Pinecrest alumnus Jack Carpenter is Athlete of the Week.
Carpenter is a 2016 graduate of Pinecrest, where he was a two-sport athlete. As a member of the baseball and football team, he earned the Burlsworth Character Award, which is given to 50 student-athletes across the country.
Since leaving Pinecrest, Carpenter has gone on to become a successful football coach. He was a student manager for the NC State team, and he was then promoted to student assistant coach.
After college, he has served as an assistant coach at North Gaston High School and Montgomery Central. He eventually worked his way up to defensive coordinator at Montgomery and just took another step up, getting named head coach for the Timberwolves following the retirement of Chris Metzger.
