Baldwin clinched Region 3-AAAA last week with a stunning 30-7 victory over previous No. 9 Burke County. Baldwin coach Jesse Hicks, in his second season, got the Braves their first region title since 2009 - Hicks' final year of his first tenure with the Milledgeville school. Hicks became the 14th coach in GHSA history to win region titles in separate stints at the same school. Note that Larry Milligan is positioned to become the 15th this year. In his first season back at Greene County, he has led the Tigers to a subregion title in Region 7-A and will play Tattnall Square for the region championship next week. Greene last won a region title in 2005 during Milligan's first tenure in Greensboro.
Gene Alexander, South Habersham
1950-55: 1
1962-68: 1
John Donaldson, Wayne Co.
1952-59: 3
1973-82: 2
Bill Conley, Lovett
1963-67: 1
1970-76: 1
Buck Cravey, Vidalia
1967-72: 4
1975-92: 6
Bill Schofill, Swainsboro
1970-74: 3
1986-93: 1
Bonwell Royal, Coffee
1972-93: 2
2001-04: 1
Conrad Nix, Northside-W.R.
1973-80: 2
1994-09: 8
Tab Gable, Trion
1977-81: 3
1988-98: 1
Larry Weathington, Bremen
1980-86: 2
1993-99: 1
Luther Welsh, Thomson
1984-90: 5
1999-10: 6
*Erik Soliday, Turner County
1989-96: 1
2004-12: 2
Bill Bonds, Johnson County
1992-93: 2
1998-06: 3
Robby Pruitt, Fitzgerald
2000-02: 2
2004-11: 5
Jesse Hicks, Baldwin
2002-09: 2
2017-18: 1
*Soliday also won region titles at Americus (1999-03) and Americus-Sumter (2015-17) while spending the 11 years in between at Turner County and Perry.
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