Powell's Jay Scarbro heading to First Baptist Academy

Troy Provost-Heron
Knoxville
Jay Scarbro

First Baptist Academy announced Tuesday that it has named Jay Scarbro as its new athletic director and baseball coach.

Scarbro comes to First Baptist after spending the past seven years at Powell. He served as the Panthers' baseball coach since 2012, compiling a 113-68 record that included a pair of District 3-AAA tournament championships (2014-15) and two Class AAA sectional appearances (2014, 2016).

He will be tasked with leading First Baptist in its transition to Division II-A, joining the district that includes CAK, Concord Christian, Grace Christian, The King's Academy and Webb. Scarbro, who holds a bachelor's degree in religion from Tennessee Weslyan and a master's in education from Lincoln Memorial, will also lead the Eagles through their first varsity baseball season in 2018.