Dade County High School 2023

Team Profile

Photos by Brent Cooper

Q & A With Coach Jeff Poston

Coach Jeff Poston of Dade County High School

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

A. Talented and eager to compete for a region championship.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Depth is always a factor for us, but we are also looking for a few new contributors on each side of the ball.

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

A. Landon Williams, Braylon Sullivan, Caleb Massey, Eli Kimball, and Jax Guinn.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. We have a good group of kids returning on defense and this group of seniors is extremely focused.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Figuring out our quarterback situation. We have two really talented kids who will battle it out for the starting spot.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. We have eight defensive starters back from last year.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. Not really, we will be staying the same scheme-wise.

Q. How would you characterize your team’s speed?

A. Slower than we want to be, but faster than most people think we are.

Stats

Coach name: Jeff Poston (4 yrs. as a head coach, 4th as head coach at Dade Co.)

Division/Region: GA 7-A

2022 Overall Record: 6-5

2022 District Finish: 4th

Mascot: Wolverines

2023 Schedule

August

18 Athens Academy (A)

25 Marion Co. (H)

September

1 North Sand Mountain (H)

15 Bowdon (H)

22 Darlington (A)

29 Trion (H)

October 

13 Coosa (A)

20 Chattooga (H)

27 Pepperell (A)

November

3 Armuchee (H)

Coach’s View

We have a great group of seniors and juniors who are committed to doing all the right things in the off-season. We have a legitimate shot to compete for a region championship if we can stay healthy in key spots. This team has an opportunity to accomplish some things that have never been done here. The goal is to eat breakfast after practice on Thanksgiving Day. If we can do that, then we have had a good year.

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