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Gordon Lee more mature, ready to take next step

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Gordon Lee sophomore Brayden Stoker will again see action at multiple positions as the offense looks to take off in 2024. Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Gordon Lee sophomore Brayden Stoker will again see action at multiple positions as the offense looks to take off in 2024.

By Lindsey Young August 18, 2024 2 min read

GORDON LEE TROJANS

Head coach: Josh Groce (29-25 here and overall)

Returning starters: 10 offensive; 9 defensive

Last year’s record: 6-5, lost in GHSA Class AAA first round

Lindsey Young

Assistant Sports Editor

Lindsey Young is the assistant sports editor at the Times Free Press and began his career with the News Free-Press in 1986 after graduating from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and associate’s degrees in English and Psychology. At the News Free Press and now the Times Free Press he has covered preps, mostly in the Northwest Georgia area, including numerous state championships, and has won several Tennessee Sports Writers Association awards. He was the paper’s NASCAR beat writer for 12 years and has, over the years, covered a Super Bowl, two World Series, many college football games and served as the beat writer for UTC for parts of three years. Lindsey is a 2024 inductee into the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame.

Contact Lindsey Young at lyoung@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6296.