Coahulla Creek High School

Q&A with Coach Drew Carter

Q. How would you characterize this year’s team?

A. Focused on the details that are needed to win the close games we dropped last season.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Finding playmakers to fill the vacated roles, and then building depth.

Q. Who will be your key leaders on the team?

A. Isaac McGill, Chevy Joyce, Waelyn Baliles, Carson Weaver, and Tyler Douglas.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. We have a lot of experience and ability returning on both lines of scrimmage. Those groups will have to lead our team … especially early in the season.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Avoiding the injury bug.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. We were 14 points from an eight-win season. The expectation at Coahulla Creek has changed.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. Every play requires our focus and our best. We can’t be successful when we have self-inflicted wounds.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. I’m not sure how much we will be able to run our young quarterback because of the uncertainty of the depth at that position.

Stats

Coach name: Drew Carter (2 yrs. as a head coach, 2nd as head coach at Coahulla Creek)

Class/Region: GA AA – Reg. 7

2023 Overall Record: 5-5

2023 Region Finish: 5th

Mascot: Colts

2024 Schedule

August

16 Northwest Whitfield (H)

23 Chattooga (A)

30 North Cobb Christian (A)

September

13 Sonoraville (H)

20 Rockmart (H)

October

4 LFO (H)

11 Murray Co. (A)

18 Union Co. (H)

25 North Murray (A)

Coach’s View

When you look through our schedule and region opponents, we have about three games that we have to win. Then, another three to four we will have to play well to win. Regardless of the opponent, we have to control what we can control through intentional focus on every play. That has been the message throughout our off-season. If we want to return to the playoffs this season, it’s about Coahulla Creek not beating Coahulla Creek.