Prince Avenue Christian promoted offensive coordinator Jon Richt to head football coach Monday to replace Greg Vandagriff, who won three state championships and 107 games in nine seasons. Vandagriff resigned last week, Prince Avenue Athletic Director Richard Ricketts said. Richt is a son of former Georgia coach Mark Richt.

Elijah Griffin of Savannah Christian, Georgia’s consensus No. 1 senior prospect, was the Class A Division I (Regions 1-4) Defensive Player of the Year on the GACA all-state team.

Cedartown announced Calhoun offensive coordinator Tommy Atha as its football coach last week. Atha will replace Jamie Abrams, who was forced out last month despite a 50-12 record over five seasons. Atha is best known for his 22 seasons as head coach and 30 years overall service at Darlington.

Siemens Award winners are (from left) Tyler Jones of Cambridge, Steve Hibbitts of Lakeside-Evans, Adam Carter of Lowndes, Erik Soliday of Tiftarea Academy, Lee Chomskis of Lincoln County, Buddy Martin of Toombs County, Will Rogers of Sumter County, Tommy Jones of Cherokee Bluff and Jonathan Gess of Hebron Christian. Far right is Marshall Hunter of award sponsor Siemens.

Mike Chastain, who became Jones County’s all-time winningest football coach last season, and Chad Alligood, the school’s athletic director, confirmed Monday that they resigned Friday. Their decisions came less than two weeks after a board of education hearing at which some parents and football team booster expressed displeasure with Chastain.

The GHSA will consider a reclassification proposal that could cut the number of classifications to four while still crowning eight state champions in most sports. That doesn’t mean the GHSA is shifting away from the competitive-balance plan discussed in the Jan. 25 reclassification meeting in Thomaston. New proposals just mean the GHSA is being patient when a decision isn’t required until fall.

Adam Clack, who launched the Milton football dynasty and won the school’s first state title in a 2018 upset, is set to be Parkview’s new head coach. Clack will replace Joe Sturdivant, a Parkview alumnus who stepped down earlier this month after two seasons to take a job college job in South Dakota.

Andrico Hines, the offensive coordinator for Hughes’ 2022 Class 6A championship team, is the Panthers’ new head coach. Hines will replace Daniel Williams, who became head coach at Northside of Warner Robins earlier this month.

Eight former Georgia high school football players are going to the Super Bowl – six for the Kansas City Chiefs and two for the Philadelphia Eagles – after their teams won conference title games Sunday. Chiefs place-kicker Harrison Butker of Westminster will be playing in his fifth Super Bowl.

Nelson Stewart, the high school coach of Texas quarterback Arch Manning and NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and a former high school teammate of Peyton Manning, was named Westminster’s football coach Thursday. Stewart was head coach for 19 seasons at his alma mater, Isidor Newman, a New Orleans private prep school.

Loganville on Wednesday announced the hiring of Nic Snowden as its football coach in the most frantic week so far of the offseason coaching carousel. Northside-Warner Robins, Veterans, Brookwood, Marietta and Commerce also made hires this week, while Parkview, Hughes, Griffin, Gordon Central, Schley County and Mount Paran Christian reported openings.