The Habersham County Board of Education is expected to finalize the recommendation of Benji Harrison as Habersham Central’s new head football coach tonight during its regular monthly meeting. Harrison resigned two weeks ago from his job as head coach at Jackson County Comprehensive High School in Jefferson.
Harrison compiled a 12-20 record over three seasons with the Panthers. He led Jackson County to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2012-2013, the first consecutive playoff bids for the Panthers since 1986-1987. Jackson County finished 6-5 in Harrison’s first season as head coach, its first winning record since going 8-2 under Don Golden in 1992.
Harrison was offensive coordinator at Flowery Branch High School in Hall County before moving to Jackson. He also coached at Elbert and Franklin County High Schools. Coach Harrison was a standout quarterback at Stephens County High and lettered all four years at Presbyterian College.
Harrison and his wife, Thomasyne, have two young daughters.
The Habersham County Board of Education meets tonight, Feb. 9, at 6pm in the school board meeting room at the county school administrative building on West Stanford Mill Road in Clarkesville.
