Schley Middle High School is located in the town of Ellaville, Georgia, United States.

[2] In 2015, Schley Middle High School received a bronze-level award from U.S. News & World Report.

Prior to his time at West Laurens, Alford also coached at Americus High School, where he won a state championship in the 2000–2001 season.

When Alford took the job as the head coach at Schley County, he knew the challenges it would bring being that the Wildcats football team put less than 45 points on the score board in 2015.

In May 2015, Schley's varsity baseball team won the GHSA A State Championship for the first time in the school's history.