Heritage High School

Team Profile

Photos by Heritage Snapshots

Q&A with Coach EK Slaughter

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

A. Great bunch of tough young
men who are determined to
leave their mark.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Staying healthy and winning
the turnover battle.

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

A. Killian Smith, Noah Pierce, Jake Byous, Luke Fitzsimmons, Cooper Chappelear, Brayden Slaughter, and Caden Hight.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. The character of our young men. Good people make good players and we have plenty of them.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Depth.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. Plenty of returners who will have additional confidence after a great off-season.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. Keep it simple.

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

A. Faster than we look.

Stats

Coach name: EK Slaughter (17 yrs. as a head coach, 11th as head coach at Heritage)

Class/Region: GA AAA – Reg. 7

2023 Overall Record: 6-5

2023 Region Finish: 3rd

Mascot: Generals

 

2024 Schedule

August

16 Christian Heritage (H)

23 LFO (H)

30 Ringgold (A)

September

6 Gordon Lee (A)

20 Ridgeland (A)

27 Northwest Whitfield (H)

October

4 Gilmer (A)

18 LaFayette (H)

25 Calhoun (A)

November

1 Adairsville (H)

 

Coach’s View

I believe we have the ability to have great success each and every week. When we play physically, intelligently, with max effort, and pay attention to detail, we can compete with anyone.

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