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Ward Gossett
Chattanooga Times Free Press

SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (TFP) -- Justin Barnes is still familiar with some of the shortcuts and back trails in the Soddy-Daisy community, and those that have changed he'll learn soon enough.

A former football and baseball player at Soddy-Daisy Middle School, Barnes was confirmed Friday as the football coach at Soddy-Daisy High.

"It's exciting, very exciting," Barnes said Friday morning. "It's been a whirlwind the last week but an exciting one."

Barnes succeeds Kevin Orr, who resigned following the Trojans' second straight losing season.

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