The Old Coach U-Haul Report
Statewide Coaching Updates (1/25/08)
Below is the latest of more than 60 statewide high school head football coaching changes since the end of the 2007 regular season, including new coaches at 5A Aldine Eisenhower and Katy Morton Ranch in the Greater Houston area.
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Additionally, perennial state contender Bay City is looking for a new head football coach – again. Danny Edelman departed after a 6-5 season last fall to fill the vacancy at Sam Houston in Arlington, which is coming off a 0-9 campaign.
Edelman arrived in Bay City from Red Oak after Bay City went 2-8 in 2006 under HFC Alan Cherry and missed the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. In the past 10 years, Bay City has advanced to 4A state championship games on four occasions: 1998, 2000, 01 and '03.
One of the most interesting openings remains at 3A Andrews, where a new $15 million athletic facility on its campus and a nearly $90,000 salary is attracting applicants from 10 states.
Last year, more than 175 Texas high schools changed coaches between the 2006 and '07 seasons.
If you are aware of a coaching opening, please e-mail us at:info@titussportsmarketing.com.
SCHOOL/CLASS ... OLD COACH ... NOTES/NEW COACH
Agua Dulce/1A... Don Gronbach … Longhorns 13-26 last four seasons
Aldine Eisenhower/5A ... Darryl Phipps ... Ike perennial 5A power in 1990s
Andrews/3A ... Blaine Springston ... Mustangs once powerhouse in West Texas
Amarillo Highland Park /2A ... Victor Soliz … 2-28 in three seasons
Aransas Pass/3A ... Percy Larsen ... Bobcats searching for leader in South Texas
Arlington Sam Houston/5A ... George McFarland ... 2-17 past 2 seasons
Arlington Seguin/4A ... Ricky Albus ... 1-8 this past fall
Atlanta/3A … Ben Scharnberg ... Departing after 20-year mark of 149-82-1
Bastrop/5A ... Ron Schroeder ... Gerald Perry, Plano East OC, steps in after 1-9 season
Bay City/4A … Danny Edelman … Bolts after 1 season for Arlington Sam Houston
Baytown Christian/TAPPS ... John DeRulle … Headed to Alabama
Bells/3A ... Danny Williams ... Bells looking for a HFC
Center Point/1A … Allen Kaiser … Kaiser out after stints of 4 and 12 years at school
Clarksville/2A ... Phillip Eddins ... Queen City AD Dewaski Davis steps in
Comfort/2A ... Lee Wiginton ... Wiginton off to Mexia
CC Tuloso-Midway/4A ... Alex Richards ... T-M begins search
Dallas Adams/5A ... Mike Smiddy ... Difficult road ahead for Adams
Dallas Smith/4A ... Lonnie Calahan ... Smith looking for leader
Duncanville/5A ... Dan Schreiber ... Jeff Dicus in from 4A Lake Travis
Eastland/2A ... Mike Schlentz ... 2-8 in 2006
Edinburg/5A ... Joey Caceres ... Interim role in '07 stays on as HFC
Edna/2A ... Rob Schoenfeld ... Schoenfeld departing after three seasons
El Paso/4A ... Ron Dentinger ... Jefferson OC Ronnie Hernandez arrives
Fairfield/3A ... David Haynes ... Fairfield looking for new HFC
FB Clements/5A ... Jeff Hulme ... Hulme (33-12 in 4 yrs.) heading to Mansfield
FB Marshall/5A ... Dennis Brantley ... Marshall among 10 schools in Fort Bend ISD
FW Arlington Heights/4A ... Duke Christian ... Missed playoffs at 5-4 in '07
FW Brewer/4A ... Mark Cunningham ... 2-18 last two years
FW Trimble Tech/4A ... Gerry Magin ... Magin out in North Texas area
* Goose Creek Memorial ... N/A ... Bret Boyd in from Killeen Ellison
Granbury/5A ... Mark Wright ... Pirates were 6-24 in his three seasons
Houston Washington/4A ... Joel K. North ... Eagles latest opening in Houston area
Houston Westbury Christian/TAPPS ... Aaron Covington ... Ex-NBAer Charlie Ward steps in
Houston Yates/5A ... Clarence McKinney ... McKinney to Houston at RBs coach
John Paul II/TAPPS ... N/A … Rudy Gonzalez named fledgling program's first coach
Katy Morton Ranch/5A ... Jim Shewmake ... Tough playing in shadows of Tigers
Killeen Ellison/5A ... Bret Boyd ... Boyd off to Goose Creek Memorial
* Kingsville Academy/1A ... N/A ... Wayne Sparks in to start program
Krum/2A ... N/A ... Basketball power looking to add football
Lake Travis/4A … Jeff Dicus ... What happens with Junior QB Garrett Gilbert?
Laredo Johnson/5A ... Mike Medina ... Johnson looking for new HFC
* La Joya Juarez-Lincoln/4A ... N/A ... La Joya asst. Aaron Garcia to start program
* La Joya Palmview/5A ... N/A ... La Joya DC Manuel Flores to start program
Linden-Kildare/2A ... J.D. Russell ... Ex-SMU asst. Jerry Bennett back in East Texas
McKinney Christian/TAPPS ... Kevin Fields ... Asst. Kevin Sutton in for headmaster
Mesquite Horn/5A ... Don Payne ... Six-year mark was 20-40
Mexia/3A ... Larry Adair ... Adair stays as AD; Lee Wiginton in from Comfort
O'Donnell/1A ... Kevin Sherrill ... O'Donnell searching for new field boss
Palestine/3A ... Glen Tunstall ... Retired Booker Bowie back as interim HFC/AD
Palmer/2A ... Brian Garrison ... Garrison moving into admin. role
Plano/5A ... Gerald Brence ... Brence moves into role as Plano AD
Poth/2A ... Jerry Bonewald ... Bonewald retiring from Pirates
Prestonwood Christian/TAPPS ... Mike Hall ... AD Chris Cunningham takes reins as HFC
Princeton/3A ... Jim Staley ... Panthers in the hunt for HFC
PSJA Memorial/5A ... Joe R. Sanchez ... Sanchez to Mission as AD
PSJA North/ 5A … Orlando Garcia … Garcia moving into AD role
Redwater/1A.... David Hoff heads into admin after six years
San Angelo Lake View/4A ... Tim Reid ... Cooper asst. Sterlin Gilbert returns to alma mater
* SA Brandeis/5A ... N/A ... Looking to open new school
Valley Mills/1A … Darrell Piske … Mike Finnell promoted from DC spot
* SA Johnson/5A ... N/A ... High-powered SA Madison OC Ron Rittimann arrives
Thrall/1A....Mike Sebek.... Gary Schultz takes the reigns from DC position
Waco University/4A ... Leroy Coleman ... University searching for field boss
Willis/4A ... Mack Malone ... Hillcrest DC Audie Jackson arrives
* denotes new high school
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