John Elmore and staff
Elmore entered his sixth season at 20–29 and restored the Wing-T. Assistants listed in the preseason account were Luke White, Troy Bigsbee, Matthew Gallowitz, Matt Lehnertz, Darrel Sweeney, Blair Offutt and Brady Dorris.
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RECORD
3–7
3–2 home · 0–5 awaySCORING
139–173
−34 differentialREGION 5-4A
3–5
Sixth place · 133–112VOTC DOCUMENTS
10 + 1
Game notebooks + Senior NightTHE 2021 PAPER TRAIL
Every game, the preseason expectations and the postseason honors.
Thirteen contemporary game accounts cover all ten matchups, joined by one Montgomery Central preview and seven season, recruiting and honors stories.
10 of 10 games
+ 7 season stories
Aug. 21, 2021 · Main Street Media · Joel ClingerSpringfield shuts out Greenbrier for Pitt-Carroll TrophyRead the original story ↗Aug. 28, 2021 · Main Street Media · Tyler GravesBlackburn carries Blue Devils past GreenbrierRead the original story ↗Aug. 28, 2021 · The TennesseanTN high school football: Greenbrier vs. White House in picturesRead the original story ↗Sept. 3, 2021 · Main Street Media · Joel ClingerBobcats dominate Colts in Region 5-4A openerRead the original story ↗Sept. 12, 2021 · Main Street MediaJo Byrns, East Robertson football win on the road; Greenbrier picks up first region lossRead the original story ↗Sept. 25, 2021 · Main Street Media · Staff reportPHOTOS: Greenbrier gets second shutout winRead the original story ↗Oct. 1, 2021 · Main Street Media · Brady McAtamneyMontgomery Central stays undefeated in close win over GreenbrierRead the original story ↗Oct. 1, 2021 · Clarksville Now · Ethan SchmidtMontgomery Central looks to remain unbeaten against Greenbrier this weekendRead the original story ↗Oct. 13, 2021 · Main Street MediaGreenbrier shuts out Creek WoodRead the original story ↗Oct. 10, 2021 · Main Street MediaPHOTOS: Greenbrier shuts out Creek WoodRead the original story ↗Oct. 15, 2021 · Main Street Media · Tyler PalmateerWith star Barion Brown injured, defense lifts Pearl-Cohn to shutout over GreenbrierRead the original story ↗Oct. 16, 2021 · The Tennessean · Tom KreagerHow sophomore Ja'Quis Williams' two interceptions locked up Pearl-Cohn football's playoff berthRead the original story ↗Oct. 24, 2021 · Main Street Media · Joel ClingerEast Robertson defeats Forrest; Greenbrier shut out at TullahomaRead the original story ↗Oct. 31, 2021 · Main Street Media · StaffPHOTOS: Greenbrier falls to Marshall County to end seasonRead the original story ↗Aug. 19, 2021 · Main Street Media · Joel ClingerGreenbrier enters season with more talent than everRead the original story ↗June 14, 2021 · Main Street MediaGreenbrier’s Robinson racks up offers from Power Five schoolsRead the original story ↗July 12, 2021 · Main Street MediaGreenbrier’s Taylor finds his ‘why,’ garners Division I football offersRead the original story ↗Oct. 7, 2021 · The Tennessean · George RobinsonNathan Robinson didn't expect to be most recruited Greenbrier football player in almost two decadesRead the original story ↗Dec. 7, 2021 · Main Street Media · Blaine Kellar2021 All-Robertson County football teamRead the original story ↗Dec. 14, 2021 · Main Street MediaNashville-area 2021 All-Region high school football teamsRead the original story ↗Dec. 30, 2021 · Main Street Preps2021 Main Street Preps All-Midstate football teamRead the original story ↗
Twenty-one selected publisher items make up this season set: 13 game accounts, one pregame preview and seven season or honors stories. Article text and photography remain with the publishers.
THE 2021 SEASON
Home dominance met a brutal road and six playoff teams.
Greenbrier finished 3–7, scored 139 points and allowed 173. The Bobcats were 3–2 at home with a 133–37 scoring edge, but 0–5 away and outscored 136–6. All three wins came at Bobcat Stadium by shutout, a combined 120–0.
Six opponents reached the playoffs: Springfield, White House, Montgomery Central, Pearl-Cohn, Tullahoma and Marshall County. Greenbrier went 0–6 and was outscored 152–19 against that group. Against the four non-playoff teams, the Bobcats went 3–1 and led 120–21 on points.
In Region 5-4A, Greenbrier went 3–5 with a 133–112 scoring line and finished sixth. Tullahoma went 15–0 and won the Class 4A state title; Pearl-Cohn reached the quarterfinals, Montgomery Central the second round and Marshall County the first round.
The first seven games left Greenbrier 3–4 and 132–94. The final three—all against playoff teams—ended 0–3 and 7–79. The only road touchdown of the season came from Braxton Laney at Montgomery Central.
3–7overall record
3–5Region 5-4A · sixth
3–2home · 133–37
0–5away · 6–136
3 + 4shutout wins + losses
6playoff opponents
73–43opponents' final records
10 + 1game notebooks + Senior Night
Sept. 3Two safeties and short fields drive the 53–0 region-opening win.
Sept. 24Hillwood is held to one first down and minus-5 yards on Homecoming.
Oct. 8Thirty-one first-half points complete a third home shutout.
Oct. 15A 7–0 game turns in Pearl-Cohn's final eight-minute playoff push.
The schedule in one line: 3–1 and 120–21 outside the playoff field; 0–6 and 19–152 against six eventual qualifiers.
MORE MATCHUP HISTORY
PEOPLE WHO SHAPED THE YEAR
A veteran core, a nationally recruited defender and eight all-region selections.
Nathan Robinson
Robinson was All-Robertson County Defensive Player of the Year and first-team Main Street Preps All-Midstate at linebacker. The county team published 88 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 16 sacks.
Derek Taylor
The two-way senior made first-team All-Region and first-team All-Robertson County after a published 457-yard, two-touchdown receiving season.
D.J. Jackson
Jackson's county-honors line lists 90 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. He was a second-team All-Region choice and a first-team All-Robertson County defender.
Caleb Stewart-Brown
Stewart-Brown was named Region 5-4A Punter of the Year, Greenbrier's position award in a region that sent four teams into the Class 4A bracket.
Region 5-4A team
First Team: Nolan Carson, Paxton Maness, Nathan Robinson and Derek Taylor. Second Team: Junior Edwards, Brogan Harden and D.J. Jackson.
Live-stat boundary: the Pearl-Cohn-week VOTC notebook said Robinson had 19 sacks and, according to MaxPreps at that moment, led the nation. The postseason county team later published 16 sacks and described him as top three statewide according to MaxPreps. Both are retained as dated claims; the final honors figure is used for the season total.
SENIOR NIGHT · OCT. 29
Thirteen football seniors were recognized before the Marshall County finale.
The separate ceremony program also covers seniors from other fall activities. The football list is reproduced here as the program names it.
- Audreya Boles
- Juwan Dismukes
- Junior Edwards
- Brogan Harden
- Peyton Hardway
- Brady Jennette
- Paxton Maness
- Malijah McGill
- Cal Noffsinger
- Alex Payne
- Caleb Stewart-Brown
- Ryan Sutton
- Derek Taylor
COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Ten games, one open week and an eight-game region slate.
| # | Date / site | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | Source set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug. 20 Away · Non-region · Pitt–Carroll Trophy | Springfield | 0–41 | L | 0–1 · 0–0 region | VOTC notes + 1 publisher item |
| 2 | Aug. 27 Home · Non-region rivalry | White House | 6–20 | L | 0–2 · 0–0 region | VOTC notes + 2 publisher items |
| 3 | Sept. 3 Home · Region 5-4A opener | Glencliff | 53–0 | W | 1–2 · 1–0 region | VOTC notes + 1 publisher item |
| 4 | Sept. 10 Away · Region 5-4A | Lawrence Co. | 0–21 | L | 1–3 · 1–1 region | VOTC notes + 1 publisher item |
| 5 | Sept. 24 Home · Region 5-4A · Homecoming | Hillwood | 36–0 | W | 2–3 · 2–1 region | VOTC notes + 1 publisher item |
| 6 | Oct. 1 Away · Region 5-4A | Montgomery Central | 6–12 | L | 2–4 · 2–2 region | VOTC notes + 2 publisher items |
| 7 | Oct. 8 Home · Region 5-4A | Creek Wood | 31–0 | W | 3–4 · 3–2 region | VOTC notes + 2 publisher items |
| 8 | Oct. 15 Away · Region 5-4A | Pearl-Cohn | 0–28 | L | 3–5 · 3–3 region | VOTC notes + 2 publisher items |
| 9 | Oct. 22 Away · Region 5-4A | Tullahoma | 0–34 | L | 3–6 · 3–4 region | VOTC notes + 1 publisher item |
| 10 | Oct. 29 Home · Region 5-4A · Senior Night | Marshall Co. | 7–17 | L | 3–7 · 3–5 region | VOTC notes + 1 publisher item + Senior Night |
WHERE THIS SEASON RECORD COMES FROM
Official standings and brackets, 21 selected reports, ten VOTC notebooks and the Senior Night program.
Official standingsTSSAA's final table fixes Greenbrier at 3–7 overall, 3–5 in Region 5-4A and sixth, with a 133–112 region scoring line.
Official postseason pathsTSSAA brackets verify six playoff opponents, including 15–0 Class 4A champion Tullahoma and quarterfinalists Springfield, White House and Pearl-Cohn.
Game-night reportingThirteen reports or photo accounts cover all ten games. One Clarksville Now preview keeps Montgomery Central's unbeaten pregame setting.
VOTC notebooksA primary broadcast-prep document survives for every game. Those notes add player totals and live context while remaining subject to the visible score and stat conflicts below.
Season and honors reportingSeven selected stories establish the Wing-T return, staff, recruiting attention, county honors, region team and all-midstate selection.
Media boundaryNo exact-game film or audio has been identified in the reviewed 2021 collection. The ten notebooks and separate ceremony program are the verified VOTC materials.
TSSAA · final 2021 standings ↗TSSAA · 2021 Class 4A bracket ↗TSSAA · 2021 Class 3A bracket ↗TSSAA · 2021 Class 5A bracket ↗2021 All-Robertson County team ↗2021 Region 5-4A team ↗
Creek Wood final:the official record and reports say 31–0; the following VOTC notebook says 34–0. The official final governs.
Montgomery Central record:a report advances Greenbrier to 2–5 and 2–3; the verified progression after six games is 2–4 and 2–2.
Reported distances and totals:White House lists Flood's run at 48/50 yards, Glencliff lists Greenbrier at 284/293 yards and Montgomery Central lists Phelps' catch at 41/48 yards.
Pearl-Cohn period line:the publisher's printed box line is transposed, but the four timed scoring plays reconcile to 0–7–0–21.
Robinson sacks:the live VOTC/MaxPreps snapshot says 19 and a national lead; the postseason county team publishes 16 and a top-three statewide position. Neither dated claim is silently rewritten.
Period-line boundary:complete lines survive for games 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8. Games 4, 7, 9 and 10 remain within their supported halftime, first-half or final states.
No missing quarter, scoring play, statistic or media item was inferred. Publisher text and photography remain with their owners; these pages use original summaries and direct links.
2021 football statistics
42 sourced lines, 8 players and 1 Greenbrier team entries are connected to this season.
Explore the 2021 season statistics →Season statistics · 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Robinson | Defense · Forced fumbles | 4 forced fumbles | 1 game |
| Nathan Robinson | Defense · Fumble recoveries | 4 recoveries | 1 game |
| Junior Edwards | Defense · Interceptions | 2 interceptions | 1 game |
| Nathan Robinson | Defense · Sacks | 9 sacks | 2 games |
| D.J. Jackson | Defense · Sacks | 5 sacks | 3 games |
| D.J. Jackson | Defense · Tackles | 36 tackles | 3 games |
| Nathan Robinson | Defense · Tackles | 13 tackles | 1 game |
| D.J. Jackson | Defense · Tackles for loss | 5 tackles for loss | 1 game |
| Nolan Carson | Passing · Attempts | 42 attempts | 3 games |
| Nolan Carson | Passing · Completions | 26 completions | 3 games |
| Nolan Carson | Passing · Touchdown passes | 3 touchdowns | 2 games |
| Nolan Carson | Passing · Yards | 507 yards | 4 games |
| Derek Taylor | Receiving · Receptions | 12 receptions | 3 games |
| Nolan Carson | Receiving · Receptions | 3 receptions | 1 game |
| Derek Taylor | Receiving · Yards | 253 yards | 4 games |
| Nolan Carson | Receiving · Yards | 89 yards | 1 game |
| Nathan Robinson | Receiving · Yards | 75 yards | 1 game |
| Brogan Harden | Receiving · Yards | 26 yards | 1 game |
| Braxton Laney | Rushing · Carries | 14 carries | 1 game |
| Travarius Flood | Rushing · Yards | 107 yards | 2 games |
| Braxton Laney | Rushing · Yards | 54 yards | 1 game |
| Nolan Carson | Rushing · Yards | 40 yards | 1 game |
See every sourced line and note · Season page
Hudl team Box Score sample
10 of 10 listed games have usable Hudl team boxes. These are sums of tagged game reports, pending reconciliation; a missing report is unknown, never zero.
| Games | Total yards | Rushing | Passing | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Hudl boxes | 2,043 | 1,037 | 1,006 | 448 |
Game basis
| Opponent | Total | Rush | Pass | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 113 | 48 | 65 | 32 |
| White House | 143 | 95 | 48 | 46 |
| Glencliff | 238 | 192 | 46 | 32 |
| Lawrence County | 186 | 64 | 122 | 43 |
| Hillwood | 343 | 197 | 146 | 49 |
| Montgomery Central | 225 | 87 | 138 | 52 |
| Creek Wood | 215 | 120 | 95 | 40 |
| Pearl-Cohn | 173 | 53 | 120 | 52 |
| Tullahoma | 215 | 95 | 120 | 58 |
| Marshall County | 192 | 86 | 106 | 44 |
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT · JUNIOR
Nathan Robinson · 2021
Published postseason line
Total Tackles: 88; Tackles For Loss: 21; Sacks: 16
MaxPreps entered-stat rollup
Total Tackles: 77; Tackles For Loss: 21.0; Sacks: 19.0; QB Hurries: 5; Receptions: 5; Receiving Yards: 80; Receiving TDs: 1; Carries: 7; Rushing Yards: 18; Rushing touchdowns: 1
9 games listed by the platform; 10 games contain athlete stat entries. This is a source-stated partial record, not the full school season.
- County postseason report: 88 tackles, 21 TFL and 16 sacks. MaxPreps rollup: 77 tackles, 21 TFL and 19 sacks, with 9 listed games; its visible game rows span all 10 team games and sum to 85 tackles. Tennessee’s high-school biography also gives 19 sacks and 21 TFL. No corrected final total is inferred.
- MaxPreps receiving rollup lists 5 catches for 80 yards; visible game rows sum to 8 catches for 99 yards. The Springfield opener contributes 3 catches for 19 yards and 8 tackles; these equal the differences between the rollup and the game rows. This is an observed source discrepancy, not proof of the reason.
- Hillwood: contemporary report gives 3 sacks; MaxPreps game row gives 4. Both retain their own source attribution.
The contemporary scoring list credits Nathan with a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown against Hillwood. The following VOTC notebook instead credits Braxton Laney with two rushing touchdowns; MaxPreps has no Nathan rushing row for this game. The published scoring versions are retained separately.
Biography source note: The Tennessean’s July 2022 profile reported 77 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, four forced fumbles and four recoveries in 2021.
Nathan’s Greenbrier-to-Tennessee profile → · 2021 game stats and full categories →
Hudl coach report
1 athlete game entered · 3 receptions, 31 yards, 1 TD. No Nathan defensive line entered.
Season Stats & Team Leaders for 10 out of 10 games. Team report coverage does not mean every athlete statistic was entered.
Nathan Robinson
88 tackles · 21 tackles for loss · 16 sacks. Main Street Preps season report
Nathan’s Greenbrier and Tennessee story · Game statistics · Watch his 2021 season highlights
VOTC Radio Archive
2021 full broadcasts
Recovered VOTC calls, connected to their game pages and preserved in the radio archive.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
VOTC source master preserved. Original source title and publication time remain in the catalog.
Archive note: platform publication dates and verified game dates are kept separately. Missing information remains unknown—not zero.