Why Savannah Country Day football coach John Mohring left to take the job at Wayne County

Savannah Country Day football coach John Mohring has stepped down as the Hornets head coach to take the job leading the program at Wayne County High School.

Mohring, a former Division I-AA All-American and two-time team MVP during his playing days as a captain of the Georgia Southern football team, coached at SCD for three seasons — compiling a 16-16 record. He led the Hornets to the second round of the state playoffs in his first season, and had another playoff squad this year as the No. 3 seed Hornets lost on the road to Upson-Lee 46-45 in a memorable battle.

Mohring replaces Jaybo Shaw at Wayne County after Shaw left to take the job at Greenville High in South Carolina. Shaw went 17-7 in the last two years at Wayne County, including a run to Class 4A state quarterfinals last season.

“The last 48 hours have been a whirlwind,” Mohring, 39, said in a phone interview Thursday afternoon. “Wayne County has a great football program and it’s a one-school town that gets tremendous support from the community. It’s a place that eats, breathes and sleeps football. I always wanted a chance to coach in a place where all the kids from the town come to that school to play, and when the opportunity presented itself, I jumped all over it.”

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Mohring, who played in the Arena Football League and in the Canadian Football League for the Grey Cup champions Montreal Alouettes, had coaching stops at Valdosta State, Arkansas State and Tusculum College…


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Publish date : 2024-03-07 22:44:55

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