Paul Gonser
One of Greenbrier's two documented 1,000-yard rushers; his recovered highlights include a 61-yard score at Cheatham County and a 68-yarder at Heritage.
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RECORD
5–6
SCORING
273–220
Points for · points againstHEAD COACH
Kirk Williams
Greenbrier footballTHE TENNESSEAN · MAIN STREET MEDIA · 2014
The season as it was reported.
Recovered contemporary coverage now reaches seven of 11 games, with preseason, jamboree and postseason context layered around the record.
7 of 11 games
connected
Aug. 22, 2014 · The TennesseanSpringfield beats GreenbrierRead the original story ↗Sept. 10, 2014 · The TennesseanGreenbrier falls to Blue DevilsRead the original story ↗Sept. 24, 2014 · The TennesseanGreenbrier rolls over CheathamRead the original story ↗Oct. 10, 2014 · The TennesseanWestmoreland at GreenbrierRead the original story ↗Oct. 25, 2014 · The TennesseanWhite House Heritage beats GreenbrierRead the original story ↗Nov. 5, 2014 · The TennesseanGreenbrier runs past War EaglesRead the original story ↗Nov. 4, 2014 · Main Street Media of TennesseeFirst round football playoff match-upsRead the original story ↗
Headlines, dates, original summaries and source links are shown here. Story text and publisher photography remain with the publisher.
SEASON IN CONTEXT
From 0–3 to November—against a playoff-heavy schedule.
Kirk Williams' 17th Greenbrier team started 0–3, then beat Portland, Cheatham County, Macon County and Harpeth by a combined 138–29. That four-game run lifted the Bobcats to 4–3 and put the season back on a postseason line.
Greenbrier finished the regular season 5–5 and 3–3 in District 9-AA, then traveled as the No. 7 seed to No. 2 Pearl-Cohn. Eight of 11 opponents reached the playoffs; all six Bobcat losses came against postseason teams. Those opponents finished a combined 67–61.
The season's offensive identity was the backfield: later previews independently described Paul Gonser and Hayden Boyles as 1,000-yard rushers. Greenbrier's August jamboree tune-up was a 7–0 quarter against Davidson Academy.
5–6overall record
3–3District 9-AA · fourth
2–3home record
3–3road record
138–29four-game win streak
8playoff opponents
11full games linked
67–61combined opponent record
Carroll–Pitt rivalry note: a 2021 local report says Springfield then held the trophy for an eighth straight season, which documents 2014 as the start of that run. The recovered sources do not establish the memorial trophy's original start date.
SERIES DOORS
PEOPLE · MOMENTS · IDENTITY
The runners powered the recovery.
Hayden Boyles
The other documented 1,000-yard rusher scored four first-quarter touchdowns at Cheatham County and ran for 137 yards against White House.
Jacob Waffird
Scored at Cheatham County and broke touchdown runs of 27 and 18 yards as Greenbrier built a 21–6 lead at Heritage.
Nick Davis
Produced touchdown runs of 65 and 55 yards at Cheatham County and added an 11-yard score in the regular-season finale.
Christian Warren
Made field goals from 27 and 21 yards in the rivalry game against White House.
Cameron Grogan
The returning quarterback identified in the following spring's preview, part of the continuity from this playoff roster into 2015.
SURVIVING VIDEO · 2014
All 11 varsity games remain linked on film.
The existing season folder also contains preseason material. Each permanent game page now points directly to its surviving full-game history.
Explore the seasonGame 1 · full film vs. Springfield ↗Game 2 · full film vs. Lipscomb Academy ↗Game 3 · full film vs. White House ↗Game 4 · full film vs. Portland ↗Game 5 · full film vs. Cheatham Co. ↗Game 6 · full film vs. Macon Co. ↗Game 7 · full film vs. Harpeth ↗Game 8 · full film vs. Westmoreland ↗Game 9 · full film vs. White House Heritage ↗Game 10 · full film vs. Sycamore ↗Game 11 · full film vs. Pearl-Cohn ↗
Full-game history are linked from the existing VOTC collection; rights remain with their respective owners.
Season schedule
Select any opponent to open that game's permanent page.
| # | Date / site | Opponent | Score | Result | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug. 22 Home · Non-district · Carroll–Pitt rivalry | Springfield | 29–33 | L | Full film + reporting |
| 2 | Aug. 29 Away · Non-district | Lipscomb Academy | 14–31 | L | Full film |
| 3 | Sept. 5 Home · District 9-AA · White House rivalry | White House | 18–32 | L | Full film + reporting |
| 4 | Sept. 12 Away · Non-district | Portland | 14–6 | W | Full film |
| 5 | Sept. 19 Away · District 9-AA | Cheatham Co. | 62–13 | W | Full film + reporting |
| 6 | Sept. 26 Home · Non-district | Macon Co. | 38–7 | W | Full film |
| 7 | Oct. 3 Away · District 9-AA | Harpeth | 24–3 | W | Full film |
| 8 | Oct. 10 Home · District 9-AA | Westmoreland | 0–21 | L | Full film + reporting |
| 9 | Oct. 24 Away · District 9-AA | White House Heritage | 21–38 | L | Full film + reporting |
| 10 | Oct. 30 Home · District 9-AA · Senior Night · regular-season finale | Sycamore | 40–8 | W | Full film + reporting |
| 11 | Nov. 7 Away · TSSAA Class 4A first round · No. 7 at No. 2 | Pearl-Cohn | 13–28 | L | Full film + reporting |
Open date: Oct. 17, between the Westmoreland and White House Heritage games.
2014 SOURCE STACK
Eleven games reconciled across official records, reporting and film.
Official postseason recordTSSAA's bracket and school history verify the 28–13 first-round loss at Pearl-Cohn and the opponent's run to the Class 4A semifinal.
Contemporary reportingSeven games have recovered coverage from The Tennessean or Main Street Media, plus preseason and jamboree context.
Complete season recordThe independent team history carries all 11 games, the 5–6 record, 273–220 scoring, 3–3 district mark and opponent records.
Historical game entriesMaxPreps supplies six period lines and selected game statistics, but its Springfield final conflicts with the contemporary report.
Independent team history · complete 2014 record ↗
TSSAA · Greenbrier postseason history ↗
TSSAA · official Class 4A bracket ↗
MaxPreps · historical 2014 schedule ↗
Robertson County Connection · preseason context ↗
Robertson County Connection · jamboree report ↗
Robertson County Connection · 2015 spring look-back ↗
The Tennessean · 2015 program preview ↗
Springfield reconciliation: the contemporary report and independent record say 33–29; MaxPreps says 33–26. VOTCLive retains 29, which is also required for the 273-point season total.
Sycamore reconciliation: the independent record and MaxPreps say 40–8; the contemporary report says 39–8. VOTCLive retains the two-record 40–8 result and makes the one-point disagreement visible.
No absent quarter line, player total or play sequence was inferred. Publisher prose, photography and video remain with their owners; this archive provides original factual summaries and direct links.
2014 football statistics
24 sourced lines, 4 players and 9 Greenbrier team entries are connected to this season.
Explore the 2014 season statistics →Season statistics · 2014
The numbers we can account for
Reported season totals and sums from recovered games appear separately. A game without a stat line is unknown, not zero.
Recovered game totals
These sums cover only the listed games. They are not a complete season total.
| Player | Stat | Recorded | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Perdue | Receiving · Receptions | 2 receptions | 1 game |
| Jordan Perdue | Receiving · Yards | 23 yards | 1 game |
| Hayden Boyles | Rushing · Carries | 34 carries | 2 games |
| Paul Gonser | Rushing · Carries | 32 carries | 2 games |
| Hayden Boyles | Rushing · Yards | 187 yards | 2 games |
| Paul Gonser | Rushing · Yards | 175 yards | 2 games |
| Hayden Boyles | Scoring · Rushing touchdowns | 4 touchdowns | 1 game |