Two Class 3A head coaches with 17 seasons at their schools stepped down this offseason to take jobs at private schools. Ringgold’s Robert Akins is now at Fayette Academy in Tennessee, while Peach County’s Chad Campbell went to Westfield, a GIAA school in Perry. Still the longest-tenured coach at one school in Class 3A is Carver’s Darren Myles.
19 - Darren Myles, Carver (Atlanta)
18 - Franklin Pridgen, Wesleyan
15 - Phil Marino, Columbus
12 - Brian Nelson, Mary Persons
9 - Sid Maxwell, Dawson County
8 - Davis Russell, Bremen
7 - Mark Stroud, Calvary Day
7 - Kevin Reach, Monroe Area
7 - Justin Elder, Upson-Lee
6 - Baker Woodward, Savannah Christian
6 - Wesley Tankersley, Stephens County
6 - Krofton Montgomery, West Hall
5 - Johnny Gilbert, Dougherty
5 - Josh Groce, Gordon Lee
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