When the Campbell Spartans travel to East Cobb to take on the Lassiter Trojans for a Region 6-AAAAA matchup this Friday night, it will be a meeting of two first-year coaches, each taking over programs on opposite ends of the high-school football spectrum.
Head coach Shawn Campbell takes over a Spartan program that has been to the playoffs several times in recent years, including a 2006 appearance in the state quarterfinals. Chip Lindsey, who is trying to get his team back to the state playoffs for the first time since 2000, heads a Lassiter program that has not had a winning record since 2005. Both teams have gotten off to solid starts in 2008, each sporting a 2-1 record thus far. And Lindsey has been impressed with Campbell’s start to the season.
“I know that they had a big win over Milton and seem to be playing better [than last year],” Lindsey said. “I’m hearing good things through the coaching grapevine that they have some really good athletes and it will definitely be a really big challenge for us to be able to compete with someone like Campbell.”
Lassiter will be led on offense by senior quarterback Zach Walker and senior tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen. Walker threw for 384 yards in last Friday night’s loss to Kell. Lutzenkirchen is a highly recruited player who has already committed to Auburn.
The Spartans are led by junior quarterback Tay Wright and senior wide receiver Jerome Whiteman. The two connected for a game-winning touchdown pass to beat Milton in Week 2.
Black can be reached at sblack@scoreatl.com.
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