Head coaches at Greenbrier, Coosa, Pickens, Fayette County stepping down

Tony Kramer at Greenbrier, Joey Mathis at Coosa, Grant Myers of Pickens and Nick Davis at Fayette County have resigned their coaching positions in recent days.

Kramer, who Is retiring from coaching and teaching, was Greenbrier’s head coach since 2015. He led the Wolfpack to three of their four playoff appearances this century.

Mathis’ teams were 11-27 in four seasons and 3-7 in this one. He had been on several staffs in northwest Georgia and was head coach at Marion County in Tennessee the four years before returning to Coosa in 2020.

Myers was Pickens’ coach for three seasons with a record of 12-18. He had been promoted from coordinator in 2021 and spent 10 seasons on Spalding’s staff.

Davis led Fayette County for five seasons. His final two teams each went 1-9, but his 2020-21 teams are Fayette’s only back-to-back winning teams since 1997-98.

Tattnall coach dismissed after baptisms

Tattnall County’s coaching vacancy, reported here last week, came less than three weeks after the Oct. 23 baptism of 20 players behind the school's football field at the behest of coach Isaac Ferrell, according to WSAV-TV in Savannah. The school district did not acknowledge that the firing was related to the baptisms. The Freedom From Religion Foundation formally issued a complaint when news of the baptisms was posted on social media. Superintendent Kristen Waters released a statement that read, “Based on the outcome of an investigation into an incident that occurred Friday night, November 3rd, while traveling after the football game, the District decided that it would seek a head football coach that aligned with the best interests of the students of Tattnall County. ... As to any other allegations, the District does not comment during ongoing investigations.” Ferrell remains employed with the school but not as a coach, Waters told the station.