Teams, Scores, & Schedules

David Dawson
Assistant Coach

David Dawson completed his 8^th year as an assistant football coach at FRA and his 12^th year as a high school football coach. Primarily on the defensive side of the ball, David has coached both the defensive line and the inside linebackers.

Coach Dawson is from Franklin, TN, having graduated and been a member of the Battle Ground Academy football, wrestling, and track and field teams. After high school, he attended Carson Newman College (now University) and played defensive tackle for the Eagles for 4 years while completing his undergraduate work. Throughout his football playing career, he has won 3 high school state championships, earning all-district and all-mid-state honors, competed on 3 SAC conference championship teams while at Carson Newman.

David also assists the wrestling program at FRA working as an assistant for the past 3 seasons. Among his coaching duties, he is the director of the Heart to Heart program and the Student Activities Coordinator.

Outside of FRA, he spends every moment he can with his wife, Garrett, and his children, Lanier and Henry.

Steven Reese
Assistant Coach

Steven Reese serves as the defensive coordinator for Franklin Road Academy’s football team. His previous coaching stops include Knoxville Catholic, Alcoa High School, and Christ Presbyterian Academy. He has been a part of three state championship programs during his twelve year coaching career. Steven has been married to his wife Leah for five years. They have two children – Joshua (4) and Hannah (2).

Chuck Reid
Assistant Coach

Chuck is in his second year coaching at FRA and this is his thirtieth year overall. Chuck was a two sport athlete at Oxford High School in Massachusetts lettering in football and track & field. Chuck lettered four times for Framingham State University's football team and was named Unsung Hero during his senior campaign. Upon graduation, Chuck began his long coaching career in Newport News, Virginia as the offensive line coach at Denbigh High School. Three schools and eight years later, he and his young family moved back to New England where he spent two years as the defensive coordinator at UMASS Boston. After his stint at UMASS he moved back to the high school ranks as the head coach of North Reading High School in Massachusetts. Three years later, Reid was on the move again as he transitioned into New England boarding schools. He spent 4 years leading Proctor Academy's program and 8 years heading up Loomis Chaffee's squad. During that span, his teams won a New England Championship and was runner up another season as over 100 of his players moved on to play college football. Additionally, Reid served a two year stint as the Evergreen League President, one year as the VP of the New England Prep School Football Coaches Association and three years as it's President. Reid has also spent time coaching lacrosse, track and field and baseball.

Luke Brown
Assistant Coach

Coach Brown is entering his first season as Head Coach of the Middle School Football Team.

Coach Brown played linebacker at Montgomery Bell Academy where he was a member of one state championship team and two semi-final seasons. Coach Brown was selected 2^nd team all-state and also served as a captain his senior season.

The son of a coach, Coach Brown began his coaching career at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, SC in 2011. After two years with the Cyclones, Coach Brown returned to Nashville where he began coaching defense at Montgomery Bell Academy.

From 2013-2018, Coach Brown served as Athletic Director, Head Football Coach and Head Basketball Coach at St. Paul Christian Academy and was the first ever director of the HVAC Jr. Division.

He is excited to work under the leadership of Coach Wittemore and the Varsity Football staff while leading the Middle School program.