Washington-Wilkes coach Fritts retires; won region titles at 4 schools

Sid Fritts, one of only 11 high school football coaches to win region titles at four GHSA schools, has retired at Washington-Wilkes and will be succeeded by Alex Bradford, his offensive coordinator.

Fritts’ coaching record was 263-111-2 at eight schools, four in Georgia. He won region titles at each Georgia stop – Vidalia, Rome, Elbert County and Washington Wilkes. He also won three region titles at Sequatchie County in Tennessee, his native state.

Fritts’ Washington-Wilkes teams were 9-2, 9-3 and 8-4. He had been one of three active coaches with region titles at four GHSA schools with Burke County’s Franklin Stephens and Ware County’s Jason Strickland.