Coaching staff
GRIFFIN SPOTZ
Director of lacrosse, varsity head coach
This is Griffin’s fourteenth year as a head coach in Georgia and eleventh as head coach at Walton High School. At Walton, he has gone to the Elite 8 five times, as well as the Final Four three times, and the State Championship twice. In 2019, Coach Spotz led the Raiders to a victorious State Championship beating Lambert, 8-7 in the State Title game. The Raiders finished the season ranked No. 1 in the state for all of GHSA Lacrosse, 1A-7A, with a 21-2 record. They also finished the season ranked No. 3 in the Southeast by Inside Lacrosse Under Armour rankings. Their record of 7-1 against other teams that finished the season ranked in the Top 10 in the state will stand as a testament to how successful their 2019 season was. Despite the 2020 season being cut short it was one of his favorite teams, having returned most of their talent from the state title game, it was certain to be an excellent season. The culminating 2022 season will be regarded as one of his most cherished lacrosse journeys, having coached most every player on that team since they were at U11 and U13 age groups in club lacrosse. Being able to take a second group of players to the state title game will always be a special memory, and one that he pursues every year for the rest of his career. Coach Spotz was awarded the NFHS Boys Lacrosse Coach of the Year for 2019 by the GHSA, and the County County of the Year three times. He loves coaching at Walton, where he finds a supportive community with everyone striving to make it a successful high school lacrosse experience. Coach Spotz thanks his loving wife, Natalie, son, Rylan and daughter, Ivy, for always supporting the time he puts into the lacrosse program and Walton.
JACK CHASE
Varsity assistant coach
Jack is ecstatic to get back to business with the varsity coaching staff this year. He graduated from Walton in 2011 after claiming the state championship and first-team all-state honors. In his collegiate career at Berry College, Jack won Berry's Male Student Athlete of the Year as a captain of the team his senior year. He was awarded first team all-conference each of the first three years of the SAA. Jack is incredibly competitive and driven to impact the lives of Walton athletes.
MICHAEL HOLDER
Varsity assistant coach
Michael has been around the game of lacrosse for more than 16 years. He grew up and started his lacrosse career in East Cobb and played at Young Harris College before finishing his college career at the University of Georgia. He played both attack and midfield. After college, Michael was offensive coordinator at South Forsyth, where he was able to advance to the elite eight. In his second year with the Raiders, he helped lead the team to a state championship finalist. In the off-season, Michael is head coach of the 2023 and 2024 team for Team 91.
JOSH BAKER
Varsity assistant coach
Josh is a Texas native who has been playing lacrosse since his teenage years. He played at Berry College where he was a three-time, all-conference selection, setting multiple program records. Josh is excited for another season with the Raiders and looks forward to helping develop the team's potential.
MICHAEL CABRAL
JV head coach
Michael Cabral is a 2020 graduate of Walton High School. He was an integral player on the 2019 state championship team, winning the Defensive Player of the Year award. He played in the Auburn University club program for two years. Michael is excited to be able to give back to the Walton lacrosse community as a JV assistant coach.
VINCE WALCH
JV assistant coach
Vince has been involved with lacrosse throughout most of his life. Growing up, basketball and baseball were his main sports until he was introduced to lacrosse his freshman year of high school. He played attack at Emmanuel College and at Georgia Southern. Since moving back to Atlanta, he has been involved in various lacrosse programs. Starting out at Campbell High, he was one of the key coaches to turn around a 2-14 program to go 8-8. At Milton, he helped coach the offense to an Elite 8 appearance. He coached offense for Walton Jurnior's Senior Select program and led Sprayberry’s varsity team. Vince is now in his fifth year at Walton and focuses on preparing and developing players to be varsity-ready. In 2022, Vince relaunched Dirty Birds Lacrosse, a club team that was founded by Varsity Head Coach Griffin Spotz.
Walton High School
1590 Bill Murdock Road
Marietta, Ga. 30062
(770) 578-3225
Email: waltonboyslax@gmail.com