Hebron Christian coach Kenny Dallas steps down to accept pastoral position

Dallas’ career record is 173-105 with 10 region championships.

“Although Coach Dallas has served at HCA for only one year, his impact has been extraordinary,” Hebron said in a statement issued by head of school James Taylor and athletic director Taylor Davis. “Under his leadership, our football program reached historic heights, including last season’s back-to-back State Championship, an achievement that reflects discipline, unity, perseverance and trust in the Lord.”

Dallas did not respond immediately to a call for comment, but Hebron later released a video on X that showed Dallas talking with his players.

“Never in my life would I have accepted to come here if I thought it was for one year, not for you, and I wouldn’t do that for my own family either,” Dallas said. “I absolutely do believe this next step into full-time ministry is what God is calling me to do. The only thing I can do is I can look each one of you in the eyes and tell you I believe I am honoring the Lord.”

A Tennessee native, Dallas came to Georgia to coach Landmark Christian in 2001. He led that Fairburn school to six region titles and the 2011 Class A final, a 20-3 loss to Savannah Christian.

Dallas left coaching to become a campus minister at Grace Christian Academy in Franklin, Tennessee. He returned to Georgia and was Eagle’s Landing Christian’s defensive coordinator and associate head coach from 2014-16. ELCA won two state titles during that time.

From there, Dallas moved on to Trinity Christian, a school in Sharpsburg. Trinity Christian had little football success until Dallas led the Lions a state runner-up finish in 2017, his first season, in the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA).

Trinity Christian’s 2021 team was 14-0, averaged 53 points per game and defeated Prince Avenue Christian 55-28 for the Class A Private championship.