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Chattanooga Christian has plenty of new faces filling key roles

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Chattanooga Christian's Darrell Brown, top, is tackled by Boyd Buchanan's Nathan Miller during a regular-season game on Sept. 29, 2022.

By Stephen Hargis August 12, 2023 3 min read

CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN CHARGERS

Head coach: Grant Reynolds (first year here; 145-66 overall)

Returning starters: 5 offensive; 6 defensive

Last year’s record: 10-3, lost in TSSAA Division II-AA semifinals

Key players: Darrell Brown (5-10, 215) Sr. RB/MLB, Darrius Talley (6-4, 315) Sr. OL/DT, Dre Martin (5-8, 160) Jr. WR/CB, Jermaine Stinson (6-1, 210) Sr. WR/S, Hayden Breaux (5-11, 220) Sr. OLB, Malik Lee (5-11, 220) So. MLB, Gavin Berger (6-3, 190) Sr. QB, Dre Jackson (6-1, 160) Jr. WR.

Stephen Hargis

Stephen has covered sports in the tri-state area for the Times Free Press for more than 35 years and was named Sports Editor in February of 2015 after 10 years as assistant sports editor, where he oversaw the prep sports staff. Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP newsroom, having won more than 60 awards at the state, regional and national level ranging from investigative work to feature and news writing. Stephen was named one of the top 10 sports writers in the nation at the Associated Press Sports Editors' conference in Kissimmee Fla., in 2012, and has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists with Green Eyeshade southeast regional awards three times. He received an Associated Press national award for a season-long story following the Taft Youth Center football team, was named the state's top overall sports writer by the AP Media Editors as well as Tennessee Sports Writers Association three times and has also been named the state's top prep writer 19 times by the TSWA. Stephen is a lifelong Chattanooga area resident and has two children, Riley and Lauren.

Contact Stephen Hargis at shargis@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6293.