2026 NC High School Football Coaching Changes

Here is a listing of the coaching changes and openings in North Carolina high school football this year.

Please send any additions, corrections, or updates to me at [email protected].

HIGH SCHOOL – NEW COACH – OLD COACH

AC Reynolds – Chandler Greer – Shane Laws
Ardrey Kell – Carter Greene – Greg Jachym
Ashley – Adam Purzitza – Dante Lombardi
Beddingfield – x – Riley Hurdle
Bessemer City – Beady Waddell IV – Kyle Creed
Bradford Prep – Adam Webber – first coach
Brevard – Chase McIntyre – Luke Coleman
Broughton – Bryan Peterson – Tom McGuire
Butler – Donald Littlejohn – Brian Hales
Cedar Ridge – x – Brent Bailey
Charlotte Catholic – Mike Brodowicz – Keith Emery
Cherokee – TC Guyer – Tim Hawkins
Cleveland – Codi Vick – Scott Riley
Clinton – Jason Arnette – Johnny Boykin
Community School of Davidson – Kenneth McClamrock – T.J. Albert
Covenant Day -Jordan Langs – Mike Hawks
Crest – Mark Barnes – Greg Lloyd
Cummings – Darius Pinnix Jr – Terrance Allford
East Henderson – x – Colton Brackett
Elkin – Cory Rycroft – Brad Baker
Enka – Jim Beatty – Mike Sexton
Gates County – x – Matt Biggy
Hoke County – Duran McLaurin – Dr. George Smalls
Independence – Robert Williams – Darryl McFadden
Laney – Coraey Houser – Steve Brooks
Marvin Ridge – Tyler Simmons – Aubrey Carter
North Henderson – x – Jim Beatty
North Iredell – Tony Pyland – Andy Howell
North Lenoir – Justin Clark – Larry Dale
North Lincoln – Brad Baker – Chris Hinson
Rocky River – Shon Galloway – Kenneth McClamrock
Seventy-First – Eric Hall – Duran McLaurin
South Caldwell – Chris Everhart – Casey Justice
South Columbus – Jake Fonvielle – Russell Dove
Southern Guilford – Olandas McFail – Garrett Mills
Swain County – Scott Riley – Sherman Holt
Thomasville – Garrett Mills – Bradley George
Topsail – T.J. Albert – Chris Schmidt
Wakefield – Brandon Hughes – Trent Wilson Sr
West Brunswick – Aaron Powell – Shane Handy
West Caldwell – George Saffos – Tony Pyland
West Charlotte – Darryl McFadden – Sam Greiner
West Craven – Dom Guglielmo – Michael Twichell
West Henderson – Dustin McAbee – Paul Whitaker
West Mecklenburg – Randall Ingram Jr – Beady Waddell IV
Western Alamance – Drew Hambright – Jeff Snuffer
Wilson’s Mills – Brent Bailey – new school