About one in seven head coaches in the quarterfinals are working at their alma maters. Here are the nine.

Appling County - Rick Tomberlin

Bleckley County - Von Lassiter

Brooks County - Maurice Freeman

Cartersville - Conor Foster

Clinch County - Don Tison Jr.

Commerce - Michael Brown

Fannin County - Chad Cheatham

Fitzgerald - Tucker Pruitt

Parkview - Eric Godfree

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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