Dalton High School

Team Profile

Photos by Dan Phelan

Q&A with Coach Kit Carpenter

coach kit carpenter

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

A. Young, but very hard workers.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Our success will be determined by the closeness and focus of each member of this team.

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

A. Kendrix London, Kalem Staton, and Peyton Starling.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. The work the kids have put in so far.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Making sure we have prepared
to the best of our ability.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. What it takes to win.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. With our team beginning to mature, we will be able to play more kids.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. Nothing different.

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

A. We have several kids who
can run very well.

Stats

Coach name: Kit Carpenter (4 yrs. as a head coach, 4th as head coach at Dalton)

Class/Region: GA AAAA – Reg. 7

2023 Overall Record: 8-4

2023 Region Finish: 2nd

Mascot: Catamounts

 

2024 Schedule

August

16 North Murray (H)

23 North Oconee (H)

30 Northwest Whitfield (A)

September

6 Rabun Co. (A)

13 Cartersville (A)

20 Allatoona (A)

27 Hiram (H)

October

11 Cedartown (H)

18 Cass (A)

November

1 Woodland (H)

 

Coach’s View

We have a very tough schedule and that was by design. We need younger players to mature as quickly as possible and playing tough teams provides us with the opportunity to grow.

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