Here are football hires and changes from the past week.
Whitewater names McCreary’s replacement
Whitewater has promoted offensive assistant Bryan Holley to replace Amos McCreary, the program founder who retired. Holley has coached at Whitewater the past two seasons. He was on Starr's Mills staff from 2004 to 2013. He had been a head coach for five seasons at Muhlenberg South in Kentucky. McCreary was 161-81 in 22 seasons as a head coach, the past 12 seasons at Whitewater. Read the Fayette News for more on this hire.
North Cobb Christian coach takes Texas job
North Cobb Christian coach Scott Ryle on Friday will be announced as head coach at Brook Hill School in Texas, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. Ryle's North Cobb Christian tams went 1-9, 5-5 and 6-4. The program's record was 6-42 in its seven-year history he took over in 2013. An Illinois native, Ryle had coached in Texas just prior to coming to North Cobb Christian.
Tattnall hires Prince Avenue coordinator
Tattnall Square in Macon has hired Prince Avenue Christian offensive coordinator Chance Jones to replace Clint Morgan, who was 22-11 in three seasons. Jones is a graduate of the Westfield School in Perry and is the son of Westfield head coach Ronnie Jones, who has 329 victories in the Georgia Independent School Association. Tattnall Square joined the GHSA in 2014 and went 10-2 and 4-6. Tattnall won 11 GISA state championships under Barney Hester, who is now head coach at Howard in Macon. Chance Jones had been at Prince Avenue for the past six seasons. Read the Macon Telegraph for more on this hire.
North Murray picks Poag
Preston Poag is expected to be approved as head coach at North Murray on Thursday. Poag, a Dalton High graduate, was 24-20 in four seasons at Christian Heritage, which joined the GHSA in 2012 from the Glory for Christ Football League. The team was 6-6 in 2015 and won its first state-playoff game, a victory over Athens Academy before a one-point loss to Class A private runner-up Aquinas. North Murray was 18-22 in four seasons under David Gann. North Murray opened in 2009. Read the Dalton Daily Citizen for more on this hire.
Glenn Hills hires Creekside coordinator
Glenn Hills of Augusta has hired Creekside defensive coordinator and former Newton head coach Nick Collins to replace Tim McClain, who as 6-24 in three seasons. Collins was 10-21 in three seasons at Newton (2007-09) but steadily improved. His 2009 team finished 6-5 and earned the program's first playoff berth in six years. Glenn Hills was 0-10 in 2015 and hasn't had a winning season since 2008. Read the Augusta Chronicle for more on this hire.
Here are the 60 reported coaching changes or openings. The former coach is in parentheses.
Thanks to Steve Slay for compiling this list.
Banks County: Open (Biff Parson)
Bremen: Davis Russell (Scott Hodges)
Calvary Day: Open (Mark R. Stroud)
Carrollton: Sean Calhoun (Ed Dudley)
Carver-Columbus: Reggie Barlow (Joe Kegler)
Cedar Shoals: Leroy Ryals (Scott Wilkins)
Central-Carroll: Larry Kesler (Rico Zackery)
Chattahoochee County: Open (Josh Kemp)
Chestatee: Shaun Conley (Bill Forman)
Clarke Central: David Perno (Ahren Self)
Cross Keys: Open (John Bowen)
Discovery: Open (Frank Hepler)
Douglas County: Johnny White (Jason Respert)
Druid Hills: Myron Burton (Mark Adams)
East Jackson: Christian Hunnicutt (Gary Hughes)
East Laurens: Open (Buddy Sorrows)
Forsyth Central: Frank Hepler (Shane Williamson)
Glenn Hills: Nick Collins (Tim McClain)
Griffin: Open (Jarrett Laws)
Grovetown: Damien Postell (Rodney Holder)
Hancock Central: Open (Zachary Harris)
Hardaway: Michael Woolridge (Jeff Battles)
Harris County: Open (Dwight Jones)
Heritage-Conyers: Corey Johnson (Wendell Early)
Jeff Davis: Open (Roger Metts)
Jordan: Justin Newman (Jim Brown)
King's Ridge Christian: Jimmy Chupp (Jeff Pickren)
Lamar County: Open (Jamie Abrams)
Lithia Spring: Open (Craig Chatman)
Marietta: Richard Morgan (Scott Burton)
Miller Grove: Justin Larmond (Damien Wimes)
Montgomery County: John Bowen (Eric McDonald)
Morrow: Open (Leroy Foster)
Mundy's Mill: Dwayne Davis (Greg Manior)
New Hampstead: Open (Bernard Gaither)
North Clayton: Cap Burnett (James Soza)
North Cobb Christian: Open (Scott Ryle)
North Forsyth: Robert Craft (Jason Galt)
North Murray: Preston Poag (David Gann)
Oglethorpe County: Open (Jimbo Hale)
Our Lady of Mercy: Open (Mike Earwood)
Paulding County: Open (Scott Hamilton)
Rockdale County: Greg Manior (Venson Elder)
Rockmart: Biff Parson (Bin Turner)
Rutland: Mark Daniel (George Collins)
Schley County: Darren Alford (Mark Daniel)
South Atlanta: Open (Kevin Hill)
Stewart County: Clinton Lawrence (Travis Terry)
Swainsboro: Mark R. Stroud (Ken Eldridge)
Tattnall Square: Chance Jones (Clint Morgan)
Thomasville: Zach Grage (Leroy Ryals)
Toombs County: Richie Marsh (Lyman Guy)
Towns County: Open (Billy Barnhart)
Valdosta: Alan Rodemaker (Rance Gillespie)
Warner Robins: Mike Chastain (Bryan Way)
Whitewater: Bryan Holley (Amos McCreary)
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