St. Francis football coach Frank Barden is leaving to take the same position at Christian Heritage.
Barden led St. Francis to the Class A Division I semifinals and a 10-4 record last season. The Alpharetta private school had won only one playoff game in its 12 previous seasons.
Barden also won a state title at Cartersville in 1999, and his 216 victories are sixth among active GHSA coaches. He did two stints at Stephens County High School. First as an assistant coach (1987-1994), then as head coach and athletic director (2014-2017).
Christian Heritage, a Class A Division II school in Dalton, was 5-7 last season under Jay Poag, who stepped down after seven seasons. Christian Heritage started varsity football the same season as St. Francis, in 2010, and has one region title, in 2020.
Poag is taking a coaching job in North Carolina.
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