Bottom line: The stat that jumps off the page about Bill Krueger's 39-year coaching career is that in that whole time he never had a losing season despite spending his career at four different schools and all in Texas. It was no surprise that after college he returned to Clay County to teach and coach. They didnt want to take any chances, the coach said as he played with the furry newcomer named Sweet Pea. Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13. In 1995, Krueger and Clear Lake High participated in the Legends of High School Basketball Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, with three other teams and all with coaches who had over 1,000 wins Krueger, Hobbs (New Mexico) High's Ralph Tasker, Dematha (Maryland) Catholic's Wooten and Fort Worth Dunbar's Robert Hughes. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Peters is credited with doing as much for high school basketball in Memphis as any coach in its history and won his lone state championship in 2007. 66. They have two whole years left of high school basketball, but this is the second year in a row . They played to their strengths and absolutely covered their weaknesses. Rutledge won over 20 Catholic school state championships, including 16 consecutive from 1970 to 1985 and had a 95-game winning streak from 1970 to 1975. Keiths daughter Stephanie, who manages the clothing store, has been known to blister a referees ear. To say the least, NFEI has been battle tested and should be ready for the rematch with Sagemont. $('span#sw-emailmask-14429').replaceWith(''); Previous Coaching Experience: Lanier High School, Grayson High School, and Dawson . Schools: Montclair-Kimberley and St. Patrick, School: St. Joseph of Toms River (now Donovan Catholic), Schools: St. Benedict's and Roselle Catholic, Schools: Dwight Englewood and Montclair-Immaculate, School: Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf. He helped former Elkhart Memorial High standout Daimon Beathea coach international touring teams. "All those wins just mean I'm old as dirt," Broussard once joked. Lathrop, a basketball star at William Jewell College in the 1950s, was most known for this time as the coach at Raytown South High in his hometown, where he won four state championships. (Pictured with assistant coach Rob Hawk (left) and Rodney Harris). The doctor told me I had between five minutes and three months to live unless I had surgery.. Unlike a lot of coaches on this list, High was denied a graceful exit when he was told by Brainerd principal Uras Agee he would not be retained as coach in 2013 despite his desire to return for one more season. It was something that stuck with Delray Brooks for a while. New KET documentary reveals the real-world contributions of one of the first families in the state of Kentuckys basketball history. Metuchen High School yearbook, courtesy of Metuchen High School, Cliffside Park High School yearbook, courtesy of Cliffside Park. And dad-burned if it doesnt seem to work.. Bobby Keith knows that, too. The players would say that he is the best teammate, the mascot, and the assistant coach all in one! CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- On Friday, the Terriers welcomed a new face to their Basketball program. It would be the first of three significant meetings in a 12-month span between the powerhouse programs. Bottom line: Warren Rutledge was a star baseball player at William & Mary College and rose as high as the New York Yankees' Triple-A squad before he began his high school coaching career at Benedictine High. High School. After player introductions, Keith gathers his five starters around him. My objective is to be better each day; be a better teacher and a better coach., Delrays work ethic is what set him apart from everyone else, Cunningham said. The competitor in Brooks bristled a bit when he heard his old coaches didnt regard him as the greatest of athletes. Peters was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in 2008. FORTVILLE, Ind. In its second trip to the game, Clay County defeated Ballard, 76-73, in overtime before a crowd of 19,000 in Rupp Arena. The game was all but decided by then. He was valedictorian of his class at Lindsey Wilson Junior College. Now, eight months later, Im rested and ready for a part-time return to the game. High school basketball has had its share of success stories. Delray knows what it takes to win, said Earl Cunningham, the Rogers head coach for Brooks junior and senior seasons. As Jackson walked off the court, you could see she was emotional. My philosophy has always been that if you work hard enough, good things are going to happen.. High School, San Marcos (Tex.) The sign of a great coach is when you can teach players not to try to do things theyre not capable of doing, Davenport said. Van Huss died in July 1990 at 72 years old and just six victories away from becoming the nation's all-time wins leader. Clay Local School District Clay High School Clay Middle School Clay Elementary School Panthers Ohio Portsmouth . Back to CHS Main Site. Please help us by reporting the final score. He guidedhis beloved Clay County Tigers for 27 seasons, leading them to 18 (!) McDonald, who died in 2020 at 87 years old, had six children who were all-state selections, and they all went into coaching. The doctors were right, Rawlings said. Since the late 1950's when the first N.J. HS boys basketball player was credited with scoring 2,000 career points, there have only been 104 players who have reached the coveted plateau . Schools: Fort Worth Terrell (Texas) High School, Fort Worth Dunbar (Texas) High School, State championships: 5 (1963, 1965, 1967, 1993, 2003). HIgh School, State championships: 3 (1999, 2002, 2003). All the red faces that came out of the locker room from the tears shed inside were the result of all the work these girls put in together to get to where they are today and where they want to be in two years. Tysean Sheppard, who will be a junior, is the top returning scorer. Tasker's teams set two national records on offense during his time at Hobbs High, including 114.6 points per game during the 1968-69 season and scoring over 100 points in 14 consecutive games. Steve Patchett | Morristown-Beard News and Information Director. He has been involved with the Heroes Camp in South Bend and, since November, 2013, has been teaching at Clay. He was inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984, National Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. Bottom line: Richard "Dickie" Warren spent his entire career in Sullivan, Tennessee first as the head coach at Sullivan High, then at Sullivan Central. Its been 31 years since a mountain team did it, so Im happy and proud to be finally taking the title back there. Academy of Business, Entrepreneurship, & Education, Academy for Leadership at Millcreek Elementary, Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated). He played basketball at Henry Clay HS (graduated in 1999). After graduating in 2005, Coach Gay went on to play collegiate ball at Kentucky State University (2006- 2010). On 2/24, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their neutral playoff game against Perrysburg (OH) by a score of 69-36. Curran won CHSAA Coach of the Year 47 times in his career over the two sports and kept a steady stream of players from Archbishop Molloy to the NBA over that time, including point guards Kenny Smith and Kenny Anderson. She was on her way to the end of the bench, but head coach Clay Bolser stopped her at the front. Bottom line: Gene Pingatore was the head coach at St. Joseph's High in the Chicago suburbs for 50 years, where he became famous for coaching future Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas and for being featured in the classic documentary "Hoop Dreams" in 1994. When he grows up, he wants to be just like his daddy and coach others! OREGON, Ohio Clay High School has named Joel Visser the new boys basketball coach and Keith Kennedy the new girls basketball coach. Luck is not the reason Clay County is currently No. On 1/14, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Munroe (Quincy, FL) by a score of 47-44. 2 in the nation behind St. Vincent-St. Mary (Ohio) High and star player LeBron James. Luck does not play defense, sink last-second free throws or plot game-winning strategies for a team that isnt big, quick or blessed with a bunch of great athletes. I am an emotional, energetic, crazy coach, and I have no regrets about that When you care about things, you give everything you have.. High School, Houston Clear Lake High School. Bottom line: Ralph Tasker crafted a basketball legacy in New Mexico, winning one state championship at Lovington High, then 11 more titles at Hobbs High, where the gym is named Ralph Tasker Arena in his honor. He was the all-time leader among coaches who coached exclusively at a mountain school during their career. Its happened that way for years. High School, Holden (La.) This Richmond team was one full of sophomores, and theyre the ones who got most of the playing time both this season and last. Were all trying to push ourselves to become better people and better players because we know he cares., Bolser said this year has been a learning curve for both him and his players, but theyve gotten to a point where there is mutual respect and trust in each other, and they believe Wednesday was the hardest weve ever played.. His sister Geneva had open-heart surgery almost 20 years ago. All win totals are current through Dec. 10, 2021. Keith was an absolute basketball genius. RAMSEY Logan Bahn, better known as a bruising offensive lineman in football, showed he can play basketball as well. Luck is not the reason he has averaged more than 28 victories for the last 18 years, with a staggering record of 508-89 (85 percent). Pingatore, who died in 2019 at 82 years old, won two state championships in 1999 and 2015. Ellis caught news of Dunbars title, Lexington vs. Louisville for 7th time in finals, Grab bag of contenders in Sweet quarterfinals, Braden Miller has a Ty to South Laurel champs, Fairdales back-to-back feat has aged well, Butler flattens Flyers to claim 5th title, Butler gets shot at record-tying 5th title. Schools: Midway Henrietta (Texas) High School. He is engaged to his fiancee, Brooke, and they will be married this fall! Taking a basketball off the noggin can be an enlightening experience. The problem really didnt surprise the 47-year-old coach. 11/28 @ Eastern* 5:00# L 36-27 Attend Fairview Baptist Temple. White, who only had one losing season in 45 years as a coach, died in 2019 at 78 years old. Guice graduated from Howard Payne University and went directly to work for Midway High, where he won 1,392 wins in boys and girls basketball combined, with 1,018 of those wins coming on the boys side, where he finished as state runner . Even before he had his heart trouble all he could eat was cheese and crackers.. I bounced a ball off his head (to get his attention). But I wasnt nervous at all, Keith said. He died in 2018, at 79 years old. So last June I retired from the Lexington Herald-Leader after covering approximately 4,000 high school sports events in my career. Bobby Keith, who guided Clay County to the 1987 Sweet Sixteen championship and was regarded as one of the greatest basketball coaches in state history, passed away Oct. 5, 2016, after suffering a heart attack. But his knocks on the melon were reserved for basketball. We were running a defensive drill, said Rick Commers, who was an assistant basketball coach at Michigan City Rogers High in the early 80s, when Brooks was playing there. A final score has not been reported for this varsity basketball game. 1 in Kentucky with a 21-1 record and 32 consecutive victories over state competition. In fact, there is probably no coach who leaves less to chance than he does. Facebook. Schools: Memphis (Tenn.) University School. the Clay boys' basketball team has had twenty-one (21) coaches. As of 20 May 2015, he is the head coach for the men's basketball team at Clay High School . On 2/3, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against St. Francis de Sales (Toledo, OH) by a score of 61-40. The third time proved to be the charm for Ballard as it finally broke through with an 88-79 win in the 1988 finals. Bottom line: Billy Hicks graduated from Evarts High, played college basketball at Wofford, then returned home to coach Evarts after graduation. Warren, a football and basketball star at East Tennessee State, won 15 coach of the year awards during his time at Sullivan but never was able to win a state championship as a coach. On 1/13, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Oakleaf (Orange Park, FL) by a score of 67-36. Read more: Clay HS Girls' Basketball 2020-21. CoEd Varsity. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. STAY CONNECTED. 2021 Class A Boys' State Champions. Back then we would shut the town down when we were in the Sweet Sixteen.. Some people would say I need to back off them. To this day he remembers the scores: In 1957 we lost to Hazard 50-47 and in 1958 he lost to Monticello 51-45. Tennessee 17-15. Hicks became best known for his time at Scott County High in Georgetown, Kentucky, where he won two state championships and lost in the state championship game five times over 25 seasons. Hughes would coach for 46 years in Fort Worth, Texas, first at segregated Terrell High, then at Dunbar High, winning five state championships between the two schools. Schools: Newton County (Ga.) High School, Monroe George Walton (Ga.) High School, Dublin Trinity Christian (Ga.) High School, Loganville (Ga.) High School, Monticello Piedmont (Ga.) High School, Port St. Joe (Ga.) High School, Greater Atlanta Christian High School, Conyers Heritage (Ga.) High School, State championships: 3 (1964, 1976, 1985). Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. McKnight has coached nine future NBA players during his time in Santa Ana. Keith laughs at that story, but he doesnt do much laughing on the sidelines during games. The celebration has really never stopped in Clay County, probably because the Tigers are ready to make a run at a second straight crown. The next day Keith was cut open to relieve artery blockage. As long as they keep improving, fans might get to see glimpses of that pretty high ceiling Turpin talked about. Just ask Bobby Lynch, Geordon Blantons championship senior year, Fast-pitch softball has given girls college opportunities, Put me in, coach! Courtesy of Rodney Harris | South River head coach. His desire, the will to be successful, just wanting it set him apart from the rest.. Wooten coached until 2002. That was followed a few months later by winning the Class A state championship in baseball. The KHSAA uses a Google ad sequence to help fund and pay for its web site. Schools: McGregor (Minn.) High School, Barnum (Minn.) High School, Chisholm (Minn.) High School, State championships: 3 (1973, 1975, 1991). Bottom line: Jerry Peters graduated from Rhodes College in 1960 and took a job as an educator and assistant basketball coach at Memphis University School that fall before becoming the head coach in 1964. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Lee Nailon will be the 18th Head Boys Basketball Coach for the 2022-2023 school year. Bottom line: Robert High spent his entire career as a head coach at Chattanooga's Brainerd High, where he won three state championships and finished as state runner-up two more times. On 2/17, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) by a score of 76-53. Bottom line: Danny Broussard is one of several coaches on this list who could take over the No. R1AAA Semifinal. Pictured: Dan Earl (right) playing at Penn State. I knew she had given everything she had, and her emotion was there. Coach is badder than ever.. Bottom line: Eric Staples still makes the list despite not coaching a game in almost 60 years the longest amount of time of any coach among the list of wins leaders. Bottom line: Ronald Bradley's career wins total gets over the 1,300 mark when you count his time as a girls basketball coach as well. Were all sisters. Pictured: Burgos (with ball) playing at William Paterson. I want them to play with energy and effort, and Im going to coach them with that, Bolser said. Gaudet liked to joke that he only had two jobs his entire life, at Pine Prairie and when he took a three-year break to go fight in World War II. Twitter. High School, Longview Mark Morris (Wa.) Schools: St. Anthony (New Jersey) High School, State championships: 26 (1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016). After seeing Keith back in action at practice, Rawlings had another version of the prognosis. Warren did have a state championship as a player, famously scoring the tying run in a legendary baseball state championship game as a senior at Dobyns-Bennett High in 1952. I may put it on my tombstone, I finally got one, Keith told the Herald-Leader after the 1987 finals. Itd be hard to find anybody who works harder than Bobby Keith. Baseball Bass Fishing Softball Track Volleyball. Clay HS Girls' Basketball 2021-22 Schedule. Henry Clay outlasted Carlisle County 35-33 in three overtimes in the finals of the 1983 Boys' State Basketball Tournament, with Greg Bates' buzzer-beating rebound basket finally deciding the epic battle that left the 19,500 fans in Rupp Arena emotionally exhausted. In the middle of his sophomore season, he chose to leave IU and transfer to Providence, helping the Friars to the Final Four in 1987 under coach Rick Pitino. High School, League City Clear Creek (Tex.) He put his hands on her shoulders, looked her in her eyes and talked softly. After Clay County beat Ballard in overtime to win the state title in 1987, he quipped: I was hoping so bad I could win one before I gave it up because these things are harder to come by than chicken teeth!. [1] Id kick him out, but as soon as Id turn around hed be back shooting again. In August 2016, Coach Gay found his home at Tates Creek High School, teaching special education. Ive gotten a lot more relaxed over the years., When Richie Farmer heard that, he had a ready reaction: Bull. A score that in the eyes of those players who were a part of this incredible . Email: Miller Bordas would definitely tell you that he is the best Assistant Coach to ever join the staff at TCHS. You bet she is, Keith said. A lot of players used to come by and rub him before we played, Keith said, so hes about worn out.. The source for wins is theNational Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Chuckey-Doak 18-14. Watch this highlight video of the Clay (Green Cove Springs, FL) basketball team in its game Clay vs Oakleaf Game Highlights - Jan. 13, 2023 on Jan 13, 2023. He spent his entire 44-year career as a coach, principal and superintendent in the Clay County School District. After the game, Bolser admitted hes actually mellowed out quite a bit, and Wednesdays game while it may have been the most animated hes been this year was nothing compared to years ago when he coached at Northeastern. It doesnt feel good, Brooks said of the konk on the coconut. Dels more old-school and hard-nosed than most people might expect, said Commers. Almond's greatest team was probably his 2003 squad, which finished ranked No. Bottom line: If you know high school basketball in the Midwest, you know the name Bud Lathrop. Its an around-the-clock job for him., Hes smart enough to know how far to push himself, said Richie Farmer, the Tigers star guard. But you know whats crazy? Schools: Chattanooga Brainerd (Tenn.) High School, State championships: 3 (1984, 1988, 1992). McKnight has won 11 state championships, and his last state title also came with his lone national championship in 2014. Bottom line: Ed Pepple is the only coach to make the list who spent his whole career in Washington. Nowhere in sports is consistency more valued than on the high school level, where a coach can lead fathers and then their sons at the same school. Early life [ edit] In high school, he served as junior and senior class president as well as governor of the Indiana Boys State Convention. Nominate your game changer now in one of 18 categories decided by fans. All rights reserved (About Us). Just like I wasnt nervous before the state championship game last year. We can do nothing but grow for next year. One of Staples' former players, Billy Powell, actually wrote a book called "Pride of the Panthers" about the team's accomplishments and Staples' coaching genius over 30 years. Almond was inducted into the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. I felt both operations would be successful. . His old college coach once said Bobby had two vocabularies one for the college classroom and one for Clay County, said J.W. Thats what keeps him young and, at the same time, makes him old. While some coaches may have to rely on various sources of information to put together their career accomplishments, Bradley's four children did something pretty cool for his Christmas present in 2011 when they created the CoachRonaldBradley.com website. His 1990-91 team set a national record when it attempted 1,078 3-pointers, making 348 of them. . R1AAAA Semifinal. I thought I was going to get thrown out of Market Square Arena last year, she said, referring to Clay Countys loss to Marion, Ind., in Indianapolis. Fox News lawsuit unveils gaslighting that has become common practice in U.S. | Opinion, Rare animal dashes across road, then returns with precious cargo, Texas photos show. On 1/17, the Clay varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Middleburg (FL) by a score of 63-46. Keith was a media favorite because he was always cooperative and always a good quote.
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