The Midtown Grey Knights are entering their first season under new head coach Leroy Hood, who will be their fourth head coach in four years. Midtown is coming off a 5-5 season where its offense scored over 30 points in three games and over 20 points in six games throughout the Knights’ 10-game season. The Knights’ defense took a step forward from the year before allowing 199 points in 2022, to 178 points in 2023, the least amount of points a Midtown defense gave up during a season since 2016 when the Knights won the regional championship before they were eliminated in the second round of the GHSA Class 5A Playoffs. In 2024, the Knights moved from Class 5A to Class 4A for Hood’s first season with the program.
Coming off of a season with Salem in 2023, Hood spent four seasons with Pebblebrook and two seasons with Turner County before taking over the Midtown football program. With a new head coach, Midtown will look to get over six wins for the first time since 2016. The Knights are returning rising senior quarterback Noah Morrison and
junior wide receiver Traevan “TJ” Jones as the pair bring back some familiar faces to the Midtown offense. Along with Morrison and Jones, the Knights return 6-foot-4, 200-pound junior wideout Kentrell White to the offense. White has attracted close to 10 offers from various college football programs such as Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh,
Georgia State, and Western Kentucky.
Head Coach: Leroy Hood
Coach Record: 35-40-1
2023 Record: 5-5
2023 Region Record: 0-0
2023 Region: Region 5-5A
2024 Region: 4-4A
Stadium Name:
Eddie S. Henderson Stadium
2024 Schedule:
8/16: @ Lassiter
8/23: vs. Druid Hills
8/30: @ McNair (AV)
9/13: vs. Drew
9/19: @ Forest Park (T)
9/27: vs. Jackson, Atlanta (EH)
10/4: @ M.L. King (AV)
10/10: @ Pace Academy (Riverview Sports Complex)
10/25: vs. Mays (EH)
11/1: vs. Creekside (EH)