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Allen
Whitehart
Boys Head Coach
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Coach
Allen Whitehart enters his fifth season overall at Centennial. In
his first year with the Knights, Coach Whitehart served as the JV
head coach before being promoted to Varsity assistant. He served as
Varsity assistant for the Knights during the 2004-05 and 2005-06
seasons. Since Coach Whitehart came to Centennial as an
assistant, the boys
basketball
program has set school records for wins in each of the last four
years. The Knights' 2005-06 season was highlighted by
Centennial advancing to the 2nd round of the state playoffs (Sweet
16) for the first time in school history with a final record of
19-11. The 2006-07 season was Coach Whitehart's first season
as Varsity head coach. Centennial basketball continued to
improve with Whitehart at the helm as the Knights had a record
breaking year, setting the school record for wins at 28, fewest
losses 5, and the most consecutive wins 21. The highlight of
the season came as Centennial won their first region basketball
championship on their way to playing for the Georgia AAAAA State
Championship, coming up one point short and finishing as State
Runner- Up. Subsequently, Coach Whitehart was named Georgia
AAAAA Coach of the Year as well as Region 6-AAAAA Coach of the Year
for his teams' accomplishments. Coach Whitehart looks to build
upon Centennial's success by continuing to stress team work,
fundamentals, dedication and hard work.
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Lindsay
Meekhof
Girls Head
Coach
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Coach
Lindsay Meekhof is going into her second year as the Lady Knights
coach for Centennial High School. This is Coach Meekhof’s fourth year
overall at Centennial, as she was the junior varsity coach and varsity
assistant her first two years. Coach Meekhof played collegiate
basketball at Bluffton University where she earned her Bachelor’s
degree in Middle Childhood Education, along with a minor in Coaching.
When Coach Meekhof is not on the court coaching, she enjoys traveling
with her husband, Adam, and spending time with their family.
Coach Meekhof is very excited about the upcoming season, “we have a
great group of young ladies on our team. We have young and new
talent, along with some veteran and experienced players, which is
going to help provide us the balance we need to be successful.”
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Thomas Moede
Boys JV and
Freshmen Coach
Boys Assistant
Varsity Coach
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Coach Moede is from Windom,
Minnesota where he lettered in football, basketball and track. In
college, Coach Moede played football for NJCAA National Champion
Ellsworth College in Northern Iowa. He has over 12 years of coaching
experience. Coach Moede has coordinated instructional clinics for AAU
teams for boys and girls of all ages. Moede's resume also includes
three
seasons as Roswell High School's boys JV head coach and varsity
assistant. At Centennial he has served as Girls Freshmen, JV and
Varsity Assistant Coach respectively. Coach Moede currently teaches P.E at Hillside Elementary School.
He is also the founder of Moede Hoop School where he gives private
lessons and runs instructional clinics for youth athletes. He has a wife, Leah, and 2
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Andrea
Williams
Girls
Assistant Varsity Coach
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Coach
Andrea Williams earned her BS in Physical Education in 1998 from Winthrop
University where she played basketball for three seasons. She then
went on to become a student assistant in the women's basketball
program. There she got her first taste of coaching. She then
went on to coach two years of middle school basketball, winning one region
championship after a 12-0 season her second year coaching. She also
coached two years of AAU 14-under boys basketball where the team received
two invitations to the national tournament after winning numerous regional
and state tournaments. She has been coaching varsity girls basketball for
the last eight years. Coach Williams spent the last four years
at Rockmart High School in Rockmart, Georgia. Prior to coming to Georgia,
she coached varsity basketball in South Carolina where her team qualified
for the state playoffs each of the four years. Coach Williams
received her MS in Instructional Technology from American
Intercontinental University in 2004. She has one son,
Zuric, who is six years old. |
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Dave Goldin
Boys Assistant
Varsity Coach
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Coach Goldin is beginning
his first year coaching basketball at Centennial. He has over 17
years of coaching experience in basketball and baseball including
working with the Jr. Knights programs. As a student-athlete at
Dunwoody High School, Coach Goldin was a player on the inaugural
basketball team at Dunwoody. He was also an avid volleyball player
throughout high school and college. After graduating from Auburn
University in 1979, he entered the private sector and spent his career
in the medical device field leading and managing teams while
successfully consulting with physicians during operations involving
his medical technology with the goal of improving positive patient
outcomes. He hopes to bring continuity, improved structure, and basic
basketball fundamentals to the program. His goal is to also help
develop student-athletes by bringing a bigger picture of life after
basketball. Coach Goldin is the proud father of Will and
Michael Goldin (Michael played on Coach Whitehart's first JV Team);
both graduates of Centennial. Cindy, his wife of 27 years, is no
stranger to Centennial as she has been involved in substitute
teaching, volunteering, and working in the student health clinic. |
Albert Moore
Girls JV Coach
Girls Assistant
Varsity Coach
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Albert
Moore is 28 years old and is from Greenwood, Mississippi. He is married
with three boys that reside in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the adapted
physical education teacher at Holcomb Bridge Middle School. He played
basketball, football, and baseball in high school, but only played
football and baseball in college. This will be his first year coaching
with the Knights.
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Ray
Wilkins
Boys Assistant
Varsity Coach
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Jill Irwin
Girls JV Coach
Girls Assistant
Varsity Coach
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Ray
Parker
Boys Assistant
JV Coach
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Willie
Ferrell
Girls Freshmen
Coach
Girls Assistant
Varsity Coach
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Willie
Ferrell played basketball for two years in high school. He was the
freshman girls basketball coach at North Springs High School for three
years. He is also an assistant football coach at Centennial High
School. This will be his first year coaching for the Knights as a
basketball coach. |
