Athletics
Hall of Fame
Carl Carter, 1974
Years at SCPS: 40+
Athletic Involvement at SCPS:
Coach Carter has impacted thousands of lives at Savannah Christian and is the All-time winningest Baseball Coach. His impact extends well beyond his athletes. He is objectively one of the most beloved people in the school’s history.
Back
- Outstanding athlete and coach
- Football and baseball star who went on to play at Newberry
- Member of the Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame
Coach Carter has impacted thousands of lives at Savannah Christian and is the All-time winningest Baseball Coach. His impact extends well beyond his athletes. He is objectively one of the most beloved people in the school’s history.
ATHLETE
1972 Football Most Valuable Player
1973 Football Most Valuable Player
1973 Football Team Captain & Best Running Back
1972 & 1973 Football Golden Helmet Award All State/All City Player of the Year
1973 & 74 Baseball Best Pitcher Award
1974 Baseball Most Valuable Player
1974 Most Athletic
1974 Football Scholarship to Newberry College
1975 Baseball Scholarship to Newberry College
1979 Graduate Newberry College
1979 Football Camp Atlanta Falcons
1979 Pre-Training with Dallas Cowboys
COACH
1980 Pathway Day Head Coach Football State Championships
1980 Pathway Day Head Coach Baseball State Championships
1981 Pathway Day Head Coach Baseball State Championships
1982-83 St. Andrews Prep School Head Coach Baseball
1983 – 1989 SCPS Tennis and Football Coach
1988 Tennis 4-AAA Region Championship and Tennis Coach of the Year
1989-2019 Head Baseball Coach
Region State Baseball Championships/Coach of the Year Award: 1989, 1990,1994,1995,1997,1998,1999,2002,2003,2004,2005,2009,2016,2017,2018,2019
State Playoffs Baseball:1989,1990,1994,1995,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, (AAA),2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
2008 Coach for Georgia All Star Baseball Team
2016 500 Baseball Wins – Hometown Hero Savannah, GA
2017 Georgia High School Baseball State Championship SCPC
2017 Head Coach for Georga All Star Baseball Team
2017 Inducted into ‘Georgia Dugout Hall of Fame’
2017 Inducted into the ‘Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame’
2017 First Inductee ‘Prep Sports Report Hall of Fame’
2020 Baseball Field Dedicated to ‘Carl Carter Field’
2025 1st Round Inductees of ‘Savannah Christian Hall of Fame’
COACH CARTER’S FAVORITE SAYINGS:
“IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A RAIDER”
“IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A RAIDER”
“ONCE A RAIDER, ALWAYS A RAIDER”
“RAIDER BORN, RAIDER BRED, AND WHEN I DIE, I’M RAIDER DEAD”
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