Nine first-year GHSA coaches got their first victories at their new schools last week. Those by Dooly County, Groves, Lake Oconee Academy and Pike County came in games in which they were underdogs.

Dooly County: Cecil Lester

Groves: Calvin Wells

Harris County: Tommy Watson

Hart County: Cory Dickerson

Lake Oconee Academy: Patrick Stewart

Lanier: Tyler Maloof

Pike County: Bryan Holley

Thomasville: Jonathan DeLay

Turner County: Ben Simmons

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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