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Arnett was a staff member on 2 state championship teams in Florida('96 & '99) at Lakeland High where he was the defensive line coach. Sometime in the early 2000s he became defensive coordinator at Lake Gibson High which is also in Lakeland, FL. Most importantly though, he brought a winning attitude to Clay. He saw what it took to be prepared and compete on a weekly basis and he saw LOTS of D1 talent on a weekly basis. There can be success again at Clay but I think it will take a core group of players who do not play basketball. When I think back on Clay's successful years the majority of the starters only played football...with a few playing baseball. Some notable exceptions are Sean Pennington, Anthony "Pepper" Gilbert and Deshae Henson.