For the 2025-2026 school year, the Armuchee Indians have a brand new head coach, Aaron Avery, and are beginning a “rebuild” for the football program. Coach Avery and the Armuchee community have some high expectations for football season. Coach Avery said, “The new football program is meant to be the beginning for young and coming athletes at Armuchee for the foreseeable future.” Coach Avery is excited about joining a program where he can see and help coach athletes for seven consecutive years. He also seems genuinely happy to be joining the Tribe community.
Football is a big part of high school in Georgia so Coach Avery has very big shoes to fill as the new head coach. The Armuchee football program has not had a winning record in many years. Last year the team went 3-8; in the 2023-2024 season, they went 4-6, and in the 2022-2023 season they went 3-7. The last winning season for Armuchee football was a 5-4 record in 2021–2022. It would be great if Coach Avery can help lead the football team back to a winning season!
Coach Avery believes he can be successful with the young, talented players on his roster, as well as support from parents, students, alumni. Coach Avery defines success for his team. He said, “Every week we strive to be the best version of ourselves. At the end of the day, I want everyone to be better athletically and mentally for this program.” Coach Avery is really excited to see where the team will go this year.
Now let’s talk about the team’s chemistry. Senior defensive linebacker Logan Wellmaker said, “I think the chemistry is very balanced aside from the few situations at practice.” Players on the team like and respect each other and have formed strong bonds that help with the overall positive chemistry of the team. Players feel like the team’s chemistry is one built on trust, fellowship, and respect. Coach Avery said, “We are all aligned at this point and on the same page with our goals. I think the chemistry is good. As the head coach, I want to make sure my staff is setting the bar high for coaching Armuchee athletes on the field, but also making sure that they care about the players outside of football. For me, it’s not just about what athletes can do on the football field; it’s also about who they are off the football field. I want to help my athletes be well-rounded individuals both on and off the field.” Coach Avery believes that being aligned with his co-workers on each other’s goals and being friends outside of football can help build the team from the ground up.
Not only is team chemistry needed to build a program, team culture is a vital part of building up and forward, too. This year with the new coaches and some new players the team’s culture has changed drastically. Coach Avery said, “Right now our culture is that we play with outstanding effort, that we compete every single play against anyone regardless of the situation, and that we are a group who can put the success of the program over individual success.”
So far this season Coach Avery has been impressed by his team’s “unbelievable effort” and how they play with “outstanding pride” for Armuchee football. Coach Avery pointed out specific players like Logan Wellmaker and Cason Wade, who he said play with undeniable effort on every single play of the game.
While Coach Avery is excited about the current players and the 2025 season, he will tell you one of the things that attracted him to coaching at Armuchee was the size of the school, the friendly community, and the fact that the middle school and high school are both located on the same campus. Coach Avery said, “I’m really excited for the young guys. Being part of a 6-12 school allows me to see all the young players and allows me to keep building a core off of the youngsters for the future.” Coach Avery loves the fact that he gets to hear regularly about athletes in the lower grades, but even more importantly, that he can easily watch them, assess their skills, and understand how they will fit into the current state of the program.
Wide receiver coach/ play caller Coach Chubb believes that the future of Armuchee is in great hands. He said, “I think Armuchee is going to be in good shape with Coach Avery at the lead. I think the current and upcoming classes have some competitors in them. They are all smart, sometimes too smart!” Chubb believes that the future of Armuchee looks bright with the coaching staff, current competitive older athletes, and the younger core athletes that show great potential!
Underclassmen Tate Carney is one of a few freshmen that has started in varsity games this year, a very impressive accomplishment. Tate is a very skilled and talented player. He’s athletic and determined to be great, which is a big reason why he started. Tate said, “I think being the only one on varsity is very cool. I am happy that I had this opportunity. Some people do treat me differently since I’m playing on varsity.” Tate isn’t the only freshman starting. Coach Avery’s success is looking bright in the future of the Armuchee Football Program. In addition, the young players are all excited for the years to come. The athletes think and believe that they can change the history of Armuchee football.
For the 2025-2026 school year, the Armuchee Indians have a brand new head coach, Aaron Avery, and are beginning a “rebuild” for the football program. Coach Avery and the Armuchee community have some high expectations for football season. Coach Avery is excited about joining a program where he can see and help coach athletes for seven consecutive years. He also seems genuinely happy to be joining the Tribe community.
