Roswell HS Principal Dr. Robert Shaw and Athletic Director Ben Sutter are pleased to announce that Chris Prewett will be taking over the helm as head football coach and Matt McCarthy as head baseball/softball coach.

Prewett is a native of Warner Robins, Georgia, and graduated from Houston County HS. After playing high school football, he went on to play at LaGrange College. He holds a bachelors degree in mathematics and a masters degree in teaching.

Prewett is not new to Roswell HS, having served as the Hornets defensive coordinator since 2017, producing some of the top defenses in the state in each of his years at RHS. Before coming to Roswell, Prewett was in the same position at Johns Creek HS for two seasons and one season at Pope HS.

McCarthy is an Alpharetta native and a graduate of Chattahoochee HS where he was part of the 2005 State Championship baseball team. He went on to play college baseball at Jefferson State Community College before finishing up at the University of Georgia with a major in health and physical education. McCarthy also earned a masters degree in kinesiology from Georgia Southern University.

Having taught and coached in Fulton County for seven years, McCarthy served as head baseball/softball coach at Centennial HS for three of those years. During this time, he has been part of many summer programs, working with athletes from all over Georgia. McCarthy will also teach physical education at Roswell HS beginning this fall.