Heath Kent is the new campus supervisor, assistant football coach, and head girls’ basketball coach at CHS. Originally from Bay City, Michigan, Kent grew up loving sports.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  “I played baseball, basketball and football,” Kent said. “Growing up, that’s pretty much all I did was play sports. That’s probably how I ended up as a coach.”
Kent started coaching right out of college at his old high school. He coached football and baseball for a year, and then moved on to a different high school to coach football, basketball and track.
He said that he enjoys basically everything about coaching.

“I enjoy spending time working with kids in the gym,” Kent Said. “For me the gym has always been my comfort zone. I just enjoy being in there and working with people.”
Jonathan Waldman, a CHS sophomore and varsity football player, thinks that Kent will be a great addition to the Greyhounds this year.
“He’s a pretty calm coach,” Waldman said. “He stays calm during the games, but he will tell you what you need to do and be cool about it. I like him as a coach and a person.”
Ben Williams, CHS junior and fellow varsity football player, enjoys Kent’s humorous side.
“He’s funny,” Williams said. “He is always cracking jokes in practice and it makes my day a lot easier. He’s a funny guy and he’s really nice.”
Both Waldman and Williams say that the new starburst play that Kent taught the team is ingenious.
“It’s tricky, but it works,” Williams said.
Varsity football head coach Samuel Horrell likes having Kent’s extra help.
“He is very knowledge about the game of football,” Horrell said. “He’s organized and passionate about helping his players reach their full potential.”
Kent’s coaching techniques have obviously worked over the years. In 2007, the football team that he coached won the state championship and the basketball team under his leadership made it to the regional finals the farthest the team had ever gone in 30 years.
Kent plans to change the spirit here at Clayton this year.
“I want to win,” Kent said. “I want to change the culture, change the attitude, and become respected as a school that will be able to compete at a high level for a long period of time.”