Thirty-four of the GHSA’s 98 new coaches got their first victories last week.

Calhoun County’s Deshon Brock and North Springs’ Walter Vaughn won as the biggest underdogs. Calhoun County beat Pelham, and North Springs beat Riverwood.

Cook coach Cornelius Brown’s team upset No. 2 Swainsboro as a 9-point underdog in a Class 2A game.

Here are the 34.

Winning their debuts

Arabia Mountain: Dante Ferguson

Bradwell Institute: John Adams

Calhoun County: Deshon Brock

Camden County: Tucker Pruitt

Central (Macon): Jamoski Ward

Chapel Hill: Julian Washington

Chattahoochee: Austin Hamilton

Cook: Cornelius Brown

Druid Hills: Deuce Roberson

Fannin County: David Nichols

Fellowship Christian: Scott Hamilton

Hart County: Biff Parson

Hebron Christian: Quentin Davie

Heritage (Conyers): Quincy Carter

Irwin County: Beau Johnson

Johns Creek: Jason Tester

LaFayette: Lee Bohannon

Macon County: Sheddrick Risper

Mitchell County: Kaream Hess

Montgomery County: Gabe Gay

Morrow: Jarrett Laws

Mountain View: Todd Welborn

North Cobb Christian: P.J. Hughes

North Springs: Walter Vaughn

Northside (Columbus): Brycen Freeman

Providence Christian: Trae Owens

Taylor County: Jess DeVoursney

Temple: Steve Humphrey

Villa Rica: Michael Hilbert

Warren County: Rashad Carter

Wayne County: Scott Roberts

Westlake: Kevin Whitley

Winder-Barrow: Russell DeMasi

Windsor Forest: Willie Martin

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