For years Keith was frustrated that his Tigers couldnt get past the first or second round of the state tournament. As a coach, Bolser wears his heart on his sleeve. But his knocks on the melon were reserved for basketball. He died in January 2020, at 88 years old. I said, If you dont like it, get off the floor., Years later, he told me that he told that story to the guys who were whining (when he was an assistant coach) at (the University of) Kentucky.. You have to learn who they are and what makes them go, Bolser said of his players. Just like I wasnt nervous before the state championship game last year. Back. Brooks' vault of basketball knowledge will be put to the test now that he is the new boys head basketball coach at Clay High. I know thats not true anymore. McKnight has won 11 state championships, and his last state title also came with his lone national championship in 2014. The official Facebook account of the Clay County Bulldogs Basketball teams. Thats why some Clay County fans gave Keith a black kitten last year soon after the Tigers won the state championship. Keith also has a couple of lucky sports coats he wears to big games. 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. 13th Regiontitles. A senior Farmer set a finals record with 51 points in that bout. Pictured: Dennis Tobin of Hopatcong watching his son and fellow 2,000-point scorer Matt during a game in 2011. After player introductions, Keith gathers his five starters around him. Those were three of the most epic games at any level of basketball, Davenport told the Herald-Leader. Once also seen as a lofty goal, these days, players seem to reach 1,000 points on a nightly basis. Its happened that way for years. The celebration has really never stopped in Clay County, probably because the Tigers are ready to make a run at a second straight crown. Back to CHS Main Site. It would be the first of three significant meetings in a 12-month span between the powerhouse programs. 2022-23 LC Mustangs Freshmen Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Start Time Mon. Smith was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2019 and the National Association of High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2021. Guice was named the Class A Coach of the Year in 1982 and was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. 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). A score that in the eyes of those players who were a part of this incredible . Coach - Drew Emnett . High School, State championships: 4 (1985, 1993, 1997, 1999). 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. She was on her way to the end of the bench, but head coach Clay Bolser stopped her at the front. Previously, Coach Tyler was an assistant coach at Frederick Douglass High school for 3 years. Currently Bordas is employed as the Dean of Students at Bryan Station High School. 559 talking about this. The older I get, the less patience I have. I am an emotional, energetic, crazy coach, and I have no regrets about that When you care about things, you give everything you have.. Tennessee 17-15. He retired as the states third-winningest coach and remains fifth on that list with 767 wins to 125 losses for an 86 percent career win percentage. Best eatin around.. FORTVILLE, Ind. Pictured: Dan Earl (right) playing at Penn State. Note: Only boys basketball coaches were included in these rankings. All win totals are current through Dec. 10, 2021. Mr. Tyler Smith Coach Tyler Smith was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He works 25 hours a week at a clothing store (Dobson & Keith) he owns with his father-in-law. Watch this highlight video of the Clay (Green Cove Springs, FL) basketball team in its game Clay vs Interlachen Game Highlights - Jan. 27, 2023 on Jan 27, 2023. On 1/20, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Fleming Island (Orange Park, FL) by a score of 53-48. Keith is a study in concentration on game days. It doesnt feel good, Brooks said of the konk on the coconut. He started as a freshman (under head coach Bill Hahn), and just kept getting better.. The only way to go from here is up, both with the Red Devils abilities on the court and their bond with their coach. His players never did that. Miller never misses a game and you can always find him with a basketball in his hands. I knew she had given everything she had, and her emotion was there. Schools: Sullivan (Tennessee) High School, Sullivan Central (Tenn.) HIgh School. He never took a day off practice. If you find an advertisement in the rotation that is viewed as inappropriate for the web site, please click on web site feedback below, and report the exact URL of the ad. All rights reserved. Courtesy of Rodney Harris | South River head coach. . But 2,000 is a club reserved for a select group. He had a career record of 767-125 (86%). 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. 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. Learn more and make a nomination! Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Im challenged daily, Brooks said laughing. All rights reserved (About Us). Anybody who wins at anything needs luck, Keith said, but you cant count on it. 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. He graduated in 2013 where he attended Asbury University. Taking a basketball off the noggin can be an enlightening experience. We came close that year, but I never let that keep me from thinking we could win it all one day, Keith said. Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.S. 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. Its been 31 years since a mountain team did it, so Im happy and proud to be finally taking the title back there. He collected 35 points total last season. In the 80s and 90s, you could go about anywhere in the state and if you had anything Clay County on, thats the first thing people would say: Bobby Keith, Gregory said. Scott Davenport, the head coach of the Bellarmine mens basketball team since 2005, was in his first season at Ballard when the Bruins met Clay County for the 1987 crown. And dad-burned if it doesnt seem to work.. High School, State championships: 4 (1970, 1972, 1977, 1990). On 1/24, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville, FL) by a score of 57-48. That years Sweet Sixteen drew 140,266 people, still a tournament record nearly 30 years later. R1AAA Semifinal. Baseball Bass Fishing Softball Track Volleyball. Even before he had his heart trouble all he could eat was cheese and crackers.. Lee Nailon will be the 18th Head Boys Basketball Coach for the 2022-2023 school year. 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. The competitor in Brooks bristled a bit when he heard his old coaches didnt regard him as the greatest of athletes. CCHS held a. All rights reserved. Bottom line: You won't find many educators and coaches like John Guice. McDonald, who died in 2020 at 87 years old, had six children who were all-state selections, and they all went into coaching. On 1/24, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Whitmer (Toledo, OH) by a score of 82-66. Clay County made it to the state tournament in Keiths junior and senior years. 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. On 1/14, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Munroe (Quincy, FL) by a score of 47-44. On 1/17, the Clay varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Middleburg (FL) by a score of 63-46. 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. I felt both operations would be successful. 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 way I see it, my job is to keep the sun shining on all these good people down here., After working as a sports writer for 41 years, I needed a break from the daily demands and deadlines of the newspaper business. State championships: 22 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002). Pictured with fellow Davidson alum Steph Curry. South River yearbook, courtesy of South River High School, Kevin Minnick | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, Pleasantville High School yearbook, courtesy of Pleasantville High School, Perth Amboy High School yearbook, courtesy of Perth Amboy High School, Bogota High School yearbook, courtesy of Bogota High School. He coached his last game in 1970, when he retired with the most wins of any coach in history. As a boys coach, he spent his entire career in Georgia. Perhaps Hurley's greatest team was his 1989 national championship team which featured three future NBA draft first-round picks in Rodrick Rhodes, Terry Dehere and Hurley's son, Bobby, who went on to win back-to-back national championships at Duke. Last year was terrible. Sozio recalled. Pictured: Carstarphen as the current head coach at Camden. Spider Thurman, who was Keiths high school coach. Van Huss was the East coach for the 1989 McDonald's All-American Game that featured Shaquille O'Neal, Bobby Hurley, Allan Houston and Jim Jackson. And yes, his language has been known to deteriorate along with a Clay County lead. When the scores tied with five minutes to go, shes so nervous she hits the lobby and waits to hear the good news from our fans.. His old college coach once said Bobby had two vocabularies one for the college classroom and one for Clay County, said J.W. Bottom line: Robert Brink began his coaching career in his native South Dakota and became the coach at Rocori High in Cold Spring, Minnesota, the year the school opened in 1969 and stayed there for 43 years. High School, State championships: 7 (1991, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017). Peters was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in 2008. 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. var encodedEmail = swrot13('wneebq.tnl@snlrggr.xlfpubbyf.hf'); Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13. 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!. HIgh School, State championships: 3 (1999, 2002, 2003). Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. In basketball, he was a defensive standout, earning MVP honors for Lindsey Wilson even though he barely averaged in double figures. He was the all-time leader among coaches who coached exclusively at a mountain school during their career. Keith, a Manchester native, wanted nothing more than to bring back hardware to his region. 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. Zach Piatt is a reporter for The Palladium-Item. On 12/30, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Southview (Sylvania, OH) by a score of 59-44. The image on the scoreboard still seared into the Caldwell seniors brain. His family has a history of cardiovascular ailments. What matters most is Bolsers players understand where all his passion comes from, and they do. Previous Coaching Experience: Lanier High School, Grayson High School, and Dawson . 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. After a successful collegiate career, Coach Gay pursued his masters degree in special education, while simultaneously working as a graduate assistant and an assistant coach with Bryan Station (2012- 2016) and then Henry Clay (2016- 2017). 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. Coach Bordas is a born and raised Lexingtonian. Bobbys thinking basketball day and night, said Stanley Abner, a Clay County teacher who has been around the Tigers for more than 40 years. But you know whats crazy? Coach Jay Bordas enters histhirdseason on the Tates Creek Coaching Staff, and his 17th year of coaching. Coach Bordas is a born and raised Lexingtonian. On 2/10, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against St. John's Jesuit (Toledo, OH) by a score of 63-52. Everybody in the mountains can celebrate with us, because we won it for all of them.. Visser comes to the Eagles with eight years as a. 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. Ive gotten a lot more relaxed over the years., When Richie Farmer heard that, he had a ready reaction: Bull. A final score has not been reported for this varsity basketball game. 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. One is named Midnight and has been around 15 years. High School, Baton Rouge Southern Lab (La.) CoEd Varsity. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. He was 75. Im serious. The next day Keith was cut open to relieve artery blockage. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Keith was a media favorite because he was always cooperative and always a good quote. Indiana High School Lacrosse Association (IHSLA) John Harrell's Basketball & Football. As a senior, the Raiders were 28-1, losing only to eventual state champion Warsaw (75-73) in the semistate championship. College of Charleston approved a new five-year, $5.5 million contract for men's basketball coach Pat Kelsey. On 12/6, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Perrysburg (OH) by a score of 78-42. He put his hands on her shoulders, looked her in her eyes and talked softly. Date: Brooks was a 6-foot-4 sharpshooter who scored 2,324 points in his Rogers career. Dels more old-school and hard-nosed than most people might expect, said Commers. Pepple died in September 2020, at 88 years old. 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. He teaches three math classes a day, oversees a study hall and home room. Not only was her night over, but her teams season was about to be over, too. On 1/3, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Findlay (OH) by a score of 52-35. He graduated from Asbury with a Degree in Sports Management. 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. Delray knows what it takes to win, said Earl Cunningham, the Rogers head coach for Brooks junior and senior seasons. Coach Tyler Smith was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. After we won the state title I said I could die a happy man. Pictured: Holloway playing at Seton Hall. 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. If (the Clay players) play hard, theyll be fine. "It was my first and my only job, except for my time with Uncle Sam," he said. On 12/20, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Whitmer (Toledo, OH) by a score of 90-35. 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. In August 2016, Coach Gay found his home at Tates Creek High School, teaching special education. Hopefully, we developed a really good relationship and they know that while I may be hard on them, its because I want the very best for them I hope these girls know how much I love them.. Gilbert was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in 2014. 1 spot one day. State championships: 8 (1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964). High School, League City Clear Creek (Tex.) In 2012, he married Clay High grad April Presley. High School, Tuckerman (Ark.) Caldwell 66, West Side 38. I do things differently.. These are my sisters now. As of 20 May 2015, he is the head coach for the men's basketball team at Clay High School . Basketball Bowling Volleyball. He prefers the light brown one these days because the teams been on a roll. He guidedhis beloved Clay County Tigers for 27 seasons, leading them to 18 (!) The 49-year-old 1984 Mr. Basketball (he actually shared the honor with Troy Lewis) inherits a Colonial team that lost nine seniors after an 8-16 season. I didnt know how close I came to doing just that, he said. Clay Local School District Clay High School Clay Middle School Clay Elementary School Panthers Ohio Portsmouth . Schools: Barber Hills (Texas) High School, Donna (Texas) High School, Lyford (Texas) High School, Uvalde (Texas) High School, Edcouch-Elsa (Texas) High School. RAMSEY Logan Bahn, better known as a bruising offensive lineman in football, showed he can play basketball as well. One of the hardest things in basketball is teaching a team not to beat itself. Under Coach Gays leadership, the Commodores had their first winning season in 7 years. 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. Schools: Evarts (Kentucky) High School, Harlan (Ky.) High School, Corbin (Ky.) High School, Georgetown Scott County (Ky.) High School. Harper, an Austin native, began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Burges High immediately following his graduation from UTEP in 1968 and has been a head coach since 1971. 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). He probably hates losing more than he likes winning. During a second-half comeback effort, sophomore Maddie Sonsini hit a big shot to bring the Red Devils within a single possession, and Bolser fist-pumped so hard that his right leg came off the ground, spinning him around 180 degrees. 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. Eugene Rawlings is another player who will testify to his coachs intensity. MANCHESTER Clay County basketball coach Bobby Keith has a couple of lucky black cats at home. Married for 25 years and have 3 children 2 boys and 1 girl. For 51 weeks, Lorenzo Sozio hasnt forgotten the pain of falling one win short of a sectional title. Last year:Richmonds season ends in first round of sectionals, seniors leave program in good hands, Most of us have known each other since middle school, and weve created a bond, sophomore Cami Turpin said. Back then we would shut the town down when we were in the Sweet Sixteen.. He joked that he needs the exercise anyway, and hell probably wind up tearing his Achilles at some point. The Tigers finally reached the top last year, beating Ballard 76-73 in overtime for the state championship. the Clay boys' basketball team has had twenty-one (21) coaches. 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. After rising to elite status as a player at Rogers, Brooks matriculated to Indiana University. Clay High School (Green Cove Springs, FL) Varsity Basketball Varsity Boys Basketball Green Cove Springs, FL 22-23 V. Basketball Home Schedule Roster Standings Rankings Photos Videos News More / Clay High School Basketball Clay Basketball OVERALL 7-16 0.30 Win % DISTRICT 1-2 3rd 5A District 2 HOME5-6 AWAY2-9 NEUTRAL0-1 PF1144 PA1289 STREAK1L His 767 career victories are fifth on the states all-time list. Pictured: Burns at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 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. The players would say that he is the best teammate, the mascot, and the assistant coach all in one! Bottom line: Ed Pepple is the only coach to make the list who spent his whole career in Washington. Tasker, who was named National Coach of the Year in 1969, died in 1999 at 80 years old. At Dunbar, Hughes' teams made the state semifinals 12 times. On 1/27, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Interlachen (FL) by a score of 48-40. He spent his entire 44-year career as a coach, principal and superintendent in the Clay County School District. Were sort of saying that if we have our heads together, nobodyll beat us, Keith said. 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. 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. All rights reserved (About Us). I feel like some of us are realizing what our potential can be, especially as a group, Turpin said. On 2/8, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their neutral playoff game against Rickards (Tallahassee, FL) by a score of 60-49. Richmond sophomore Amari Jackson picked up her fifth foul with just a couple minutes left in the Red Devils sectional game against New Palestine Wednesday. High School, Houston Clear Lake High School. 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 Keith laughs at that story, but he doesnt do much laughing on the sidelines during games. The 49-year-old 1984 Mr. Basketball (he actually shared the. Facebook. He pleaded no contest to the second-degree felony and was given 10 years probation, as well as having to pay restitution. Peters was inducted into the Caldwell seniors brain Southern Lab ( La. Rogers head for! Media favorite because he was a media favorite because he was always cooperative always... 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