I am from Dalton, don't live there anymore, but I'm not too far away. Dalton plays some pretty good competition. 2 years ago they almost knocked off Harrison in a 26-28 loss, which had the nation's #1 QB in Justin Fields. Ringgold on the other hand is usually pretty bad. Dalton puts out some d1 talent every once in awhile. UT has had quite a few players from Dalton. 5* OG Sean Young was from Dalton, but didn't play for Dalton high. His brother played for UGA. Jordan McKinney from Dalton plays for UGA. Cameron Mayo was from Dalton. His dad(Bill Mayo) played for UT and coaches at Dalton. Some of you older folks may remember a Ricky Townsend, he was a punter for UT that used to kick barefooted. Think he was the first to do so. He also was from Dalton. But yeah, Dalton has and plays against good competition.