Heritage High School

Team Profile

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Q&A with Coach Jeremy New

Coach Jeremy New

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

A. This is a great group of young men who compete constantly with each other and want to leave a legacy of excellence.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. We have to stay healthy and have developed some depth. We have a first wave of kids who are talented. We just can’t afford any injuries.

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

A. Jake Collett, Cody Bryan, Brayden Slaughter, Cooper Chappelear, Kane Romano, and Brody James.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. We return a lot of our core from last year.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Finding ways to keep the guys playing at a high level without overworking them to allow us to
stay fresh.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. Last year we competed with everyone we played, but we came up short in a few games. We have to find ways to close out some games and eliminate penalties.

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

A. The kids have been working really hard this offseason on speed development. We are really pleased with the work that Coach Eaves and Coach Gibson have put in to make our guys faster.

Stats

Coach name: Jeremy New (1 yr. as a head coach, 1st as head coach at Heritage)

Class/Region: GA AAA – Reg. 7

2024 Overall Record: 6-5

2024 District Finish: 2nd

Mascot: Generals

 

2025 Schedule

August

15 Christian Heritage (A)

22 LFO (A)

29 Ringgold (H)

September

5 Gordon Lee (H)

19 Ridgeland (H)

26 Northwest Whitfield (A)

October

3 Gilmer (H)

17 LaFayette (A)

24 Calhoun (H)

31 Adairsville (A)

 

Coach’s View

This is a really tough schedule. We start off with a really physical Christian Heritage team. Then it’s three straight rivalry games in LFO, Ringgold, and Gordon Lee. After that, it’s region play where it’s competitive top to bottom and the defending region and state champion Calhoun team. We’ll have to be ready to play hard every game, or we’ll get beat.

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