A.E. Beach High School announced former assitant coach Michael Thompson as the school's new head football coach. Thompson replaces Corey Phillips, who is still recovering from a stroke suffered on the sidelines last year.
As a head coach Thompson's resume is impressive. Michael led Memorial to six Georgia Independent School Assoication football state titles in 2008, ’09, ’13, ’14, ’15 and ’17 in Class 2A and GISA Class A state runner-up finishes in 2010 and ’11. In basketball as the head coach, Thompson led the Matedors to two state titles.