VARNELL, Ga. — Like most veteran high school coaches, Chad Brewer has pursued jobs either because he wanted to or had to.
His current one, however, literally fell in his lap — and it just might turn out to be the most successful one of his career.
Brewer is in his 26th year of coaching football at the high school level, including nine seasons as the head coach at Murray County. He recently completed his fourth year as an assistant coach at Coahulla Creek where, a year ago, he was approached by school athletic director Chris Woods about taking on a new role.
Head girls basketball coach.
“It’s a pretty funny story,” Brewer said. “Coach (Jody) Bacchus decided he wanted to help the boys team at the end of last season. Our AD came to me and asked if I wanted to coach girls basketball, and I told him I would have to think about it. It was a unique opportunity and I talked to my wife about it and she supported it.