Steve Patchett | Morristown-Beard News and Information Director. Hey, I lettered in baseball and tennis, he quickly interjected. Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13. The problem really didnt surprise the 47-year-old coach. the Clay boys' basketball team has had twenty-one (21) coaches. Smith spent a decade as an assistant coach at Peabody High before he was promoted to the top spot and has won seven state championships, including a pair of 41-0 seasons that finished with Peabody ranked in the top five in the nation in 2004 and 2010. Rutgers Preparatory yearbook, courtesy of Rutgers Preparatory School, East Rutherford yearbook, courtesy of Becton High School. Pictured: Burgos (with ball) playing at William Paterson. Wooten coached until 2002. 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. He coached his last game in 1970, when he retired with the most wins of any coach in history. 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. Bottom line: Richard "Dickie" Warren spent his entire career in Sullivan, Tennessee first as the head coach at Sullivan High, then at Sullivan Central. As a senior, the Raiders were 28-1, losing only to eventual state champion Warsaw (75-73) in the semistate championship. On 1/26, the Clay varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Beachside (St. Johns, FL) by a score of 57-53. As a boys coach, he spent his entire career in Georgia. Coming soon are some different ways to look at the 2,000-point club - look out for them. Varsity Head Coach - Clay Wages. On 12/13, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Toledo Christian (Toledo, OH) by a score of 59-32. Early life [ edit] In high school, he served as junior and senior class president as well as governor of the Indiana Boys State Convention. Dels more old-school and hard-nosed than most people might expect, said Commers. He's thankful for Coach Gay letting him be a part of the "staff!". I felt both operations would be successful. Coach Tyler Smith enters his second season on the Tates Creek Coaching Staff, and his 5th year coaching. Boys Junior High. Two years later, he was valedictorian at Union College. Schools: Barber Hills (Texas) High School, Donna (Texas) High School, Lyford (Texas) High School, Uvalde (Texas) High School, Edcouch-Elsa (Texas) High School. His 767 career victories are fifth on the states all-time list. Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.S. These coaches are the biggest legends with the most wins in high school basketball history. He spent his entire 44-year career as a coach, principal and superintendent in the Clay County School District. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Schools: Tyronza (Arkansas) High School, Bay (Ark.) It was no surprise that after college he returned to Clay County to teach and coach. Elizabethton 26-4. His coaching career record of wins and losses was 654-237. He wont put up with a lot of (stuff). Schools: McGregor (Minn.) High School, Barnum (Minn.) High School, Chisholm (Minn.) High School, State championships: 3 (1973, 1975, 1991). Bottom line: The next time you feel like you might be ready to lose your temper over something, please keep legendary high school boys basketball coach Robert McDonald in mind. Best eatin around..
On 2/24, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their neutral playoff game against Perrysburg (OH) by a score of 69-36. Brooks vault of basketball knowledge will be put to the test now that he is the new boys head basketball coach at Clay High. Currently Bordas is employed as the Dean of Students at Bryan Station High School. Under Coach Gays leadership, the Commodores had their first winning season in 7 years. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Previously, Coach Tyler was an assistant coach at Frederick Douglass High school for 3 years. Very smart and very aggressive. "All those wins just mean I'm old as dirt," Broussard once joked. 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. Were sort of saying that if we have our heads together, nobodyll beat us, Keith said. Keith was an absolute basketball genius. There isnt a single basketball coach in Wayne County other than maybe his boys counterpart at Richmond, Billy Wright who is more animated or shows more emotion on the sideline, and he showed that Wednesday. The Tigers were reigning state champions and on the way to their third Sweet Sixteen finals in four years. Al Prewitt, whose legacy was defined by his glory days as a star athlete and a Hall of Fame basketball coach at Henry Clay High School, died Tuesday morning at his Lexington home. I know he just wants the best for us on and off the court. The Tigers points were the most by a losing team in the state finals, and that team also set a tournament record with 345 total points scored. All of its home cookin, Keith said. The celebration has really never stopped in Clay County, probably because the Tigers are ready to make a run at a second straight crown. Eugene Rawlings is another player who will testify to his coachs intensity. Kentucky basketball returns to the top 25. Keith coached 27 seasons at Clay County, including 24 straight beginning with the 1970-71 season. 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. We ask you to do that because McDonald, who coached 59 years, never received a technical foul in over 1,400 games as a head coach. 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. His two years there (1997-98 and 1998-99) ended with an 8-46 record and an embezzlement charge, stemming from $25,000 being deposited into his bank account. All told, more than 45,000 people watched. She was on her way to the end of the bench, but head coach Clay Bolser stopped her at the front. High School, Holden (La.) On 1/6, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against St. Francis de Sales (Toledo, OH) by a score of 49-47. 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. Caldwell 66, West Side 38. Schools: Evarts (Kentucky) High School, Harlan (Ky.) High School, Corbin (Ky.) High School, Georgetown Scott County (Ky.) High School. WYMT first reported that Keith died from an apparent heart attack at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Brink, who won his lone state championship in 1988, put his teams in the state tournament 13 times and finished as state runner-up in 1999. Bobbys thinking basketball day and night, said Stanley Abner, a Clay County teacher who has been around the Tigers for more than 40 years. Pepple's most famous pupil was two-time Washington Player of the Year Quin Snyder, who led Mercer Island to Pepple's first state championship in 1985, went on to star at Duke and is currently the head coach of the Utah Jazz. Chris Jent (right) on the bench when he was an assistant coach at Ohio State. He was 75. His wife, Meredith, is the Freshman Academy Principal at Tates Creek. His desire, the will to be successful, just wanting it set him apart from the rest.. Keith is a study in concentration on game days. STAY CONNECTED. To say the least, NFEI has been battle tested and should be ready for the rematch with Sagemont. On 1/14, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Munroe (Quincy, FL) by a score of 47-44. He won his 1,000th career game in two different sports, football and baseball. Schools: Eisenhower (Washington) High School, Anchorage East (Alaska) High School, Anchorage West (Alaska) High School, State championships: 18 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983-85, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010). 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. The KHSAA uses a Google ad sequence to help fund and pay for its web site. Wolfson 37 Clay 38 Final Box Score Dec 1, 2022 @ 7:25pm Contribute to the Team Complete the Schedule Add missing games to the schedule Complete the Roster Add missing athletes to the roster Add a Team Photo Pictured: Wejnert and Southern head coach Eric Fierro. It was lunch time one day last week and Keith was sitting at a corner table in Bob & Skylers, his favorite eating establishment in Manchester. On 12/16, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Lima Senior (Lima, OH) by a score of 72-33. 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. You bet she is, Keith said. CoEd Varsity. Back when I first started coaching I thought every ball game was life and death. 66. Luck is not the reason Clay County is currently No. }); Coach Jarrod Gay is a livelong Lexington resident, playing varsity ball at both Henry Clay and Bryan Station. Emergency Medical Technician Clay County . The official Facebook account of the Clay County Bulldogs Basketball teams. 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Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Some people would say I need to back off them. Film tells rest of their success story. Even before he had his heart trouble all he could eat was cheese and crackers.. Mattox is aJunior player in the Tates Creek Basketball Program. It is a complete index of all his amazing accomplishments over the decades. New KET documentary reveals the real-world contributions of one of the first families in the state of Kentuckys basketball history. You have to learn who they are and what makes them go, Bolser said of his players. Teacher Leadership) . 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). They have the most wins in high school basketball history. Spider Thurman, who was Keiths high school coach. He attended Bryan Station High School where he was a 2-year starter and was captain his senior year for the Defenders. 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. When he grows up, he wants to be just like his daddy and coach others! Pepple was denied another state championship in 1981, when a basket after the buzzer by Spokane Shadle Park was counted as good in what is considered the most controversial ending to a state championship game in state history, regardless of sport. Wooten, who also coached DeMatha's football team until 1968, first made national headlines when his basketball team pulled off a stunning upset of New York's Power Memorial Academy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1961, ending their 71-game win streak. Everybody in the mountains can celebrate with us, because we won it for all of them.. 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