Hunters Lane’s TSSAA football season is back on track after the Warriors were forced to forfeit their Week 1 game due to low player numbers.
Metro Nashville Public Schools district athletic director Mark North told The Tennessean on Aug. 25 that Hunters Lane will play its Week 2 game at McGavock on Aug. 28.
Hunters Lane didn’t have enough players to play its Aug. 21 game against Clarksville Academy. There were late arrivals to the program who weren’t able to complete the TSSAA’s heat acclimation period ahead of Week 1, but those players are available now.
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Hunters Lane and Mt. Juliet Christian Academy both forfeited their season openers due to low participation. Mt. Juliet Christian didn’t play its game against Jo Byrns after its proposal to co-op with RePublic for one year was not approved by the TSSAA Board of Control on Aug. 17.
Clarksville Academy and Jo Byrns pivoted and played each other in Week 1.
Hunters Lane has dealt with low numbers through the preseason and is trying to gain traction overall with a 7-43 record over the past five seasons.
The Warriors went 0-10 in coach Devlin Culliver’s first season in 2025.
Tyler Palmateer covers high school sports for The Tennessean. Have a story idea for Tyler? Reach him at tpalmateer@tennessean.com and on the X platform,@tpalmateer83.
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