Football Preview: Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans

Last season, head coach Tim Hardy led Greater Atlanta Christian to its best record since 2020’s 12-win campaign. Hardy has made the playoffs in all 12 seasons he has coached and has won seven region championships with the Spartans, all of which were captured between 2014 and 2020. The Spartans started the 2023 season 7-0 and played for a region championship against Kell.

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They graduated some of their most productive players, including quarterback Jack Staton (Houston Christian), Xavier Daisy (UAB) and Gianlucca Tiberia (AJC All-State Honorable Mention). Offensively, they return senior standout Gabe Daniels, who had a productive 2023 season. He finished with 31 catches for 531 yards and five touchdowns and was selected First-Team All-Region. At quarterback, they will replace Stanton with Denzel Watkins who will be a junior and showed his accuracy and mobility when he played in the Brent Key/Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic 7-on-7 Tournament in June. Watkins played cornerback last season for the Spartans and had a productive season finishing with 37 tackles and three interceptions, leading the team.

Defensively, the Spartans will be led by Reid Voyles who had a stellar sophomore campaign. Voyles has a nose for the football and finished with 110 tackles, nine tackles for loss and five sacks. In the final four games of the season, he had 10-plus tackles in each game, finishing with 47 in that span. In 2024, Greater Atlanta Christian will compete in Region 6-3A that includes Chestatee, Dawson County, Johnson-Gainesville, Lumpkin County, North Hall, Pickens and White County. The Spartans will look to win their first region championship since 2020 and make a deep run in the playoffs.

Head Coach: Tim Hardy

Coach Record: 131-49

2023 Record: 9-2

2023 Region Record: 5-1

2023 Region: 6-5A

2024 Region: 6-3A

Stadium Name: Spartan Stadium

2024 Schedule:

8/16 vs. Newnan

8/23 @ Decatur

9/6 @ Westminster

9/13 @ Lumpkin County

9/20 vs. Johnson-Gainesville

9/27 vs. Dawson County

10/11 @ North Hall

10/18 @ White County

10/25 vs. Pickens

11/1 @ Chestatee

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