There’s no way that East Hamilton football coach Ted Gatewood was going to be disappointed after taking his team to Signal Mountain and getting back on the bus with a 34-18 win.
The groans will begin when Gatewood and his staff begin breaking down the video. It will be “1-0 with a whole lot of work to do.”
The undermanned Eagles, approximately 30 strong with numerous two-way players, hung in there, down just 14-6 at halftime. New coach Ty Wise’s team controlled the line of scrimmage, rushing for 239 yards and rolling up 17 first downs to just 8 for the Hurricanes.
While Wise refused any postgame comment, Gatewood had some nice words to say about the Eagles.
“Signal Mountain is good. We knew they were going to be one of the teams that would have one of the best interior groups we’d play,” Gatewood said. “Our guys had to learn and develop. They played hard but we just had mistakes we have to clean up. That’s why I’m so glad for the film we’re going to have (to review).”