ATLANTA - Rayvan Teague, who led Swainsboro to the 2000 Class AAA state title, has been hired as football coach and athletic director at Carrollton High School. <br>
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Teague, 39, accepted the job Tuesday night after the Carrollton Board of Education voted unanimously to hire him. <br>
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``This is just an opportunity that I couldn't pass up,'' Teague told the Times-Georgian newspaper. ``I won't ever look to leave Carrollton. This is my last stop. This is where I plan on sinking in my roots.'' <br>
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Teague replaces Ross New, who resigned Jan. 2 after going 13-11 in two years. Carrollton has won four state championships, the last coming in 1998 under Ben Scott, who died from a rare liver disease a year later. <br>
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In 12 years as a head coach, Teague went a combined 99-35-1 at Swainsboro and LaFayette. He led Swainsboro to a 6-0 victory at Fitzgerald in the state championship two years ago. <br>
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Lowndes is still searching to replace Milt Miller, who retired Jan. 19. Miller, 57, led Lowndes to the 1999 Class AAAA championship after the Vikings upset No. 1 Northside and No. 2 Brunswick. <br>
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Reports this week in The Tifton Gazette and The Valdosta Daily Times indicated Lowndes superintendent Thomas Hagler wants to meet with Fitzgerald coach Robby Pruitt. <br>
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``Some people called me about that job,'' Pruitt said. ``But that is all I know about that right now.'' <br>
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Miller, whose owns a career record of 209-92, went 79-39 at Lowndes, including victories in four of his last five games against archrival Valdosta. In Valdosta's 88-year history, Miller is the only coach to win three straight over the Wildcats. <br>
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Before taking over at Lowndes 10 years ago, Miller turned Worth County into a contender, winning the 1987 Class AAA title and advancing to the championship game three other times. <br>
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``I've been a coach for 33 years, and that much time in a young man's game is enough,'' Miller told The Georgia Times-Union. ``The game has changed, and I haven't.''
