Matthew Schmitz takes over a Dunwoody program in his first season as a head coach in Georgia after the departure of Michael Nash, who led the program since 2015. During Nash’s tenure, the Wildcats advanced to the playoffs twice, in each of the last two seasons, and lost out in the first round in both appearances. Those marked the first playoff berths for Dunwoody since a second-round exit in 2009 in Michael Youngblood’s only season at the helm. The program has been in existence since 1972 and has won one state championship, the Class 4A title in 1993 under head coach David Kelly, marking the only undefeated season in school history. Last year, Dunwoody opened the regular season with a promising 24-7 victory against South Paulding but lost the next five games to fall to 1-5.
The Wildcats lost to Langston Hughes 58-35 in the final game of Nash’s tenure. Rebuilding the success of graduated quarterback Matt Perch will not be easy. Perch was 244-of-384 passing for 2,890 yards and scored 31 touchdowns last season. Rising junior Jack Quartararo could be leaned upon at the quarterback spot. The team also lost its top five receivers including Porter Allison (12 touchdown receptions) and Danny Boden (10 touchdown receptions). Koi Young, a rising senior, had just one touchdown reception last year and could be looked upon to step up. On the ground, Dunwoody will replace Caden Celestine, who led the team with three touchdown runs last year.
Head Coach: Matthew Schmitz
Coach Record: 0-0
2024 Record: 4-7
2024 Region: 4-5A
2024 Region Record: 3-4
2025 Region: 4-5A
Stadium Name: North DeKalb Stadium
2025 Schedule:
8/16 St. Pius X (Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Corky Kell))
8/22 Pope
9/05 @ Lumpkin County
9/12 @ Tri-Cities
9/19 Lakeside-DeKalb
9/26 @ Decatur
10/03 @ Arabia Mountain (Godfrey Stadium)
10/10 Woodward Academy
10/24 @ Chamblee
10/31 Shiloh