The Southeast Whitfield Raiders have found the school’s next head football coach as Jesse Peppers has been appointed to the position, the school announced this week.
Peppers spent last season serving as Chattooga High School’s offensive coordinator, and now gets his first head coaching opportunity with Southeast Whitfield. Peppers was hired in June before the start of the season and left the school after a season for a fresh start in a brand new role.
At Chattooga last season, Peppers had the offense firing on all cylinders as the play caller for the Indians a season ago.
In last year’s high-powered Chattooga offense, Peppers had one of the best running backs the state has ever seen in Zayden Cook. Cook finished with the most rushing yards in the entire GHSA a season ago, totaling 2,939 yards on his way to posting the fifth-most rushing yards in a single season in GHSA history.
Along with his nearly-3,000 yard season, the standout running back scored 33 touchdowns with a longest-rush of 99 yards on the season, averaging around 267 yards per game.
Chattooga’s offense under Peppers’ play-calling totaled a staggering 3,338 rushing yards, led by Cook who accounted for around 88% of the teams rushing yards from a season ago.
Peppers will be looking to ignite a spark in the Southwest Whitfield football program as the school will be looking for its first winning season since 2017.
Since their last winning season, the Raiders have totaled a 12-56 record and are seeking their first playoff appearance since the 2014 season under former head coach Sean Gray.
Peppers’ hiring was approved by the Whitfield County Board of Education on Monday during their monthly board meeting that resulted in the start of a new era of football for the Southeast Whitfield Raiders football program.
NOTES:
BOYS: Kell defeated Cambridge 84-70 as the Longhorns improved to 19-6 on the season. … Eagles Landing Christian defeated McDonough 71-57 as the Chargers outscored the Warhawks 20-9 in the third quarter…Pace Academy defeated Maynard Jackson 77-67 as the Jaguars were led by 23 points from Donavan Thomas in the loss. … Marist defeated Tucker 57-53 as the War Eagles were led by 20 points from Owen Ritger. … Griffin defeated Central-Carrollton 54-43 as the Bears improved to 15-8 on the season.
GIRLS: Kell defeated Cambridge 63-30 giving the Longhorns their 19th win of the season. … Jones County defeated Stockbridge 67-51 as the Greyhounds end their regular season with only one loss in 25 games. … Midtown defeated Drew 61-48 on Tuesday as the Knights improved to 21-4 on the season. … North Oconee defeated Walnut Grove 71-34 as the Titans finished the regular season with a 24-1 record. … Marist defeated Tucker 51-21 as the War Eagles earned their 22nd win of the season. … Creekside defeated Mays 97-33 as C’india Dennis led the scoring for the Seminoles with 23 points on 69% shooting from the field.
SCORE ATLANTA CLASS 4A BASKETBALL RANKING- WEEK 12
BOYS:
1. Pace Academy: TBD
2. North Oconee: TBD
3. Kell: TBD
4. Southwest DeKalb: Today vs Clarkston at 6 p.m.
5. Central-Carroll: Today vs Harris County at 7:30 p.m.
6. Jonesboro: Today vs Griffin at 7:30 p.m.
7. Tucker: Today vs Druid Hills at 6 p.m.
8. McDonough: TBD
9. Maynard Jackson: TBD
10. St. Pius: Today vs Northview at 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS:
1. Creekside: TBD
2. Marist: Today vs Lithonia at 6 p.m.
3. Warner Robins: TBD
4. Kell: TBD
5. North Oconee: TBD
6. Jones County: TBD
7. Midtown: TBD
8. Maynard Jackson: TBD
9. Ware County: TBD
10. Stockbridge: TBD
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