Have fun scrolling through all of them below, and we're having some fun as well. He was suspended in 2003 for using a paddle to swat players' butts for missing free throws and in 2004 for using foul language at practice. Keith was an absolute basketball genius. The players would say that he is the best teammate, the mascot, and the assistant coach all in one! (Another Michigan City legendary player) Vernon Payne also did it to me. As of 20 May 2015, he is the head coach for the men's basketball team at Clay High School . The image on the scoreboard still seared into the Caldwell seniors brain. 11/28 @ Eastern* 5:00# L 36-27 He knows what could happen..
Keiths daughter Stephanie, who manages the clothing store, has been known to blister a referees ear. Kentucky High School Athletic Association KHSAA Student-athletes of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow. 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 . 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. 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. 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: One of the most well-respected coaches in the country, Tony Harper was named the 2012 UIL Coach of the Year and the 2013 NHSCA National Coach of the Year. Those teams captured the imagination of fans far outside the Manchester city limits. Last year was terrible. Sozio recalled. The source for wins is theNational Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Hey, I lettered in baseball and tennis, he quickly interjected. Those were three of the most epic games at any level of basketball, Davenport told the Herald-Leader. That was followed a few months later by winning the Class A state championship in baseball. Black cats, lucky clothes and pregame rituals aside, Bobby Keith is not a superstitious man. 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 . 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). Watch this highlight video of the Clay (Green Cove Springs, FL) basketball team in its game Clay vs Bishop Kenny Game Highlights - Jan. 24, 2023 on Jan 24, 2023, Watch this highlight video of the Clay (Green Cove Springs, FL) basketball team in its game Clay vs Fleming Island Game Highlights - Jan. 20, 2023 on Jan 20, 2023. High School, Baton Rouge Southern Lab (La.) He has been involved with the Heroes Camp in South Bend and, since November, 2013, has been teaching at Clay. The KHSAA uses a Google ad sequence to help fund and pay for its web site. A lot of players used to come by and rub him before we played, Keith said, so hes about worn out.. Steve Patchett | Morristown-Beard News and Information Director. 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: Richard "Dickie" Warren spent his entire career in Sullivan, Tennessee first as the head coach at Sullivan High, then at Sullivan Central. Garrett Beegan signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Eastern University, a NCAA Division III school located just outside Philadephia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. His wife, Meredith, is the Freshman Academy Principal at Tates Creek. On 1/27, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Interlachen (FL) by a score of 48-40. He then reeled off an incredible 11 state championships in a 13-year stretch at Southern Lab High School in Baton Rouge. But his knocks on the melon were reserved for basketball. Bolser has done his best to help his players reach that potential, but hes had to be patient. He was the all-time leader among coaches who coached exclusively at a mountain school during their career. They didnt want to take any chances, the coach said as he played with the furry newcomer named Sweet Pea. 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. So last June I retired from the Lexington Herald-Leader after covering approximately 4,000 high school sports events in my career. 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. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Previously, Coach Tyler was an assistant coach at Frederick Douglass High school for 3 years. Newark Academy High School yearbook, courtesy of Newark Academy High School, Pictured: The 1974-75 Newark Academy basketball team. He spent his entire 44-year career as a coach, principal and superintendent in the Clay County School District. Clay Local School District Clay High School Clay Middle School Clay Elementary School Panthers Ohio Portsmouth . I remember wed have practice on one end of the court, and when I had my back turned, Bobby would sneak into the gym and start shooting at the other end, Thurman said. I still remember the score, Central 59, us 55.. 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. On 1/31, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Swanton (OH) by a score of 57-42. Bobby Keith, the legendary boys' basketball coach who won more than 700 games at Clay County High School and guided the Tigers to their only state title, died Wednesday in Manchester. The older I get, the less patience I have. 1 in Kentucky with a 21-1 record and 32 consecutive victories over state competition. Pictured: Burns at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It was just as entertaining and spine-tingling the second time around. Back then we would shut the town down when we were in the Sweet Sixteen.. "It was my first and my only job, except for my time with Uncle Sam," he said. After Keith was released from the hospital last summer, doctors told him hed be better than ever. Bottom line: Charles Smith was a college baseball star good enough that he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds out of Paul Quinn College before he returned home to begin his career as an educator and coach. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Academy of Business, Entrepreneurship, & Education, Academy for Leadership at Millcreek Elementary, Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated). 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. A score that in the eyes of those players who were a part of this incredible . His sister Geneva had open-heart surgery almost 20 years ago. 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. He played basketball at Henry Clay HS (graduated in 1999). Chuckey-Doak 18-14. Bottom line: Pine Prairie High's Leslie Gaudet's career looks even more incredible in a modern light. It was no surprise that after college he returned to Clay County to teach and coach. It is a complete index of all his amazing accomplishments over the decades. On 1/3, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Findlay (OH) by a score of 52-35. In 2012, he married Clay High grad April Presley. Tennessee 17-15. Hawkins, who died in 2016 at 77 years old, was a member of the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and was honored as the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Mr. Basketball in 2005. 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. What matters most is Bolsers players understand where all his passion comes from, and they do. He would remain in that position for the next 48 years. Brooks vault of basketball knowledge will be put to the test now that he is the new boys head basketball coach at Clay High. 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. 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. This story was originally published October 5, 2016, 6:40 PM. Schools: Midway Henrietta (Texas) High School. 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.. Ive been around here for a while.. 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. Schools: Tyronza (Arkansas) High School, Bay (Ark.) Bottom line: Morgan Gilbert did something no one in the history of high school sports had ever done in 2012. "All those wins just mean I'm old as dirt," Broussard once joked. Theyre saving lives every day. 2022-23 Student-Athlete Handbook. Schools: Alexandria Peabody (La.) Watch this highlight video of the Clay (Green Cove Springs, FL) basketball team in its game Clay vs Middleburg Game Highlights - Jan. 17, 2023 on Jan 17, 2023. He brings great enthusiasm to the program and is excited about the direction the program is headed. Colleges Attended: University of Georgia (BS Education), Lagrange College (2 years as a player), Valdosta State University (M.Ed. Gilbert, a Tuckerman, Arkansas, native, came close to winning a basketball state championship in 1992, when his squad was the Class A state runner-up. High School, State championships: 4 (1985, 1993, 1997, 1999). Clay Junior High & High School Honor Roll - Second Nine Weeks, 2022-2023 6th Grade All A's - Khloe Adams, Kinley Hoyme, Colby Secrist A Average - Lillian Anderson, Kyiden Chambliss, Aspen James, Alexis Kennison, Jasmine Phok, Sophia Scott, Ella Snellgrove, Claire Wermuth, Addyson Young Early life [ edit] In high school, he served as junior and senior class president as well as governor of the Indiana Boys State Convention. Once also seen as a lofty goal, these days, players seem to reach 1,000 points on a nightly basis. I am an emotional, energetic, crazy coach, and I have no regrets about that When you care about things, you give everything you have.. 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. 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 win totals are current through Dec. 10, 2021. Henry Clay High School 1983 As a player and then as the coach, his home was always at Henry Clay High. Visser comes to the Eagles with eight years as a. Jason Bernstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. They have the most wins in high school basketball history. Emergency Medical Technician Clay County . Another brother, Orville, died during the same kind of surgery. Im still trying to forget.. Both of Hurley's sons, Bobby (Arizona State) and Danny Hurley (Connecticut) are Division I head coaches. If (the Clay players) play hard, theyll be fine. Is it time to end Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series? After seeing Keith back in action at practice, Rawlings had another version of the prognosis. Hero shot for Nova a personal thrill for LexCath alum, Dodgers A.J. Clay Bolser's first year as Richmond girls basketball coach ends with all kinds of emotions. Hes so focused on figuring out how to win that he is almost unapproachable. Say what you will about his style, but it shows is he cares. Clay High School (Oregon, OH) Varsity Basketball Clay Eagles Varsity Boys Basketball Oregon, OH 22-23 V. Basketball Home Schedule Roster Standings Rankings Videos News More / Clay High School Basketball Clay Basketball OVERALL 1-19 0.05 Win % CONFERENCE 0-0 9th Three Rivers HOME1-9 AWAY0-10 NEUTRAL0-0 PF867 PA1344 STREAK17L Contribute to the Team A final score has not been reported for this varsity basketball game. 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-up twice. I finally figured that if a fella wanted to play that bad Id have him come on out for the team.. 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. Clay County Coroner Danny Finley confirmed the original report to the Herald-Leader. Daniel Boone 24-8. Lathrop ran into hot water several times for his practice tactics. Krueger, who was honored with the Morgan Wooten Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, was part of one of the most remarkable assemblies of high school coaches in history. He coached his last game in 1970, when he retired with the most wins of any coach in history. While some student-athletes dont let the emotions show until theyve played their last game as a senior, these Red Devils are a unit, one that now wont have another basketball game until next winter. High School, San Marcos (Tex.) Central High School, Woodlawn (La.) College of Charleston approved a new five-year, $5.5 million contract for men's basketball coach Pat Kelsey. FORTVILLE, Ind. He was an unpaid assistant to Skyler Garrison for two years before taking over as head coach in 1970. 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. 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). Bobby Keith has had a magnificent obsession with Clay County basketball for 35 years, ever since he was a kid following the exploits of the 1953 Tigers, who went undefeated before losing to eventual state champ Lafayette in the quarterfinals of the Sweet Sixteen. They have two whole years left of high school basketball, but this is the second year in a row theyve taken the last game of the season like it was the last game of their careers. Eric Williams is holding the net (second in from the right), St. Joseph of Toms River yearbook, courtesy of Donovan Catholic High School, Becton High School yearbook, courtesy of Becton High School, Central Regional yearbook, courtesy of Central Regional High School, Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, Courtesy of Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf. Twitter. RAMSEY Logan Bahn, better known as a bruising offensive lineman in football, showed he can play basketball as well. He then cupped her face in his hands before giving her a long, tight hug. Rutgers Preparatory yearbook, courtesy of Rutgers Preparatory School, East Rutherford yearbook, courtesy of Becton High School. He died in 2018, at 79 years old. 2022-23 LC Mustangs Freshmen Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Start Time Mon. Keith coached 27 seasons at Clay County, including 24 straight beginning with the 1970-71 season. Bobby Keith knows that, too. Read more: Clay HS Boys' Basketball 2020-21. Mattox is aJunior player in the Tates Creek Basketball Program. Just like I wasnt nervous before the state championship game last year. It is the only high school in the Oregon City School District. Bottom line: Walter "Buck" Van Huss was a legendary high school basketball coach who spent his entire career in Tennessee first at Hampton High, then at Dobyns-Bennett High. He was hired on as the head coach for Boys Basketball in 2017. Schools: Chattanooga Brainerd (Tenn.) High School, State championships: 3 (1984, 1988, 1992). He is engaged to his fiancee, Brooke, and they will be married this fall! Mr. Tyler Smith Coach Tyler Smith was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. Schools: Barber Hills (Texas) High School, Donna (Texas) High School, Lyford (Texas) High School, Uvalde (Texas) High School, Edcouch-Elsa (Texas) High School. 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. High School, Longview Mark Morris (Wa.) Flyers in finals for first time in 36 years. He followed Pitino to Kentucky as an assistant coach. Instead, he was explaining how he was still on a strict cholesterol diet five months after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery, which came five months after he lived his dream by guiding Clay County to the Sweet Sixteen championship. Pictured: Dennis Tobin of Hopatcong watching his son and fellow 2,000-point scorer Matt during a game in 2011. The doctor told me I had between five minutes and three months to live unless I had surgery.. In basketball, he was a defensive standout, earning MVP honors for Lindsey Wilson even though he barely averaged in double figures. 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. 13th Regiontitles. But he knows winning in court cant be more fun that winning on a court. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. His 1990-91 team set a national record when it attempted 1,078 3-pointers, making 348 of them. His offense was a series of simple pick and rolls, and he rarely, if ever, paced the sidelines during games, instead choosing to stay seated and instruct his team. Keith is a study in concentration on game days. Back. Schools: Sullivan (Tennessee) High School, Sullivan Central (Tenn.) HIgh School. Bobbys thinking basketball day and night, said Stanley Abner, a Clay County teacher who has been around the Tigers for more than 40 years. 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. That years Sweet Sixteen drew 140,266 people, still a tournament record nearly 30 years later. 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. On 2/7, the Clay varsity basketball team won their home playoff game against Baker County (Glen St. Mary, FL) by a score of 59-48. STAY CONNECTED. But Thurman told he was too little to play. Peggy, Keiths wife of 25 years, is one Clay Countys biggest boosters. Bottom line: The most well-known high school basketball coach of all time was DeMatha High's Morgan Wooten, who won five national championships in 45 years. All told, more than 45,000 people watched. They have three children; Miller (9), Leighton (12), and Mattox (16). Bottom line: You won't find many educators and coaches like John Guice. 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. $(document).ready(function () {
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. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. On 1/27, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Findlay (OH) by a score of 70-18. I didnt know how close I came to doing just that, he said. He was 75. 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. 1 spot one day. 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. 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