John Elmore
A 1985 Greenbrier graduate and assistant in the program from 1998, Elmore called the job a dream he had held since seventh grade. His first team finished 5–5 and received the A.F. Bridges Sportsmanship Award.
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RECORD
5–5
SCORING
236–243
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John Elmore
Greenbrier footballMAIN STREET MEDIA · 2016
The full season as it was reported.
Every game now connects to its contemporary report, with Elmore's hiring, the program transition, sportsmanship and postseason honors completing the record.
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Jan. 2016 · Main Street Media of TennesseeJohn Elmore named Greenbrier head football coachRead the original story ↗Jan. 2016 · Main Street Media of TennesseeElmore gets dream jobRead the original story ↗Nov. 15, 2016 · Main Street Media of TennesseeReferees association honors Greenbrier and SpringfieldRead the original story ↗Oct. 29, 2016 · Main Street Media of TennesseeCats nearly pull off upset in season finaleRead the original story ↗Oct. 8, 2016 · Main Street Media of TennesseeBobcats win big on senior nightRead the original story ↗Oct. 1, 2016 · Main Street Media of TennesseeLate heroics lift GreenbrierRead 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
A homegrown handoff, a midseason surge and one last playoff chase.
John Elmore, a 1985 Greenbrier graduate and longtime Bobcat assistant, took over the program after Kirk Williams' retirement. Spring work tested a 4-2-5 defense and blended Wing-T roots with shotgun and zone-read ideas; by summer, the offense was leaning into a three-receiver spread with Bailey Young at quarterback.
The first five weeks split sharply: Greenbrier's two wins produced 81 points, while its three losses produced seven. A 34–31 Homecoming win over Montgomery Central changed the season's direction. The Bobcats then beat White House Heritage on Cole Matherley's 33-yard catch and scored 43 second-half points against Whites Creek, completing a three-game, 113–79 run and four wins in five games.
The CPA loss left a conditional playoff route, but East Nashville's 27–21 open-week win over Heritage eliminated Greenbrier before the Stratford finale. The Bobcats still led unbeaten Stratford 10–0 and recovered a late onside kick before falling 21–16. Five opponents reached the playoffs, every Greenbrier loss came against one of them, and the opponents finished a combined 49–63.
5–5overall record
2–4Region 5-3A · fifth
2–3home record
3–2road record
113–79three-game win streak
5playoff opponents
9confirmed full-game films
49–63combined opponent record
Jan. 2016Elmore receives his dream job.
Sept. 23Homecoming starts a three-game streak.
Oct. 7Senior Night becomes a 52–28 Cat Classic.
Oct. 28The season ends one possession from an upset.
Verified scoring correction: the contemporary report, MaxPreps and Greenbrier's archived local box score agree that the Whites Creek final was 52–28. That makes the season total 236–243 and region scoring 121–164, not the seven-points-lower totals produced by AHSFHS's 52–21 entry.
SERIES DOORS
PEOPLE · HONORS · IDENTITY
The first Elmore team—and the players who defined it.
Bailey Young
Starting quarterback, captain and at-large all-region selection. He accounted for all three Greenbrier touchdowns at CPA and nearly finished the Stratford upset after leading the late touchdown drive.
Nick Davis
Region 5-3A running-back honoree and first-team all-county. He finished with 863 rushing yards and eight touchdowns plus 153 receiving yards and one score; Portland produced 225 rushing yards and four total touchdowns.
Micah Escue
At-large all-region and first-team all-county defensive back: 56 tackles, five interceptions, two touchdowns and one pass breakup. He scored three ways against Whites Creek and returned an interception at Stratford.
Jacob Rottero
Captain, Region 5-3A linebacker honoree and Robertson County defensive MVP. His all-county line was 106 tackles, two sacks, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt.
Hunter Presley
Captain, Region 5-3A offensive-line honoree and county Lineman of the Year. The all-county report also credited him with 37 tackles and two sacks.
Cole Matherley
At-large all-region and second-team all-county defensive back. His 33-yard catch with 39 seconds left won the Heritage game later selected as Robertson County's Game of the Year.
Tyler Deaton · Leonardo Pan
Deaton was a captain and first-team all-county offensive lineman. Pan earned the region kicking honor and second-team all-county recognition.
Honor-label boundary: the contemporary all-region story lists Presley, Davis, Rottero and Pan by position, with Young, Matherley and Micah Escue at large. Greenbrier's school register calls the four positional entries Region 5-3A MVPs. Each wording remains attached to its source.
SURVIVING VIDEO · 2016
Nine regular-season games remain linked on film.
The season folder also contains three preseason or scrimmage recordings. Portland has no confirmed standalone full-game history; the other nine permanent game pages point directly to film.
Explore the seasonGame 1 · full film vs. Springfield ↗Game 3 · full film vs. Goodpasture ↗Game 4 · full film vs. White House ↗Game 5 · full film vs. East Nashville ↗Game 6 · full film vs. Montgomery Central ↗Game 7 · full film vs. White House Heritage ↗Game 8 · full film vs. Whites Creek ↗Game 9 · full film vs. CPA ↗Game 10 · full film vs. Stratford ↗
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. 19 Home · Non-region · Carroll–Pitt rivalry | Springfield | 0–14 | L | Full film + report |
| 2 | Aug. 26 Away · Non-region | Portland | 41–21 | W | Report · season folder |
| 3 | Sept. 2 Home · Region 5-3A opener | Goodpasture | 7–14 | L | Full film + report |
| 4 | Sept. 9 Away · Non-region · White House rivalry | White House | 40–13 | W | Full film + report |
| 5 | Sept. 16 Home · Region 5-3A | East Nashville | 0–35 | L | Full film + report |
| 6 | Sept. 23 Home · Non-region · Homecoming | Montgomery Central | 34–31 | W | Full film + report |
| 7 | Sept. 30 Away · Region 5-3A | White House Heritage | 27–20 | W | Full film + report |
| 8 | Oct. 7 Home · Region 5-3A · Senior Night | Whites Creek | 52–28 | W | Full film + report |
| 9 | Oct. 13 Away · Region 5-3A · Thursday | CPA | 19–46 | L | Full film + report |
| 10 | Oct. 28 Away · Region 5-3A finale | Stratford | 16–21 | L | Full film + report |
Open date: Oct. 21, between the Thursday CPA game and the Stratford regular-season finale.
2016 SOURCE STACK
Ten games connected to ten contemporary reports and nine confirmed films.
Official postseason recordTSSAA's Class 3A and 4A brackets verify five playoff opponents and Greenbrier's absence from the field.
Contemporary reportingEvery game has a permanent Main Street Media report; hiring, spring, offseason, sportsmanship and honors stories complete the year.
Season recordAHSFHS supplies dates, sites, standings and opponent records, with its Whites Creek score and CPA cross-team row corrected through stronger agreeing evidence.
Historical game entriesMaxPreps supplies eight complete period lines. No quarter split survives there for Montgomery Central or CPA.
Independent team history · 2016 record ↗
TSSAA · Greenbrier postseason history ↗
TSSAA · official Class 3A bracket ↗
TSSAA · official Class 4A bracket ↗
MaxPreps · historical 2016 schedule ↗
Main Street Media · Elmore named head coach ↗
Main Street Media · Elmore gets dream job ↗
Main Street Media · spring preview ↗
Main Street Media · A.F. Bridges award ↗
Main Street Media · all-region team ↗
Main Street Media · all-county team ↗
Greenbrier captain register ↗
Whites Creek final: three independent surviving records agree on 52–28; AHSFHS says 52–21. The verified 28-point total produces season scoring of 236–243 and region scoring of 121–164.
CPA final and date: the game report and MaxPreps agree on Thursday, Oct. 13 and 46–19. AHSFHS's Greenbrier page has the score but says Friday, Oct. 14, while its CPA page says 46–7.
Heritage winning play: the contemporaneous game report says Matherley's touchdown covered 33 yards. A later all-county retrospective says 3 yards. The game-night account controls.
Region wording: occasional contemporary prose prints “Region 3-A.” The schedule, standings and official classification place Greenbrier in Region 5-3A.
No absent quarter, 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.
2016 football statistics
31 sourced lines, 5 players and 6 Greenbrier team entries are connected to this season.
Explore the 2016 season statistics →Season statistics · 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Young | Passing · Attempts | 62 attempts | 3 games |
| Bailey Young | Passing · Completions | 29 completions | 3 games |
| Bailey Young | Passing · Interceptions thrown | 3 interceptions | 1 game |
| Bailey Young | Passing · Yards | 253 yards | 3 games |
| Nick Davis | Receiving · Yards | 45 yards | 1 game |
| Kyle Mench | Receiving · Yards | 25 yards | 1 game |
| Nick Davis | Rushing · Carries | 31 carries | 2 games |
| Bailey Young | Rushing · Carries | 14 carries | 1 game |
| Cole Matherley | Rushing · Carries | 9 carries | 1 game |
| Nick Davis | Rushing · Yards | 419 yards | 3 games |
| Bailey Young | Rushing · Yards | 65 yards | 1 game |
| Cole Matherley | Rushing · Yards | 39 yards | 1 game |
| Nick Davis | Scoring · Receiving touchdowns | 1 touchdowns | 1 game |
| Nick Davis | Scoring · Rushing touchdowns | 6 touchdowns | 2 games |