BY THE NUMBERS1 - Top win total (for North Murray) in a first varsity season in northwest Georgia in the past 10 years.4 - Defensive shutouts posted by the Colts during last season's junior varsity campaign.7 - Seniors listed on the first Coahulla Creek football roster. The junior class is the largest, with 26 listed.SCHEDULEAug. 31 at Murray CountySep. 7 Gordon LeeSep. 14 Christian HeritageSep. 21 at Sonoraville*Sep. 28 Cartersville*Oct. 5 at Gordon Central*Oct. 19 Lakeview-F.O.*Oct. 26 at Ringgold*Nov. 2 North Murray*Nov. 9 Adairsville** Region 5-AAA game
COAHULLA CREEK COLTS
Coach: Jared Hamlin (first year here, 40-31 in seven seasons overall)
Stadium address: 3361 Crow Road, Dalton, GA 30721
RECENT HISTORY
There is no varsity history with the Colts, who had some high points during last season's junior varsity 8-2 season.
THREE STRENGTHS
1) The defensive line is the strong point of the team starting out. Tackle Cordarius Tarver (6-2, 265) and end Jordan Tant (6-5, 215) are the building blocks of the unit.
2) Quarterback Hunter Williams missed the start of last season's junior varsity competition with injury but came back to prove that he's a true dual threat.
3) Though the coaching staff and players expect to be competitive from the first kickoff, there is very little pressure on the Colts this first season. In addition, opposing teams may tend to overlook them.
THREE CONCERNS
1) How will the Colts react when the bright lights of Friday night come on? It's something the coaching staff has been working on with up-tempo, high-pressure practices.
2) The Colts believe they have a solid group of starters for a first-year program, but quality depth is a luxury they don't yet have.
3) With so much emphasis on getting the starting 11 on each side of the ball settled, the special teams are still a work in progress.
THREE QUESTIONS WITH ERICK DOMINGUEZ
(Junior receiver/free safety)
Q: What do you hope to see early on? Is it about winning or just making progress?
A: I just want to see us playing hard. We learned so much last year and this spring, and I believe we'll pick right up and start strong. We really plan to impress people this year.
Q: What do you hope the game-day atmosphere will be here for that first varsity home game?
A: I just hope we have a lot of rowdy fans getting into it and cheering hard. I think we'll be a little nervous, but that's not a bad thing. We'll be ready for it.
Q: What kind of foundation can this group lay for future Colts?
A: Hopefully a strong foundation based on a hard work ethic. If we show young kids how hard we work and the right way to do things, we've done our job.
ROSTER
2 Cody Wood - Senior
3 Ivan Perez - Junior
4 Darius Miller - Junior
5 Michael Ward - Junior
6 Gabriel Durham - Junior
7 Marquis Monroe - Junior
8 Jackson Sheppard - Sophomore
9 Josh Phillips - Junior
10 Austin Gossett - Sophomore
11 T.C. Cole - Sophomore
12 Erick Dominguez - Junior
13 Kip Davis - Sophomore
14 Blaine Williams - Junior
15 Luke Brock - Freshman
16 Alex Hefner - Junior
17 Austin Coker - Junior
18 Francisco Sanchez - Junior
19 Hunter Horn - Senior
20 Aaron Croom - Freshman
21 Levi Wilson - Junior
22 Joseph Ellison - Sophomore
23 Jake Smith - Sophomore
24 Jacob Watson - Junior
25 Labron Kendrick - Junior
26 Max Wilson - Freshman
27 Cameron Burton - Junior
28 Drew Lamb - Junior
29 Baley Jones - Freshman
30 Salvador Baragan - Freshman
31 Josue Dominguez - Freshman
34 Cody McKinney - Freshman
35 Brady Mull - Sophomore
40 Taylor Poteet - Junior
42 Tommy Peden - Freshman
44 Cordarious Tarver - Senior
45 Blake Sissom - Junior
51 Aaron Elrod - Sophomore
54 Harvey Walker - Sophomore
55/87 Storm Whitfield - Senior
57 Ross Hargis - Freshman
60 Hunter Reed - Junior
61 Ben Carr - Junior
62 Brandon Mitchell - Sophomore
64 Tyler Warniz - Junior
66 Joel Phillips - Junior
68 Christian Castro - Sophomore
70 C.J. Underwood - Freshman
71 Brantley Lansing - Freshman
72 Alejandro Rosalas - Junior
74 Austin Center - Junior
75 Spencer Flood - Sophomore
76 Dakota Ware - Freshman
78 Austin Cronan - Freshman
80 Josh Foxx - Sophomore
81 Michael Cantrell - Sophomore
82 Brandon Brown - Sophomore
84 Jake Dean - Freshman
87 Tyler Brown - Freshman
88 Jordan Tant - Senior