There are no returning teams to Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Region 3-4A this football season. Four out of this five team region have all gone down one classification to Region 4-3A. Burke County, Cross Creek, Richmond Academy, Thomson departed and Baldwin County moved to Region 4-4A.
GHSA set four newcomers to make up the 2020 GHSA Region 3-4A. This group includes all teams from the Savannah Area. Three teams move up from Region 3-3A, Benedictine, Islands, Jenkins and former GHSA Class AAAAA program New Hampstead drops one classification. All four teams qualify for the GSHA state football playoffs.
Benedictine: The Cadets under Danny Britt for the last 10 years has brought home Benedictine’s only state titles in its 114-year history of playing football. The Cadets kicked off the program in 1902. The championships occurred in 2014 and 2016. Britt has compiled a record of 97-21. BC has 12 region championships in its storied program and five in the last seven seasons under 
Britt. Last year’s Cadets team finished 8-4, which was the fewest wins by a Benedictine team since 2012 and the last time that the program failed to reach the quarterfinals. Against region opponents, Benedictine has gone 2-0 against Islands and has split the last two games against Jenkins. The Cadets and the New Hampstead Phoenix have never met in a regular or non-region contest.
GHSA Region 3 AAAA Schedule Benedictine Military School
Benedictine Head Coach Danny Britt
Cadets - Maroon & White
8/21 Burke County (SM)
9/04 Beaufort, SC (SM)
9/11 At North Oconee
9/18 At Wayne County
9/25 At Ware County
10/02 Cocoa, FL (SM)
10/09 At Yulee, FL
10/16 Jenkins (SM) ***
10/23 At New Hampstead (P) ***
10/30 Islands (SM) ***
Islands: The Sharks started playing varsity football in 2014. In 2016 Islands 
made its only playoff appearance and lost to Crisp County. The program was off to a hot start in 2019 winning its first four games, but GHSA violations caused the GHSA to force those four wins to be losses. The Sharks won four out of their last six games, only losing to Benedictine and Jenkins in closely contested games. Head Coach DeShawn Printup officially enters his first season as a head coach, but comes in with a career record of 2-1. They took the interim tag off on March 5, 2020. So, Printup took over as the interim head coach for the Sharks final three games. The Sharks finished with 2 wins. They welcomed Printup with Benedictine in his debut with the Sharks playing tough but losing 37-26. Then Printup picked up his first career win over Savannah High 48-6 victory and then defeated Windsor Forest 27-12 in the regular season finale. Islands has never beaten either Benedictine (0-2) or Jenkins (0-3). Against New Hampstead the Sharks are 1-3 with the only win coming back in 2014 in both school’s inaugural season and it was the program’s first win in school history. The two teams have not met the last two seasons.
GHSA Region 3 AAAA Schedule Islands High School
Islands High School HC DeShawn Printup
Sharks - Teal, Black & White
8/21 Glynn Academy (Isl)
8/28 At Metter
9/04 At May River
9/11 At Appling County
9/18 South Effingham (Isl)
10/02 At Pierce County
10/16 New Hampstead (Isl) ***
10/23 At Jenkins (SM) ***
10/30 At Benedictine (SM) ***
Jenkins: The Warriors made great strides under former head coaches Tim 
Adams and Jason Cameron. Adams was at the helm of the Warriors for 13 seasons, 2004–2016. Jenkins won the region title in 2016. In which it was the Warrior’s second region title and the first one in 50 years since 1966. Jason Cameron took over the program and didn’t miss a beat. Winning two region titles in 2017 and 2019. Under Cameron, Jenkins has made the GHSA playoffs all three years. The Warriors reached the semifinals for the first time in program history in 2019. After the season, Cameron left to take over the perineal state playoff program, Vidalia High School. Jenkins hired Gene Clemons, who has 16 years’ experience coaching high school football. Clemons last stint was at Tucker High School as an assistant, coaching the quarterbacks’ and wide receivers’ coach. He has five years head coaching experience outside of Georgia in Florida and Virginia. Jenkins is 3-0 versus Islands, 3-1 against New Hampstead, and has met Benedictine 53 times with a 11-42 record. The Cadets and Warriors have split the last two seasons, winning the region title each.
GHSA Region 3 AAAA Schedule H.V. Jenkins High School
H.V. Jenkins High School HC Gene Clemons
Warriors - Red, White & Silver/Gray
8/20 Richmond Hill (SM)
8/28 Windsor Forest (SM)
9/11 At Wayne County
9/18 At Statesboro
10/02 At Appling County
10/16 At Benedictine (SM) ***
10/23 Islands (SM) ***
10/30 At New Hampstead (P) ***
New Hampstead: Head Coach Kyle Hockman enters his second year at New 
Hampstead and the players know his system. Hockman has 15 years head coaching experience under his belt with a career record of 121 wins and 46 loses. He was most successful winning 5 region championships at McEachern High School in eleven seasons. Under Hockman’s leadership last season, his first season with New Hampstead, the Phoenix finished 3-7 in Region 2- 5A. The Phoenix drop in classification and will face other Savannah area teams in key region games. The Phoenix lost to Jenkins to open the season 35-12 last year. Versus Islands the Phoenix are 3-1, against Jenkins 1-3, and it will be the first meeting between New Hampstead and Benedictine.
GHSA Region 3 AAAA Schedule New Hampstead High School
New Hampstead High School Head Coach Kyle Hockman
Phoenix - Burgundy & Gold
8/21 At Beach (SM)
8/28 Richmond Hill (P)
9/04 At Bradwell Institute
9/10 Brunswick (P)
9/18 At Lowndes
9/24 Swainsboro (P)
10/09 At North Clayton (SC)
10/16 At Islands (Isl) ***
10/23 Benedictine (P)***
10/30 Jenkins (P) ***
Key - *** Region Game
Stadium Key: (Isl)–Islands High School (P)–Pooler (SM) -Memorial Stadium
These four teams will play seven yes seven non-region games. Then the fun begins. The last three weeks will see these four schools battle it out for a region title. That’s what the end of the football season should be all about.
.jpg)
