South Forsyth hired James Thomson, South Florida’s director of internal scouting, as its football coach Wednesday.
Thomson, a Florida native, was a Georgia head coach previously at Tucker in 2021 and Northview from 2017 to 2020.
Thomson left Tucker to become head coach at Winter Haven in Florida for the 2022 season. He’s also a former head coach in Florida at Gainesville (2011-12) and DeLand (2013-14).
South Forsyth is a Class 6A school. The War Eagles were 17-25 in four seasons under Troy Morris and 2-8 in 2024.
There have been 52 openings as Georgia’s 415 football-playing schools this offseason. Twenty-two jobs have been filled.
Offseason openings and hires:
Alpharetta - Jason Kervin (Hired Brian Landis)
Armuchee - Eric Belew
Banneker - Braxton Kelly
Berrien - Ken Eldridge
Brookwood - Philip Jones (Hired Chad Nighbert)
Calvary Day – Mark Stroud (Hired Jason Cameron)
Cedar Grove - Roderick Moore (Hired Rich Freeman)
Cedar Shoals - Leroy Ryals
Cedartown - Jamie Abrams
Central Gwinnett - Larry Harold (Hired Terrance Banks)
Chattahoochee County - Bruce Figgins
Commerce - Mark Hollars (Hired Lenny Gregory)
Crisp County – Lawrence Smith
Dalton - Kit Carpenter (Hired Chris Prewett)
Dawson County - Sid Maxwell (Hired Jaybo Shaw)
Elbert County - Shannon Jarvis (Hired Andy Dyer)
Emanuel County Institute - Chris Kearson
Etowah - Matt Kemper (Hired Brett Vavra)
Flowery Branch – Jason Tester (Hired Michael Perry)
Gordon Central - Lenny Gregory
Greene County - Terrance Banks
Griffin - Clifford Fedd
Grovetown - Cory Barnes
Heritage (Ringgold) - E.K. Slaughter (Hired Jeremy New)
Hughes - Daniel Williams
Josey - Lawrence Pinkney
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate - James Briscoe
Lithia Springs - Corey Jarvis (Hired Ben Arnold)
Loganville - Gene Cathcart/Stephen Smith (Hired Nic Snowden)
Luella - Craig Coleman
Marietta - Richard Morgan (Hired Cameron Duke)
Marion County - Billy Law
Meadowcreek - Todd Wofford (Hired Johnny Burdette)
Mount Paran Christian - Matt Ely
Murray County - Kurt Napier
Norcross - Keith Maloof (Hired Corey Richardson)
Northside-Warner Robins - Ben Bailey (Hired Daniel Williams)
Northview - Scott Schwarzer
Pace Academy - Nick Bach
Parkview - Joe Sturdivant
Pataula Charter - Sam Brown
Pelham - Leonard Guyton
Roswell - Chris Prewett
Savannah Country Day - Roc Batten (Hired Joey Blackmore)
Schley County - Darren Alford
South Forsyth - Troy Morris (Hired James Thomson)
Southeast Whitfield - Todd Murray
Sprayberry - Brett Vavra
Union County - Michael Perry
Veterans - Josh Ingram (Hired Steve DeVoursney)
Washington – Justin Rivers
Westminster – Gerry Romberg (Hired Nelson Stewart)
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