Don Hurlburt

Coach Hurlburt is in his second year of teaching Special Education and coaching basketball at Etowah. He earned his BA degree in History from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, where he also played college basketball. After college, he played for five years and coached for one year in Switzerland in the European Leagues. Having coached at the AAU, Club, College and International levels, Don is in his first year as the Varsity Boys Coach at Etowah. He is married to Teri and they have three children, Mike, Lindsay, and Chris.

Bob Westbrook

Coach Westbrook (44) graduated from University of Georgia and currently teaches PE/Health here at Etowah. He received his Master degree in Administration from Lincoln Memorial. He is currently finishing up his Specialist in Administration from Lincoln Memorial. Coach Westbrook has coached varsity basketball for 20 years. He has coached at George Walton Academy in Monroe, GA, Piedmont Academy in Monticello, GA, and at Gilmer High School in Ellijay GA. He has won over 300 games, 8 region championships and taken his teams to the state tournament 13 times. Coach Westbrook’s record here at Etowah is 60-24. His wife Machael is a teacher at ET Booth Middle School. He and his wife take care of 5 boys: Jake 17, Dylan 16, Joey 15, Colby 13, Jeremy 13.

Michael Tuley

Coach Tuley is a graduate of Wheeler High School in Marietta and a graduate of Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga. He is married to Rebecca and they have two children, Darby, 12, and Shane, 9. Coach Tuley is in his second year of coaching basketball at Etowah and currently teaches Special Education. He and his family attend Wildwood Baptist Church.

JJ Cantrell

JJ Cantrell (26) is a former player here at Etowah, where he played Football, Basketball, and Baseball. He received his Associates Degree in Education and played baseball at Young Harris College. He then played baseball at Columbus State University, where he received his BS in Mental Retardation. He earned his Masters degree from North Georgia College in Interrelated Special Education. He is currently finishing up his Specialist in Administration from Lincoln Memorial. JJ has coached football, baseball, and golf here at Etowah. Coach Cantrell has piled up a 48-2 record as the JV coach the last 3 seasons. His wife, Kristin, just gave birth to their first child, a son Evan William this summer. The Cantrell’s live in Canton.

Gerald Sharpe

Coach Sharpe is in his first year of teaching Special Education at Etowah. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Armstrong State and has a M.Ed from North Georgia College. With 20 years of basketball coaching experience on the High School and College levels, both as an Assistant and Head Coach, he most recently was the Athletic Director at Reinhardt College. He and his wife, Nancy, have been married for 21 years and have two children, Lindsey and Ryan.

Donna Ross

Coach Ross (27) is a graduate of nearby Milton High School, where she played basketball, softball, and ran track. She played basketball for two years at Wesleyan College. Donna then transferred to Kennesaw State University where she was very active in the athletic training program. She graduated from KSU with a BS in Health and Physical Education. Donna is teaching Health at ET Booth Middle School. Coach Ross has moved up to the JV after coaching the freshman the last three years. She and her husband, Chuck, live in Woodstock.

Rob Graner

Coach Graner is a graduate of Springfield College in Springfield, MA with a B.S. in Phys. Ed/Health (1993). He has a M.A. in Health Studies from the University of Alabama (2003).

Coach Graner has coached at all levels at Etowah starting as a Freshman boy’s coach, then to the Junior Varsity and becoming Head boy’s Varsity coach in 1999 until 2002. During his tenure as head varsity coach he led the Eagles to the State Tournament the only two times in the school's history and reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2001. Coach Graner was named Coach of the Year in Cherokee County for the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons in boy’s basketball. He also coaches Girls Golf at Etowah.

Coach Graner has been married to Louise Hale for 8 years. They have a daughter Kate (5yrs) and son Andrew (1 ½).