Team History and Awards
Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK), located at 529 Academy Way in Knoxville, Tennessee, fields athletic teams known as the Warriors, sporting royal blue and gold colors. The school has established itself as one of the premier private school football programs in East Tennessee.
The Warriors football program has an exceptional championship history with four state championships (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) and nine championship game appearances. The program holds a championship record of 20-11, demonstrating consistent excellence at the highest level of Tennessee private school football. The back-to-back-to-back championships from 2017-2019 represent one of the most dominant stretches in recent Tennessee high school football history.
Team Highlights and Star Players
Championship Success: CAK won four state championships in 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019, including an unprecedented three consecutive titles from 2017-2019. The program has appeared in nine championship games and maintains a winning tradition in Tennessee Division II-AA football.
National Record Holder: Davis Howell holds the national record for high school receptions with 358 catches. Howell was a key player on two of CAK’s state championship teams before continuing his football career at UT-Chattanooga.
Notable Alumni:
- Davis Howell – National record holder for high school receptions (358), multiple-time state champion, UT-Chattanooga
- Corey Rathbone – Two-time state champion, Centre College football player
- Silas Clark – Notable contributor to CAK’s football program success
Meet the Team – 2025 Roster Snapshot
Head Coach: Chad Speck
Assistant Coaches: Craig Carter, Bart Kareken, Darell Keith
Offense (Juniors and Seniors)
- Sawyer Anderson (Jr., QB/SS) – 5’10”, 175 lbs
- Andrew Scott (So., QB/OLB) – QB/OLB
- Seaton Moffett (So., QB) – 6’1″, 165 lbs
- Harrison Harwell (So., RB/FS) – RB/FS
- Rio Curry (Fr., WR) – 6’0″, 150 lbs
- Lawson Hearp (So., WR/CB) – WR/CB
- Leif Claassen (So., WR/CB) – 5’6″, 113 lbs
- Ethan Flowers (Fr., WR/CB) – WR/CB
- Wyatt Howard (So., WR/CB) – WR/CB
- Beck Weigel (Fr., WR) – WR
- Hudson Underwood (Jr., TE) – TE
- Collin Crider (Sr., TE) – 6’3″, 210 lbs
- Tucker Darga (Sr., G/C) – 5’9″, 220 lbs
- Graham Yoakum (So., G) – 5’9″, 180 lbs
- Michael Yoakum (Jr., DE/G) – 5’9″, 225 lbs
- Javon Winton-Smith (Sr., G/DT) – G/DT
- Wyatt Dicken (So., G) – 5’8″, 225 lbs
- Henley Hayes (So., T/DT) – T/DT
- Jaxon Narancich (Jr., DE/T) – 6’4″, 195 lbs
Defense (Juniors and Seniors)
- Andrew Dungan (Jr., MLB/G) – 5’6″, 170 lbs
- Marvin Wyrosdick (So., LS/MLB) – 5’9″, 185 lbs
- Kyler Cook (Sr.) – Position TBD
- Gabriel Linkous (Sr.) – Position TBD
- Ryan Gibson (Sr.) – Position TBD
- Cooper Houser (Sr.) – Position TBD
- Benton Blevins (Sr.) – Position TBD
- Hunter Bennett (Jr.) – Position TBD
- Bennett Jelks (Jr.) – Position TBD
- JJ Henry (Jr.) – Position TBD
- Bayden Walsh (Jr.) – Position TBD
- Elijah Krokowski (Jr.) – Position TBD
- Trey Hilliard (Jr.) – Position TBD
2025 Season Schedule
*(District games marked with *)
- Aug 23 – vs Concord Christian (Home), 2:00 PM
- Aug 29 – vs Heritage (Home), 7:00 PM
- Sep 5 – @ Notre Dame (Away), 7:00 PM, District game*
- Sep 12 – @ Oneida (Away), 7:30 PM
- Sep 19 – @ Silverdale Academy (Away), 7:00 PM, District game*
- Sep 26 – @ Webb (Away), 7:00 PM, District game*
- Oct 3 – vs Chattanooga Christian (Home), 7:00 PM, District game*
- Oct 17 – vs Grace Christian Academy (Home), 7:00 PM, District game*
- Oct 24 – vs Boyd-Buchanan (Home), 7:00 PM, District game*
- Oct 30 – @ Lakeway Christian Academy (Away), 7:00 PM, District game*
