Shane Sams of Warner Robins got his first victory as a head coach against his team’s archrival, Northside. Eight other first-year coaches got their first victories at their new schools last week.

Jermaine King, Baconton Charter

Drew Swick, Collins Hill

Roy Groshek, Discovery

Brett Collier, First Presbyterian

Jeff Franklin, South Atlanta

Austin Barron, Villa Rica

Shane Sams, Warner Robins

Alex Bradford, Washington-Wilkes

Terrence Holt, Wilkinson County

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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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