North Springs will look to build on the results seen in the first year of head coach Robert Braucht’s tenure. Braucht took over the program after being the defensive coordinator at Jones County. Before his time with the Greyhounds, he was the head coach at River Ridge for six seasons, accumulating a 20-35 record, making the playoffs in 2012, the first playoff appearance in school history. The Spartans had their best offensive season in years, scoring 20 points in five games, the most since the 2018 season.
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North Springs started freshman quarterback Ken’Dell Hunt in 2023, who threw for nearly 700 yards while also leading the team in rushing, accumulating over 400 yards. Wide receiver Jarquis Williams will give Hunt a dynamic passing target as he was the team’s second-leading receiver last season and was named to the All-Region 5-5A team. On the defensive side of the ball, the Spartans return their leading tackler and Second-Team All-Region linebacker John Seawell, who totaled 47 tackles and six tackles for loss.
The team will look to make a run at the playoffs for the first time since 2017. North Springs will kick off region play against three DeKalb County schools in Clarkston, Southwest DeKalb and Druid Hills. The Spartans will then face St. Pius X and Marist, who are on 18 and 30-year playoff streaks, respectively. They will close the season against three more DeKalb-based programs in Lithia Springs, Tucker, and Clarkston, in games that could decide the playoff race, before ending the regular season against Northview.
Head Coach: Robert Braucht
Coach Record: 22-43
2023 Record: 2-8
2023 Region Record: 1-5
2023 Region: 6-5A
2024 Region: 5-4A
Stadium Name: Thermopylae Stadium
2024 Schedule:
8/16 @ Holy Innocents’
8/30 @ Woodstock
9/6 @ Druid Hills
9/13 vs. Southwest DeKalb
9/20 @ Clarkston
9/27 @ St. Pius X
10/4 @ Marist
10/11 @ Lithonia
10/18 vs. Tucker
11/1 vs. Northview
