Carmel: How the ‘Hounds Can Reach New Heights in 2025

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's a return to an old era at Carmel as Kevin Wright comes back to the Greyhounds as head coach. Wright led Carmel from 2010-2014, during which he compiled three state championship appearances (and a victory in 2011). The Greyhounds are fired up to have the coach who enters his 17th year overall as head coach in Indiana, where he has a 159-28 record. The Greyhounds are certainly hopeful Wright can lead the team to heights following a rough-and-tumble 2024 season littered with injuries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We'll get a good idea, quickly, how good Carmel will be as they open up with four tough opponents: at Fishers, at Louisville Trinity, and two tough home games against Westfield and Centerville High School (Ohio). Here are two notes on high-impact players who could lead the ‘Hounds to new heights in 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key returners on offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Returning for the Greyhounds on offense will be quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='339065' first='Anthony' last='Coellner'] who has committed to Troy. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound gunslinger has a lot of potential at the college level. A talented young player to keep on your radar will be Ayden Johnson, a 2028 prospect who is a threat in the running game and passing game who has a chance to be really good and see his role expand this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key returners on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The meat of the team will be on the defensive side of the ball. Safety [player_tooltip player_id='1087436' first='Isaac' last='Nelson'] is committed to Wake Forest and is a big returning starter. Defensive end/edge prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1175629' first='Kaiden' last='Bower'] is a tall and long 6-foot-3, 250-pound edge who is committed to Charlotte, and has immense potential at the college level with his size-speed combination and quick first step. A rising junior who has a chance to develop into a star in the program is outside linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='1707072' first='Aiden' last='Dickerson'], a 6-foot-4, 220-pound prospect who could be one of the Hoosier State's best prospects with a strong junior season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->