Davin Nelson and his family are excited to be returning members of the Daingerfield Tiger Nation. He is extremely excited and feels blessed to have the opportunity to serve his 6th year as the Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. Coach Nelson is a graduate of Tatum High School and Jarvis Christian College. He previously served in the USMC before starting his coaching career in 2007 at John Tyler High School. In 2008 Coach Nelson went to Jacksonville High School where he coached running backs in 2009, defensive backs in 2010 and the secondary from 2011 through 2014. In 2014 Coach Nelson served as Assistant Head football, Defensive Coordinator and Head Boys Track Coach at Woodville High School until coming to Daingerfield in 2016. Prior to becoming the AD/HFC in 2018, Nelson also served as the Assistant Head Football, Defensive Coordinator and Head Track Coach here in Daingerfield. “I would like to thank the school board and community for all their support. Our family has felt welcomed and loved here in Daingerfield. Most importantly thank you to our parents, booster club and fans for taking such good care of our Tigers and allowing us to coach them.”
Meet the Coaches

Davin Nelson

Dana J. Carter
Dana J. Carter is entering her 24th year at Daingerfield High School. She serves as Girls Coordinator, Head Girls Cross Country Coach, Head Girls Track coach and Govt/Eco teacher. Dana is a graduate of Post High School in Post, Texas and of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Dana and her husband, Mike, have been married for 26 years and have one daughter, Laura age 19 who attends the University of Texas at Austin.

Curtis Lewis
Curtis Lewis is a 1978 graduate of DHS. After high school he attended Prairie View A&M University and received his B.S degree. He came back home in 1983 to accept a coaching/teaching position at DHS. He has been a part of many state championships while in Daingerfield, starting with playing on the 1977 State Championship Basketball team. During his 39 years of coaching/teaching here at Daingerfield he has been proud to have coached several State Championship football teams and track teams. Coach Lewis is married to Lesia Lewis, superintendent of Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD. They have two children and five grandchildren. He is an active member of Mt. Mitchell Church of Christ.

Averi Nelson
Averi Nelson is in her 9th year as the Athletic Trainer for Daingerfield. After graduating from Upper Iowa University with a BS in Athletic Training, she attended A.T. Still University while working at Quitman ISD. She graduated with her Master’s Degree in Human Movement/Sports Conditioning in 2010, and went on to work at Jacksonville ISD, TMI Sports Medicine – Home of the Texas Rangers, and Woodville ISD. Averi is a BOC Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainer with many other certifications. She covers all sports and athletes at Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD. She is the mother of Ainsley, Kenna and Jude.

Jermaine Mitchell
My name is Jermaine Mitchell, and I am going on my 7th year coaching here at Daingerfield - Lone Star ISD. I was born and raised here in Daingerfield. I graduated from Daingerfield in 2003 and went to play college baseball at Texarkana College and University of North Carolina Greensboro. In 2006, I was drafted by the Oakland Athletics, and played 9 years of professional baseball. I had stints with the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Minnesota Twins. I have a son, Jayden, that will be a senior this year for DLS ISD. He letters in football and baseball. I enjoy spending time with my family and fishing in my down time.

D’Maya Hashaway
I am D’Maya Hashaway, (Coach Hash) a third year coach, and life mentor. I was born and raised in East Texas. I am a graduate of Pittsburg High School class of 2015 where I was a student-athlete, and Southern Arkansas University alumni class of 2018. My main objective this year at DLS ISD is to embody these student-athletes with enthusiasm, direction, and positive support to mold the bright futures they deserve. It’s a pleasure to take on this mission with my very first group of girls.

Coach White
I’m Coach White, Head Girl's Basketball coach and Assistant Coach for Volleyball and Softball. This is my 8th year teaching Spanish at Daingerfield High school.

Shawn Freeman
Shawn is a 1995 graduate of Daingerfield High School, where she was a founding member of the Bengal Belles dance team in 1991. She has begun her 10th year of teaching at Daingerfield, and will be coaching softball and is the Director of the Tiger Belles Drill Team.
She has a love for all Tiger Sports.
Toni Walker
Coach Toni Walker is in her 2nd year at the district, and her first year as head volleyball coach. A graduate of Auburn University, Coach Walker loves watching college football. Coach Walker has three kids; Jonah (DLS '23), Rachael (sophomore, DLS) and Anistyn (8th, DLS). In what little free time she has, Coach Walker's favorite things include coffee and flamingos.

Tyson Brown
This is Coach Brown's second year at Daingerfield High School, and he will be assisting with football and track and heading up the Powerlifting team. He will also be our Strength and Conditioning coach.
Coach Brown graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Sul Ross State University.

Kris Traylor
This will be Coach Traylor's third year with the Tigers. He attended Woodville ISD as a multisport athlete and is working on his degree. He is the defensive back coach with football, assistant baseball and coaches our high jumpers on the track team.

Steve Wells
Coach Steve Wells is starting his 33rd year of coaching and his second year as Defensive Coordinator at Daingerfield. He was the AD/Head Football coach at Hooks, Mineola, Jacksonville and Texarkana Liberty Eylau for a 20 year span. Coach Wells has 3 children, and 3 grandchildren and loves to bass fish as a hobby!

Aaron Clevenger
My wife Amanda and I are excited to be in our second year at Daingerfield. I will be starting my 11th year of coaching and 12th year in education.

Taylor Haskell
My family and I are excited to be a part of the Daingerfield Tiger family, helping to add to an already incredible legacy that has been built here. This will be my 5th year coaching in total, I'm thrilled to be helping coach football and track this school year. I love fishing, playing softball, and hanging out with my family and friends. GoTigers!

Desmond Johnson
Graduated from Daingerfield in 2010 and was a part of the 2008 and 2009 State championship teams. Played college football for Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotesbefore transfering to the University of North Texas and he graduated from UNT in 2016 with my Bachelors Business Administration focusing on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. After graduation, I went on to work for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services for 6 years until I resigned to come and work for Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD. Currently teaching Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance, as well as Leadership at the Junior High. Will be coaching Football, Basketball, and Track for the Junior High. In my spare time, I either travel across the country or I spend time with my family.
Patrick Dukes
Coach Dukes is entering his 6th year coaching and first year as Junior High Assistant Principal. I graduated from Liberty-Eylau High School in 2008 and was a part of the 06 Baseball State Championship team as well as the 06 Football State Championship team. I completed my undergraduate work at Ouachita Baptist University where I was also a 3-year football letterman. I completed my graduate work at Henderson State University where I also was a 1-year football letterman. My wife Clair is the 8th grade math teacher at the Junior High. In my free time I love to hunt, fish and spend time in my lazy boy chair. I’m excited to be a part of Daingerfield ISD and hope to add value wherever I can.
Caleb Harley
In his first year here as the Offensive Coordinator, Coach Harley is in his 7th year of coaching. Originally from Orange, TX, he comes to us from Sunray, where he spent 3 seasons. Coach Harley loves to paint garden rocks in his spare time, especially ladybugs.
Rebecca Rodriguez
Coach B was born and raised in El Paso, TX. She will be assisting with volleyball, track and softball. She graduated with her Bachelor's in Business Administration from Sul Ross State University in 2022. She's excited to be working with the girls athletics programs. Her family, Tyson, and her dog, Nala, mean everything to her. Let's go Tigers!
LaBrisha Hargraves
Coach Hargraves is excited to start her journey as a first year coach here at Daingerfield. With a passion for mentoring and a love for the game, she is dedicated to helping her team grow and succeed. She believes in fostering a positive and encouraging environment where everyone can thrive. Coach Hargraves is the mother to Jaylah Walls.