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Daily List: Longest-tenured coaches in Class A

By Todd Holcomb
Aug 11, 2015

Is it something about small-town living in Georgia? Class A is the only classification where as many 10 head coaches have been at their schools for at least 10 years. There are 12 Class A head coaches that fit that description. Here are the Class A coaches with the longest tenures at their schools:

26 - Rich McWhorter, Charlton County

22 - Don Williams, George Walton Academy

20 - James Hagins, Wilkinson County

18 - John Williams, Calhoun County

17 - Vincent Huff, Terrell County

16 - Greg Moore, First Presbyterian

15 - Mark Ledford, Wilcox County

14 - Chris Kelley, Glascock County

12 - Jim Dickerson, Clinch County

12 - Britt Ingle, Treutlen

11 - Donald Chumley, Savannah Christian

11 - Scott Blackmon, Stewart County

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