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Fitzgerald (Georgia) tabs Wesley Tankersley as next head football coach

The Purple Hurricane announced their new lead man for the football program on Thursday

Andy Villamarzo

Wesley Tankersley has been tabbed as the next head football coach at Fitzgerald
Wesley Tankersley has been tabbed as the next head football coach at Fitzgerald / Courtesy of Fitzgerald County Schools

It took less than two weeks for the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane to find who would become its next head football coach as spring football is ongoing in Georgia.

The school announced on Thursday the appointment of Wesley Tankersley as the program's new head football coach.

Ben Hill County Schools is excited to announce that Wesley Tankersley is our new FHSCCA head football coach. We are excited to welcome Coach Tankersley and his family to Fitzgerald. Go Canes!!!

Ben Hill County Schools is excited to announce that Wesley Tankersley is our new FHSCCA head football coach. We are excited to welcome Coach Tankersley and his family to Fitzgerald. Go Canes!!!

Posted by Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy on Thursday, May 8, 2025

Tankersley was formerly the head coach at Stephens County for the last seven seasons and won back-to-back AAA region 8 titles in 2022 and 2023. Over past seven campaigns, Tankersley has an overall record of 47-31 during his time with the Indians.

The new Fitzgerald head coach replaces Tucker Pruitt, who accepted the same position at Appling County. Pruitt took over Appling County from Jordan Mullis, who the school parted ways with amid the forfeiture of 10 games from the 2024 season due to use of an eligible player.

Since 2018, Pruitt led Fitzgerald to either the state Final Four or state championship six separate occasions. In 2021, Pruitt led the Purple Wave to the Class AA state championship in a 21-7 win over Thomasville.

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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