Staff Reports

SECTION – The DeKalb County Board of Education has approved Riley Edwards to become the new head football coach at Section. The announcement was made on the Section High School Facebook page.

In 2022, Edwards replaced Josh Taylor as the head football coach of Class 5A Crossville. In his only year of service with the Lions Edwards finished with a record of 0-10.

Edwards inherits a program at Section that was 15-26 in four years under Chris Hammon.
Section is in Class 2A, Region 7 with area foes Collinsville and Sand Rock.

Edwards graduated from Collinsville High School in 2000. He received his undergraduate degree from Auburn University in 2003 and his master’s degree from the University of Alabama in 2006.

Edwards served as the head baseball coach at Collinsville for 11 years. He was the defensive coordinator for the Collinsville Panthers for 14 years. Prior to assuming the head coaching duties at Crossville, Edwards was the assistant football coach and the strength and conditioning coach for two years.