Kyle Sloter, Mt. Pisgah's do-it-all star

Now that the football season has come to a close, Mount Pisgah senior Kyle Sloter is now focused on basketball. The Class A standout is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder at Mount Pisgah and plays all five positions. He has scored 1180 points over his three-year career and has made first-team all-region the last two season. Sloter even has a spot in the GHSA record book, having made nine three-pointers in a game last year. He would be one heck of a basketball prospect if he wasn’t a standout quarterback with a scholarship offer to Tulane in his back pocket.

Sloter recently participated in an interview with Score about his football future with the Green Wave and the recruiting process. Sloter was a four-year starter at Mount Pisgah, racking up over 2,200 yards all-purpose yards his senior year. Playing at Class A Mount Pisgah was both a blessing and a curse though when it came to the recruiting process. “I was able to start earlier and play four years to gain a lot of experience, but it also hurt because we don’t get exposed as much as larger schools.”

Sloter stood out despite the team’s running back going down with an injury and youth at the wide receiver position. Those elements though were out of his control, so he just concentrated on helping his team win. “I was able to keep focus my senior year because I knew that was all I could control.”

Sloter noted that getting the first offer from Tulane was his favorite part of the recruiting process. “It meant my dream of playing at the next level was realized.” He did point out that sometimes coaches would not call back. “You don’t know exactly what coaches are really thinking and if you are really a part of their plan.”

Sloter received an offer from Tulane’s quarterbacks coach earlier this season after the school found him on a recruiting site. The 6-foot-5 prospect visited the campus and committed before returning to Atlanta. Sloter noted that he will likely redshirt next season since Tulane’s starting quarterback is just a junior this year. “I’m happy where I’m at now,” said Sloter though he did say he would look at other offers should they come in, including basketball. No player has ever made both the Score 44 in football and basketball the same year. Sloter could well become the first if he dominates on the hardwood just as he did on the gridiron.