Two coaching positions have been announced at Cannon Middle School. Dr. Annie Reed announced this week Ashley Cantrell as Boys Head Basketball Coach and Alyssa Rankin as Head Volleyball Coach for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Ms. Cantrell is currently a teacher at Cannon County Elementary School. She played basketball for Cannon County High School, earning numerous awards, including the Daily News Journal All-Sports Award MVP, 2nd Team All-District, and 1st Team All-District. She continued her career as a 4-year college basketball athlete, where she tied a three-point record at Columbia State and graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science, receiving the M.C Tipp Award and the Academic Achievement award. Ashley completed her Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction at Tennessee Tech University. She coached at Short Mountain from 2016-2022, receiving Coach of the Year twice during that time frame, and she coached and worked with Coach Jared Nave with the middle school program from 2017-2019. She has served as the middle school assistant coach this year.
Ms. Alyssa Rankin is currently a teacher at Cannon County Elementary School. An Ohio native, Coach Alyssa Rankin attended school in Marion, Ohio, where she was very involved with sports, playing softball, basketball, and volleyball. She coached middle school volleyball in Ohio and is excited to continue her coaching career at
Cannon County Middle School.