Head Coach Zach Grage will be entering his 14th year of coaching, fourth at the helm of the Thomasville Bulldogs.  Grage spent 2015 as the Head Football Coach for the Gilmer Bobcats in Ellijay, GA.  He was at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie from 2009 to 2014, most recently serving as the offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coordinator of the undefeated 2014 6A Georgia State Champion.  During his tenure in Moultrie, the Packers reached at least the semi-finals every year, and also set the state record for points scored in the highest classification in 2014. Before serving in Colquitt County, Coach Grage spent three years at Richmond Hill High School outside Savannah, serving as the Offensive Coordinator in his final season.  Grage grew up in Clayton, Indiana and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics at the University of Evansville (IN).  While at UE, Grage was a 4-year member of the baseball team, pitching on the team that won the 2006 Missouri Valley Conference Championship, earning a berth in the Charlottesville (VA) regional.  He went on to earn his Masters in Kinesiology from Georgia Southern University, and Educational Specialist in Teacher Leadership from Georgia Southwestern State University.  Grage and his wife of 10 years, Mandy, have three boys:  Noah (7), Daniel (5), and Luke (3).

Zach Grage

Thomasville High School, GA