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Sprayberry Honors Former Coach John Paty

The Sprayberry High School Yellow Jackets' football field house will be dedicated to Head Coach John Paty (1973-1990) during the homecoming celebration Friday.

will hold its homecoming at the Jim Frazier Stadium Friday. The parade starts at 4:30 p.m., ending 5:30 p.m. on campus.

There is a pre-game carnival at the school from 5:30 p.m. until kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

The Sprayberry football team will honor Head Coach John Paty (1973-1990) for his years of dedication. The Yellow Jackets' football field house will be dedicated in his name before the game between 7- 7:30 p.m.

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Sprayberry Head Coach John Paty is best remembered for the following achievements:

... 18 years as Sprayberry Head Football Coach (overall record 93-95-4, .495)

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... Coach of the Year (1978)

... Coached 6 All-State Players, 21 College Players

... 2 Region Titles (1978, 1982), 1 Sub-Region Title (1988)

... 8 Post-Season Appearances (record 4-9, .308)

... 2 GHSA AAAA State Playoffs (record 4-2, .667)

Sprayberry "firsts" under Coach Paty:

*1st Region Title

*1st to win 90+ Games

*1st State Playoffs

*1st State Playoff Win

*1st in 3 straight Post-seasons

*1st 10-Win Team

*1st AAAA Win

There will be a reception held in the cafeteria for friends and former football players in Paty's honor.

The game starts at 7:30 p.m.

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