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List: Longest-tenured head coaches in Class 3A

Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans head coach Tim Hardy keeps an eye on the action.

Credit: Tami Chappell/Special to the AJC

Credit: Tami Chappell/Special to the AJC

Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans head coach Tim Hardy keeps an eye on the action.
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Aug 6, 2024

Here are the Class 3A head coaches with the most seasons at their school.

21 - Eric Williams, Jackson (Atl.)

14 - Josh Robinson, NW Whitfield

13 - Tim Hardy, GAC

13 - Brian Nelson, Mary Persons

12 - James Leonard, Aquinas

11 - E.K. Slaughter, Heritage (Ringgold)

10 - Sid Maxwell, Dawson County

10 - Tanner Glisson, Troup

9 - Cap Burnett, North Clayton

8 - Mark Stroud, Calvary Day

8 - Kevin Reach, Monroe Area

8 - Justin Elder, Upson-Lee

7 - Tommy Jones, Cherokee Bluff

7 - Kenny Dallas, Trinity Christian

7 - Krofton Montgomery, West Hall

6 - Clay Stephenson, Calhoun

5 - Mark Boiter, Harlem

5 - Daniel Dorsey, Hephzibah

5 - DeShawn Printup, Islands

5 - William Harrell, Johnson (Gainesville)

5 - Matt Napier, LaGrange

5 - Craig Coleman, Luella

5 - Chad Frazier, Whitewater

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