I pray the Lord will give me guidance and strength to lead and be strong for our team, community, and Pirate family. Please keep our immediate Stone/Mayfield family as well as the other three families in your thoughts and prayers.
Words can’t describe how proud I am of my guys. They overcame unbelievable odds and adversity to do something special. They believed in a process even when a lot of people were expecting us to fail. 2021 Class 1A State Champs!
#GoldBallStandard
24 hours later the pride I feel for our team, school & community is indescribable. Thanks to our admin for choosing me to lead our great program. Thanks to our coaches, players, and fans for a great ride in 2023. The Stairway to 7 is complete. 15-0 Go Pirates! 🏆
#Team100
#ThePitt
Last ride with this group of seniors tomorrow. These 13 young men as well as the 14th that is watching over us have been a fun group to coach. I appreciate and love every single one of them! Go Pirates!
#Team100
#ThePitt
@GovBillLee
Awesome! The state of TN has 6,829,174 total people. We have 38,542 active Covid cases in the state. That means that 99.9954 of our population is well. Very nice...
#positiveenergy
Thank you coach for pouring into our team everyday for the last two years. I will miss working with you but the friendship we formed will last forever! My only hope is that THE PITT gave back to you as much as you gave to us. Love ya bro!
#ThePitt
Congratulations to TE Martavious Collins on being selected to the 2023 Class 1A Tennessee Sportswriters Association Class 1A All State Football Team.
The TSWA team is one of two all state teams that are recognized by our school each year. As with our school’s tradition, the
@MikeABCColumbia
@MichaelWBratton
Some of these responses are comical. Carolina became relevant because of Spurrier. How quickly they forget. FYI.. I’m not a Spurrier fan either.
.
@SPHSPIRATES
stared adversity in the face all season long and banded together as they head back to the 1A state title game.
The Pirates won a classic over Cloudland 30-22.
South Pitt will take on McKenzie on Friday at 3 at Finley Stadium in the 1A
#BlueCrossBowl
.
#FNF3
What a ride it’s been. Today was the last time I will be on this field with my guy. Blessed to coach Jared and these kids for a long time. Special group of kids. Never lost at home from 7-12 grade & tied the school record for wins with 50. Now it’s time to FINISH the job.
Please pray for our Pirate family as we have lost one of our own today. Coach Jim Thomas known to most as “JET” passed away earlier today. Coach Thomas came to SPHS in 2000 after a long career in Alabama. He was part of the coaching staff at SPHS on the 2007,2010, 2021, and 2023
Proud of the fight our kids showed tonight after being down 21-0 in the first half. We showed character and some toughness against a really good Meigs County football team. We will coach them harder and learn from this one. The goal remains the same.
This moment we were able to share this past December after winning another state championship together will always mean the world to me. I learned a lot of football from this man for the better part of 20 plus years. I love you Coach JET!
Congrats to
@ColeStrange2
for being a first round NFL draft pick. Honored to had the chance to coach him for a week during the 2016 Tn/Ky Border Bowl. Back in those days he was my premier passing rushing DE and one of the game’s most valuable defensive players.
Practice on Thanksgiving never gets old. Today marks
#12
for me, but the last one with
@jared5_59
. I have thoroughly enjoyed the ride with him the last 4 years. Thank you to the SP QB Club for the meal this morning. We have the best program around because of people like you.
Coach Hale is an icon and one of the best to ever wear the orange and black. I was blessed to not only get coached by him but also coach with him for several years!
#ThePitt
Little man said he has missed his daddy this week so he came to help us finish the field prep tonight and talked us into letting him drive the golf cart.
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BREAKING … Alcoa High School announced the retirement of legendary head coach Gary Rankin, the state’s all-time winningest coach.
Alcoa also promotes longtime DC Brian Nix to head coach.
STORY HERE ➡️
I’m not sure why all these games are being moved to Thursday since most of the bad weather won’t be here until early Saturday morning. I’m glad ours remained on Friday. Nothing like those Friday night lights between two good teams.
Congratulations to Coach Stone today on being named a National Football Foundation Award Winner for the 2023 football season. He was honored by the Knoxville QB Club & the National Football Foundation East TN Chapter at a ceremony this afternoon in Knoxville. Coach Stone accepted
Today marked the end of a remarkable 14 year run for us. This kid gave us so many great memories. We hope he gets a shot to continue playing, but if not... Thank you so much for the memories
#5
. I will cherish them forever and will always be your biggest fan. I love you!
There is not a better choice anywhere. You will not find a better young man than Cameron Grider. He has overcome so much adversity and will do big things in this world. His daddy was my classmate and life long friend. I know he’s looking down and is proud of Cam. Love you bud!
Congratulations to Cameron Grider for being named the 2023-2024 SPHS FCA Christian Athlete of the Year. He and his family will attend the 2024 FCA Day of Champions ceremony on May 5 in Chattanooga.
#ThePitt
@QMccamey52
@JamoGriffith
@PC_Football_
Good friend and coach. I was on the opposing sideline 6 different times. Each time we knew we were in for a battle against a well coached team. Had many great times together going to coaching clinics as well. Polk County will miss Double D!
That’s 3 college commitments from The Pitt in this 2024 class so far.
@Martavious122
@KamdenW6
@jamario39062769
I’m so proud of these guys. They are going to make great college student athletes but more importantly they will be great men! Who’s next?
@StephenHargis
@SterlThePearl16
I’ve still got
@SterlThePearl16
jersey from a 1987 or 88 orange and white game. He gave it to me after the game because he was out of gloves to give away to the kids. I was 11 or 12 at the time. lol
Super proud of this group of kids. 2nd region championship in the past four years and only the 4th one in the past 20 years. I’m so thankful Jared got back from his knee injury in time to be a part of the post season. Sectional game at home on Friday.
@GovBillLee
@DondePlowman
@Vol_Football
@UTKnoxville
College athletes have a chance to opt out and keep their scholarships and eligibility. Others want to continue to play. Either way you get to make your OWN decision. I respect the decision by some to opt out, but the other side doesn’t respect our decision to play. It’s nuts!
This school and program has been so important to our family for a long time. We have had a tough time lately with the loss multiple family members. Today was another tough day for us as we said goodbye to my aunt and uncle who were also P4Ls. Let’s go get this done
@jared5_59
Excited to have another high character and positive influence working with our high school, middle school, and little league athletes here at The Pitt.🟠🏴☠️⚫️
If you can't execute in practice
you won't execute on game day.
If you're not confident in practice
you won't be confident on game day.
If you're not focused in practice
you won't be focused on game day.
The habits you cultivate in practice
will show up on game day.
The stage is set again for another big announcement tomorrow. Class of 2024 2x All State QB Kamden Wellington will be announcing his college choice. He will be the 5th Class of 2024 Pirate to sign his NLI. Kamden accumulated over 5300 career passing and rushing yards with 63
Lost my Granny today at the age of 90. Loved her so much. Blessed to have her for 43 years. My heart hurts. I’m going to miss her. She was such a special lady.
The South Pittsburg football program would like to send our prayers and condolences to the family of local sports icon
@StumpOnSports
Go rest high on that mountain sir.
#RIP
Good start to the season on Friday. Proud of this kid with 5 pancakes and 8 tackles to get the year started. On to week 2 and Grundy County!
#2020Vision
Bob was like family to me. As a kid I grew up listening to Bob announce Pirate games. He was all class and a southern gentleman. He’s the best PA announcer the state has EVER seen. I look forward to the day he takes his rightful place in the
@TSSAA
HOF. He’s simply irreplaceable
Take a look at the official rosters for the 16th
@tenncoach
TN East vs. West All-Star Classic. Kickoff is Friday night in Clarksville at 7PM.
#tnallstar
Congratulations to Senior, RB/DB
@frame_hunter
and senior OL/LB
@jared5_59
for being named Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award Finalists. They become the second pair of teammates in school history to be named finalists in the same season.
#2020Vision
#WeWantTheGoldBall
@tssaa
@GovBillLee
the state of Michigan just nailed it! They plan to play as scheduled but also have a contingency plan to move football to the spring as a last resort. This is good leadership.
#AlwaysHaveABackupPlan
@jdsindy13
@DickieV
Reports are now showing what you’re saying could be happening. Some of these cold like symptoms can help result in a positive test and it not even be Covid-19. I personally know someone that’s “positive” and didn’t even have a dang test!