Montgomery joins the Greyhounds from Carrollton High School, where he served as defensive coordinator for a team that went 14-1 and won a region title in 2024.

GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Jones County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to approve the hiring of Justin Montgomery as the new head football coach at Jones County High School, according to 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes.

Montgomery joins the Greyhounds from Carrollton High School, where he served as defensive coordinator for a team that went 14-1 and won a region title in 2024. Carrollton reached the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class 6A state championship game but fell 38-24 to Grayson.

Montgomery brings more than a decade of coaching experience to Jones County. According to his LinkedIn page, he began his coaching career as a defensive line coach at John Milledge Academy in 2012 before spending three years as an assistant at Berry College. He later served as an assistant at Warner Robins High School and Valdosta High School before taking on the defensive coordinator role at Carrollton in 2021.

Montgomery will be the 22nd head coach in program history, which dates back to 1929, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association website (ghsfha.org). He replaces Mike Chastain, who resigned last week after six seasons in Gray. Chastain became the school’s winningest head football coach with a 56-20 record, capturing three region titles during his tenure.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Superintendent Charles Lundy declined to comment on an ongoing Gray Police investigation into the Jones County High School Touchdown Club’s finances. 41NBC first reported the investigation last week, and no new details have been released. Chastain has not been named in connection with the investigation, and former athletic director Chad Alligood previously told 41NBC that the booster club operates independently from the athletic department and was not a factor in his decision to resign.

Justin Dierkes will have more coverage tonight during 41NBC News at 11.