Lions see 2025 schedule altered
The 2025 football season hasn’t started but Concord Christian School has already had to alter its schedule.
The Lions, who will play a full 10-game varsity schedule for the first time in years and will compete in the East Region of Division II-A, were undoubtedly anticipating the new season. There were, however, a couple of early road blocks as The King’s Academy in Seymour and Webb School of Bell Buckle both canceled football for the upcoming campaign.
TKA had their season canceled midway through last month after parting ways with head coach and athletic director Jonathan Sellers in June. Webb-Bell Buckle canceled their season in early July due to lack of players, leaving Concord with a pair of vacancies on its schedule. Both Webb-Bell Buckle and The King’s Academy were also slated to compete in Division II-A East Region.
CCS head coach Steve Matthews said both vacancies have been filled on the Lions’ schedule. Concord was scheduled to play Webb-Bell Buckle on Sept. 12 in Middle Tennessee. That contest has been replaced by a tilt against Christ School in North Carolina. That game will be contested in Arden, North Carolina.
CCS was slated to play TKA on Sept. 26. Concord will now have a bye that week. Its original open date was slated for the week of Oct. 10. The Lions will now play the Georgia Force, a home school team from the Atlanta Area. The game will be played at Gatlinburg-Pittman on Saturday, Oct. 11, as part of the Bear Brawl.
