Brandon Derrick has resigned as head football coach at McMinn Central High School.
After three seasons as the Chargers’ coach, Derrick plans to take a job at Glynn Academy on St. Simon’s Island in Georgia.
Derrick, a McMinn Central graduate, directed the teams to a record of 21-11, including a region championship in 2007.
For more on this story, read Friday’s Times Free Press Sports section.
Ward Gossett is an assistant sports editor and writer for the Times Free Press. Ward has a long history in Chattanooga journalism. He actually wrote a bylined story for the Chattanooga News-Free Press as a third-grader. He Began working part-time there in 1968 and was hired full time in 1970. Ward now covers high school athletics, primarily football, wrestling and baseball and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling. Over a 40-year career, he has covered ...








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