13 first-year head coaches whose teams reached second round of GHSA football playoffs

The 128 remaining playoff teams represent 30.8% of the GHSA’s 412 teams, but only 10.2% of new head coaches have their teams in the second round. Here are the 13.

Kevin Patterson, Baldwin

Josh McFather, Brooks County

Tyler Jones, Cambridge

Jim Dickerson, Clinch County

Phillip Brown, Dodge County

Van Spence, East Paulding

Zach Slaney, King’s Ridge Christian

Kurt Williams, Macon County

Demonta Prather, Manchester

Tom Causey, Miller County

Dustin Adkins, Ola

Roc Batten, Savannah Country Day

David Cooper, Starr’s Mill

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