Position : Freshman Head Coach /Freshman Offense and Secondary

Nathaniel Jackson brings 30 years of coaching experience to
his second year as the head coach of Sparkman's freshman team.
Coach Jackson has been at Central High School in Tuscaloosa ,
Buckhorn High School and Phillips High School . He was also the
head coach at Johnson High School in Huntsville . His experience
also includes coaching a year with the semi-pro football team,
the Huntsville Invaders. He graduated from Akron Public High
School and later played football and earned a bachelor's degree
from Alabama A&M University . He was then drafted by the NFL's
Houston Oilers. He is married to the lovely Carolyn, and they have
three children -- Carla, Carmen and Nathaniel Jr. Jackson and his wife were recently recognized as Madison County Foster Parents of the year.

Position : Freshman Offensive Line

Franklin Pritchett is in his second year serving as the offensive
and defensive line coach for Sparkman's freshman team.
He has six years of coaching experience, with prior coaching
responsibilities in football and wrestling at SouthCentral Middle
School in Cartersville , Ga. , Scottsboro High School and Chilton
County High School .

Coach Pritchett is a 1988 graduate of Scottsboro High School
and earned a bachelor's degree from Athens State University
and a master's degree from Jacksonville State University . He
is teaching computer science at Sparkman. He and his wife
Jeanie have four children -- Daniel, 11; Benjamin, 8; Mary, 6
and Timothy, 5.

Position : Freshman Defensive Line

Kevin Sledge is in his first year as a member of the Sparkman Coaching Staff, he will be serving as a freshman assistant coach. He comes to Sparkman after serving as a student coaching assistant at Lauderdale County High School . Before his assignment at Lauderdale County he served as a volunteer coach at his alma mater Lexington High School from 2000-2003.

After graduating from Lexington High School in 1998, Kevin earned his bachelor's degree from Athens State University . He is currently working on his master's degree at the University of North Alabama . He and his wife Kristin reside in Rogersville , Alabama .

Position : Freshman Linebackers