Cross Keys has nothing to lose as it enters head coach Eric Quarles’ third year at the helm. Quarles – who led the team to an 0-10 record in 2023 and an 0-8 record last season – will be looking to deliver the team’s first victory since the 2020 season under head coach John Bowen when the Indians finished 1-2, marking the only program victory since 2016. Cross Keys has been playing football since 1958 and have never won more than eight games in a season, hitting the eight-win mark under head coach Bill Harris in 1994 and finishing 8-2. During that season, the Indians outscored opponents 225-108, the highest point total in program history ahead of the 6-4 record it carved out under head coach Kenny Reese in 1989 when the Indians outscored opponents 207-96. The program record of 116-492 in the 67 seasons could be improved upon this season
Cross Keys is determined, however, to achieve its first winning record since that 1994 season, and pull away with more than one victory for the first time since 2010 under David Radford – finishing 2-7. Last season, Cross Keys saw two narrow losses – on September 13 in a 20-13 loss to Mount Bethel Christian and in the final game of the regular season against Skipstone Academy when the Indians fell 34-33. Cross Keys will open the season in hostile territory with road games at George Walton Academy on August 15 and Riverside Prep on August 22 before coming home to host Rock Springs Academy on August 29.
Head Coach: Eric Quarles
Coach Record: 0-18
2024 Record: 0-8
2024 Region: 5-4AÂ
2024 Region Record: 0-0
2025 Region: 5-4A
Stadium name: Adams Stadium, Avondale Stadium, Halford Stadium
2025 Schedule:
8/15 @ George Walton Academy
8/22 @ Riverside Prep
8/29 Rock Springs Academy (Adams Stadium)
9/05 Baker County (Adams Stadium)
9/12 @ Dominion Christian Academy
9/19 @ Flint River Christian Academy
10/03 @ Creekside Christian Academy
10/10 @ Southeast Whitfield
10/16 Stone Mountain (Adams Stadium)
10/24 Skipstone Academy (Adams Stadium)