Alpharetta – Jason KervinMount Paran Christian – Matt ElyHis was an assistant coach out of college at Loganville Christian Academy, his high school alma mater, where he was a former star quarterback. He also coached a season at Whitefield Academy.Roswell – Chris PrewettMurray County – Kurt Napier (Hired Jason Allen)Washington – Justin RiversDalton – Kit […]
Alpharetta – Jason KervinMount Paran Christian – Matt ElyHis was an assistant coach out of college at Loganville Christian Academy, his high school alma mater, where he was a former star quarterback. He also coached a season at Whitefield Academy.Roswell – Chris PrewettMurray County – Kurt Napier (Hired Jason Allen)Washington – Justin RiversDalton – Kit Carpenter (Hired Chris Prewett)Schley County – Darren AlfordMarietta – Richard Morgan (Hired Cameron Duke)Brookwood – Philip Jones (Hired Chad Nighbert)
Here are all reported coach openings and hirings this offseason:
Commerce – Mark Hollars (Hired Lenny Gregory)Northview – Scott SchwarzerPace Academy – Nick BachElbert County – Shannon Jarvis (Hired Andy Dyer)Luella – Craig ColemanBrookwood promoted defensive coordinator Chad Nighbert earlier Tuesday while Houston County Schools approved the hires of Daniel Williams to Northside and Steve DeVoursney to Veterans. Gregory had been at Gordon Central, and Williams at Hughes, so those schools are now looking.Calvary Day – Mark Stroud (Hired Jason Cameron)Loganville – Gene Cathcart/Stephen Smith (Hired Nic Snowden)Etowah – Matt Kemper (Hired Brett Vavra)Emanuel County Institute – Chris KearsonFlowery Branch – Jason Tester (Hired Michael Perry)South Forsyth – Troy MorrisLithia Springs – Corey JarvisLoganville was 2-8 last season. Gene Cathcart stepped down for health reasons in September, and Stephen Smith finished as the interim coach.Parkview – Joe SturdivantVeterans – Josh Ingram (Hired Steve DeVoursney)Union County – Michael PerryKIPP Atlanta Collegiate – James BriscoeSprayberry – Brett VavraGreene County – Terrance BanksDawson County – Sid Maxwell (Hired Jaybo Shaw)Crisp County – Lawrence SmithGriffin coach Clifford Fedd announced late Tuesday that he was leaving to become an assistant coach at Prairie View A&M in Texas. Griffin was 1-9 last season.Berrien – Ken EldridgeGrovetown – Cory BarnesCedartown – Jamie AbramsHughes: Daniel WilliamsAlso late Tuesday, Marietta announced it had hired Cameron Duke, who won 85 games in eight seasons at Edgewater in Orlando, Fla.Gordon Central – Lenny GregoryMeadowcreek – Todd Wofford (Hired Johnny Burdette)Northside-Warner Robins – Ben Bailey (Hired Daniel Williams)Schley County’s Darren Alford has retired, and Mount Paran Christian’s Matt Ely has stepped down.Southeast Whitfield – Todd MurrayCentral Gwinnett – Larry Harold (Hired Terrance Banks)Savannah Country Day – Roc Batten (Hired Joey Blackmore)Josey – Lawrence PinkneyParkview coach Joe Sturdivant told the AJC on Tuesday that he had accepted a job on the staff of Black Hills State in South Dakota to help his 8-year-old son, Bear, who suffers from PANS/PANDAS, a pediatric neuropsychiatric disorder. Georgia’s wet weather exacerbates his son’s condition, the coach said.Westminster – Gerry RombergGriffin – Clifford FeddBanneker – Braxton KellyChattahoochee County – Bruce FigginsHeritage (Ringgold) – E.K. Slaughter (Hired Jeremy New)There have been 49 reported openings among the GHSA’s 415 football-playing schools, still far short of the 80 from last season and 105 the one before. There have been only 18 hires. Coaching changes don’t typically slow down until spring.Cedar Shoals – Leroy RyalsNorcross – Keith Maloof (Hired Corey Richardson)Pelham – Leonard GuytonCommerce on Monday hired Lenny Gregory, the coach who led Collins Hill to a 2021 Class 7A title.Cedar Grove – Roderick Moore
