Ron Gartrell is in his 20th season as head coach at Stephenson, where he started the football program in 1996. No other public school in DeKalb County has had the same head coach for more than the past six seasons. Here are the Class AAAAA coaches with the longest tenures at their schools:
20 - Ron Gartrell, Stephenson
14 - Bruce Miller, Gainesville
12 - Steve Pennington, Statesboro
12 - Bryan Way, Warner Robins
11 - Darren Myles, Carver (Atlanta)
9 - Billy Shackelford, Sprayberry
8 - Gary Varner, Allatoona
8 - Jeff Battles, Hardaway
8 - Derek Cook, Kell
8 - Kenneth Miller, Tri-Cities
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