR / DBJR
3KADEN KNOXRB / LBSR
4CALEB CARRQBSR
5MASON FORDRB / LBJR
7BROCK CORNWELLY / LBSR
8LATERRIUS DONEGANWR / DBSO
10KAIDEN RECTORWR / DBJR
11AUSTUN FUGATEWR / DBSO
12QUINTEN MASSENGILLWR / DBSO
13CHAUNCEY ODUMRB / LBSR
14QUINTON DAVISWR / DBFR
15BENTLEE FULLMANY / LBFR
16GAGE DEVANEYQB / DBFR
17JAXTON SCHMITTQB / DBSO
18JACKSON PHILLIPSQB / DBFR
19ACE ROBINSONRB / LBSR
20CJ MCCARTERWR / DBFR
21WYATT MANGEFRIDAWR / DBFR
22EZEKIEL ROMERORB / DBSO
23CHRISTIAN YEARWOODRB / LBSO
24BENJAMIN SIMPSONWR / DBJR
25BARON BRUEHLY / LBSR
26BODIE MARCHETTIRB / LBFR
27KOREY PELFREYWR / DBFR
28DAMETRIUS SANDERSWR / DBFR
29LANDON HALLMANRB / DBFR
30ACEON RIGGSWR / DBFR
31ELI KELLYRB / DBSO
32KYZIN SHELFERY / LBSR
33TEAGAN EVERETTRB / LBFR
34TRISTEN ODUMWR / DBSO
35RETT ROBERTSONY / DLFR
36COLTON LEDFORDRB / LBSR
37NATHAN BRYANTWR / DBFR
38ETHAN MOSLEYWR / DBSR
39GAVIN MILLERWR / DBFR
40CAIDEN GROCEY / LBSO
41BLAKE MAYNARDY / LBSR
42CALEB CHANCEY / LBFR
44GAVYN CROWERB / LBFR
46CARTER JOLLEYY / LBSR
47TRENTON ELLISY / LBFR
48ZANDER YEAGERY / LBSR
50LEO VILLANUEVAOL / DLFR
51VINCENT THOMPSONOL / DLFR
52TY MASTERSOL / DLSR
53ASHER PEPPERSOL / DLFR
54DOMINIC MIDDLETONOL / DLSO
55MAX DAUGHTREYOL / DLJR
56OWEN SUTTONOL / DLSO
57KHALIB EASTEROL / DLSO
58AJ CHACONOL / DLFR
59TYLER GARRISONOL / DLSO
60ELI MORTONOL / DLSO
61JAXSON SKILESOL / DLJR
62ANDREW KINGOL / DLSR
63JAKEB MEGARISOL / DLFR
64GUNTER MCMILLONOL / DLFR
65CONNOR MITCHELLOL / DLJR
66GAUGE RANGEOL / DLJR
67MIGUEL LEALOL / DLSO
68STEVEN CANNONOL / DLFR
69EAGLE ROSEOL / DLJR
71SAMUEL RASNAKEOL / DLFR
72CHASE WILKEYOL / DLJR
73CADE WHITCOMB OL / DLSR
74LUCAS HARRISONOL / DLFR
75HAIDEN FUTRELLOL / DLSR
76JACOB ESTEPOL / DLSO
77COLTON THURMANOL / DLSO
78JONATHAN BENNETTOL / DLSO
79MASON PHILLIPSOL / DLJR
82HAYDEN SHARPWR / DBSO

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