Coaches

Head Coach – Tony “Howie” DeCristofaro – DeCristofaro@fultonschools.org
Second Year Head Coach

Former Pope HS Asst. Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, and Strength/Conditioning Coach

* Record 100-48
* State Runner-up
* Four time region finalists
* Five District Championships
* Coached at University of Miami

* Athletic Director-Manatee High School
* 1A Head coach of the year South Florida 1990
* 6A Head coach of the year Central Florida 1996
* 6A Head coach of the year Southwest Florida 2001
* Coached 7 athletes to FL Weightlifting Championships

Offensive Coordinator – Josh Smerker- SmerkerJ@fultonschools.org

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete DeWeese – deweesep@fultonschools.org
Language Arts from Philadelphia, Mississippi
Ole Miss

Coaching Experience: Student Asst. Coach – Offensive Line, Ole Miss (’00-’05); Offensive Line Coach / Interim Head Coach, Kemper County High School (’05); Defensive Backs, Barron Collier High School (’06); Offensive Line, Pope High School (’07); Milton High School (2008-Present)

Special Teams Coach – Joe Allison – allisonj@fultonschools.org

Special Education Teacher - Miami, Fl
BA from University of Memphis, Exercise Physiology
Inagural Winner of the Lou Groza award (92)

Tampa Bay Bucs (94) Memphis Maddogs (CFL- 95)

Coaching experience – North Forsyth HS (2004-11)Special Teams – Kickers – Punters – LongSnappers / RB’s (2006-11)

Schools for Kicking Punting Instruction – Carol White – (1990 – Present)

Wide Receivers Coach – Justin Bacile – BacileJ@fultonschools.org
Social Studies Teacher from Oviedo, FL

University of Florida (B.A.; M.Ed.)

Coaching Experience: Coffee County High School, GA – Assistant Freshman Coach (2005)

Etowah High School, GA – Head Freshman Coach (2006); Wide Receivers (07-08); Quarterbacks (2009)

Sequoyah High School, GA – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (10-11)

Defensive Backs – Lonnie Estes – estesl@fultonschools.org

Special Education teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio
Bethune Cookman University

Coaching Experience: 2 years Defensive Backs, New Smyrna Beach High School, Milton High School Defensive Backs (’08 – Present)

Defensive Tackles – Shawn McCarty
Policeman from Roswell, Georgia
Troy University

Coaching Experience: Milton High School (’09-Present)

Line Coach – Todd Perry
NFL Football player from Elizabethtown, Kentucky
B.A. University of Kentucky
Chicago Bears (8), Miami Dolphins (3)

Coaching Experience: 2 years, Running Backs and OL, Georgia State (’09-’10)

2nd year with Milton Football

Defensive Backs/Corners – Steve Sapere - SapereS@fultonschools.org

Special Education teacher from Spring Valley, NY

BS from Cortland State College, Med from Georgia Southern University

Coaching Experience:

Naples High School, FL (93-94) – wide receivers/defensive backs; Lely High School, FL (95-2000) – special teams coordinator/defensive coordinator/defensive backs; North Port High School, FL (2000) – defensive coordinator/linebackers; Barron Collier High School, FL (01-05) – special teams coordinator/defensive coordinator/defensive backs; Creekview High School, GA (06-09) – special teams coordinator/inside linebackers

Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line – Mike Scott – scottm@fultonschools.org
Physical Education/Weight Training teacher from West Chester, Ohio.
B.A. University of Kentucky

Coaching Experience: Student Coach, Kentucky (’96-’98); OL Coach, Trinity, TX Univ (’99); T/TE Coach, Univ of Central Florida (’00); RB/Recruiting Coordinator, Univ of West Alabama (’01); OL Coach/Run Game Coordinator, Univ of West Georgia (’02-’04); OL Coach, Southeastern Louisiana Univ (’05); Milton High School OC/OL Coach (2006-Present)