Notre Dame High School announced on Wednesday that Brent Hill has been appointed Head Football Coach. He will be introduced in a press conference in the Michael & Eleanor Miller Theater on Thursday, February 8 at 12 p.m.
Previously serving as Assistant Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at North Florida
Christian School in Tallahassee, Hill returns to Chattanooga, where he once pursued his
education at UT-Chattanooga.
“This is an exciting new era of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football,” Notre Dame High School
Head of School Deacon Hicks Armor said. “Brent has a proven record of building and
rebuilding both high school football teams and athletic departments, and more importantly
than that: he has cultivated character-driven athletes throughout his career.”
In his two-plus decades of work, Coach Hill has served in both private and public schools as a
teacher, coach, and athletic director; his career began at Briarcrest Christian School in 2001
where he worked under the tutelage of Hugh Freeze, now the head football coach at Auburn
University.
“We made a promise to our community that we would search quickly and thoroughly, and we
are thrilled to introduce Brent as the school’s next head football coach,” Athletic Director
Brian Gill said. “Brent has built powerhouse offenses from the ground up at every school he’s
worked and has been an instrumental part of many facility improvements at every stop.”
While at North Florida Christian School, Coach Hill compiled a 28-11 record and an offensive
juggernaut; in each of the last two years the Eagles recorded more offensive yards and scored
more points than any other team in their classification, and both years the team reached the
state semifinals. Prior to North Florida Christian School, Hill served as Athletic Director and
Head Football Coach at Opp High School in Opp, Alabama, where the team broke the school
record for points scored in a season three times.
“We are excited to join the Notre Dame family,” Hill said. “It brings us back to our roots in
Chattanooga, and I’m looking forward to building a well-known football program in DII-AA. Our
prayer is to develop young men that make our stakeholders proud!”
In his career, Coach Hill has led 14 teams to playoff runs, including championships with
Evangelical Christian School in Memphis and St. George’s Independent School in Collierville.
Hill and his wife, Betsy, are proud parents of McKinley and Briggs.
Career Highlights:
2001-2002, Briarcrest Christian School (Eads, TN)
• Assistant Coach on Hugh Freeze’s staff
• State Runner Up in 2002
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes Director at BCS
2002-2006, Evangelical Christian School (Cordova, TN)
• 2004 State Semifinalist
• 2005 State Runner Up
• 2006 State Champions
2006-2014, St. George’s Independent School (Collierville, TN)
• 2007 State Champions
• 2008 Quarter Finals
• 2009 Quarter Finals
• 2010 State Runners Up
• 2011 State Champions
• 2012 State Semifinals
• 2006, 2011 Overall Best of Preps Athletic Program
• 2011 Coach of the Year, TSSAA
• 2011 Coach of the Year, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• 2011 Coach of the Year, Tennessee Sports Writer’s Association
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes Director at SGIS
2014-2020, Opp High School (Opp, AL)
• 2014 Region Champions
• 2016 Region Champions
• Scored most points in school history 3x
2020-2023, North Florida Christian School (Tallahassee, FL)
• 2022 State Semifinals
• 2023 State Semifinals
• 2022 FACA Coach of the Year
• 2023 FACA Coach of the Year
• 28-11 overall record
• Quarterback broke school record with 3,284 passing yards and a 39:10
touchdown/interception ratio