U-Haul Report (5/6): Statewide Coaching Changes Update
By TITUS Sports Marketing – As spring practice charges into third gear across the Lone Star State (with 7-on-7 in the bullpen quickly warming up), one of the state's larger schools -- Bryan -- has been confronted with finding a new head football coach.
In our latest review of statewide high school head football coaching changes since the end of the 2005 season, Marvin Sedberry has announced that he is leaving Bryan to become the athletic director of the Alief ISD (Hastings, Elsik and Taylor high schools) outside Houston.
Sedberry was 10-11 in two seasons at Bryan, which will lose students in the coming years when Rudder HS opens in the Bryan ISD in 2008. Sedberry's other coaching stops in 32 years included Greenville, Wilmer-Hutchins, Beaumont Central and Dallas Carter.
At Alief, Sedberry will follow Ronnie Bell, who died of leukemia on Dec. 1. A recent support fund which will assist families of Houston-area coaches who are suffering from debilitating diseases has just been established. Contributions can be made to Ronnie Bell Memorial Foundation, c/o Amegy Bank, 14965 Southwest
Freeway, Sugar Land, TX, 77478.
In other coaching news, one of the state's high school greats, Mike Barber, is out as the head football coach at Grace Preparatory in Arlington. Barber, who was a volunteer coach at the private school during his eight-year stay, had led the Lions to five TAPPS state titles.
According to reports, Barber was hopeful of hiring more coaches at Grace Prep to fuel his interest in taking the program from Div. II to Div. I (highest division in TAPPS). The additional staff would have also allowed Barber to focus more time with his full-time prison ministry (Mike Barber Ministries), which is based in nearby DeSoto.
Barber's success at quarterback at White Oak HS earned him a spot on the Pepsi All-Time Greatest Texas High School Team, as selected by Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine readers in 1998. Barber was a standout WR at Louisiana Tech and would later become an All-Pro tight end with the Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Rams.
Grace Prep will open its 2006 season against Plano's newest private school, John Paul II High School, on Sept. 1.
More than 160 Texas high schools are set to change coaches between the 2005 and '06 seasons.
If you are aware of an opening, e-mail us at:
info@titussportsmarketing.com.
SCHOOL ... OLD COACH ... NEW COACHAbilene Cooper ... Marty Secord ... Univ. of Houston asst. Mike Spradlin back in
HS ranks
Alba-Golden ... Alan Phillips ... Tyler Lee asst. Paul Frye arrives
Alief Hastings ... Wade Luker ... Former Hastings asst. Greg Alexander arrives
Alpine ... Kirk Martin ... Martin heads to open new 4A school outside Houston
Alvin Manvel ... N/A ... Alpine's Kirk Martin arrives to open new 4A school
Amarillo ... Larry Dippel ... Brad Thiessen arrives from 3A Levelland
Angleton ... Joshua Potter ... Potter heads to 2A Pottsboro
Arlington Bowie ... Anthony Criss ... Kenny Perry arrives from Haltom
Arlington Grace Prep ... Mike Barber ... Barber won five TAPPS state titles
Arlington Martin ... Ronnie Laurence ... Bob Wager arrives after one year at Kaufman
Austin Lanier ... Dennis Ceder ... Justin Northwest DC Randy Perez arrives
Austin Travis ... Wayne Schroeder ... 25-4A Rebels finished 2-8
Baird ... Bryan Webb ... Kevin Hill returns to sideline
Bangs ... Bo Robinson ... Robinson heads to 3A with La Vernia
Bartlett ... Mark Anglin ... Angelin was 4-6 last season
Big Sandy ... Scott Callaway ... Darold Turner arrives from asst. post at Tyler Lee
Bogata Rivercrest ... Charles Swann ... Swann off to Mt. Vernon
Borger ... Craig Shores ... Midland DC Tim Anuszkiewicz arrives
Bovina ... Kent Torbert ... DC Hector Guevara promoted
Brady ... Todd Bandy ... Brownwood native Glen Jones arrives from 5A Fossil Ridge
Brazosport ... Garth Darby ... Five-year mark of 16-34
Brookshire-Royal ... Wade Griffin ... Ken Wallce breezes in from Sabine Pass
Bryan ... Marvin Sedberry ... Sedberry leaves for AD post with Alief ISD
Canton ... Gary Joe Kinne ... Lance Angel arrives from 2A Cooper
Carrizo Springs ... Chris Cesarez ... 3A Wildcats struggling
Carrollton Christian ... Unknown ... CCA finished 3-7 last fall in Div. III
Carrollton Turner ... Jody Allen ... Larry McBroom arrives from Mt. Pleasant
Center ... Gale Ashley ... Ron Callahan arrives in 3A East Texas country
Chilton ... Lucky Gamble ... Asst. Robert Little promoted
Claude ... Toby Perkins ... Opening in West Texas for Class A Mustangs
Cleburne ... Mickey Finley ... Gainesville OC Phil Young coming home
Cleveland ... Jimmy Thompson ... After 7-4 season, Thompson leaves for Mt. Pleasant
Clint Mountain View ... Mike Jackson ... Tony Robles hired to lead 2-4A Lobos
Clyde ... Tom Slagle ... Craig Slaughter departs Hearne
Coldspring ... Ralph Lymas ... Lymas heads to Hearne
Conroe Caney Creek ... Lance Moffett ... Glenn Hill
Cooper ... Lance Angel ... Angel heading to 3A Canton
Cotton Center ... Michael Skelton ... Brock Ramsey arrives from Gustine
Crandall ... Brian Basil ... Basil returns to 5A Irving MacArthur
Crane ... Randy Doege ... Doege heading to 4A Frenship as OL coach
Crosbyton ... Neal Hugg ... Hugg heads to Perryton
Cushing ... James Bogue ... Corey Spivey steps in for Class A Bearkats
Cypress Woods ... N/A ... Jersey Village assistant David Jones to open new school
Dallas Adamson... Carl Jackson ... Reassigned by district
Dallas Conrad... N/A ... Bryan DC Darren Duke to open new 4A school in '08
Dallas Hillcrest ... Clayton George ... Former Wilmer-Hutchins coach Mike Robinson arrives
Dallas Jefferson ... Robert Woods ... Retiring after 19 years and four state titles
Dallas North Dallas ... Sonny Perez ... Reassigned by district
Dallas Roosevelt ... Johnny Hawkins ... Interim coach not staying for '06
Dallas South Oak Cliff ... J.B. Wallace Jr. ... Wallace retiring after 11 seasons, 63-56 mark
Dallas W.T. White... Mike Zoffuto ... Zoffuto heads to sideline as Athletic Coordinator
De Leon ... Billy Fox ... Brownwood asst. John Ward arrives
Denton Calvary Academy ... Eddie Baca ... Former Pilot Point coach moves to administration
East Bernard ... Kent Scott ... Jerry Long arrives from Woodsboro
El Paso Americas ... Jack Murphy ... DC Rick Miller promoted
El Paso Burges ... Bill Burkhead ... Lloyd Smith arrives from teaching at Austin HS
El Paso Ysleta ... Steve Carri ... Tod Clark arrives from Mountain View
Elkhart ... Doug Black ... Jason Ives in place to replace Black
Fabens ... John Brett Fostel ... OC Mike Martinez promoted
Fairfield ... David Armstrong ... David Haynes arrives from McGregor
Floresville ... Dan Garza ... Garza departing after only two seasons
Floydada ... Lee Hurt ... Midland Lee asst. coach Rusty Purser arrives
Fort Bend Travis ... N/A ... Former Westfield asst. Randy Cunningham to open new school
Franklin ... Rusty Robinson ... Leon's Mike Hedrick comes home -- to Hedrick Field
Frisco Liberty ... N/A ... Hebron DC Joe McBride arrives after state title
Frisco Wakeland ... N/A ... Marty Secord to open second new high school in Frisco
Gainesville ... Jeff Cordell ... Denton Ryan OC Matt Young arrives
Galena Park ... Mike Coker ... 4A head coach heading to 3A Prosper
Ganado ... Mark Byrd ... Former Cleburne OC Mike Rabe arrives
Garland Christian ... Jesse Chavoya ... Chuck Best promoted to lead Swordsmen
Gladewater ... David Husmann ... Scott Callaway arrives from Big Sandy
Glen Rose ... Mark Cunningham ... Tigers in 8-3A
Gordon ... Mitch Lee ... Lee heads to Knox City
Granbury ... Mark Wright ... Pirates struggled to 1-9 mark in '05
Greenville ... Jimmie Brooks ... Jeff Cordell arrives from Gainesville
Gustine ... Brock Ramsey ... Ramsey heads to Cotton Center
Haltom ... Kenny Perry ... Former Southlake Carroll OC Clayton George arrives
Harmony ... Stony Coffman ... Longtime asst. Shane Wilson steps in for Coffman
Hearne ... Craig Slaughter ... Ralph Lymas arrives from Coldspring
Henderson ... Reid Waller ... Dickey Meeks arrives from Mount Vernon
Houston Chavez ... Danny Palmer ... Milby coach Mike Jackson arrives
Houston Milby ... Mike Jackson ... DC Phil Camp promoted to replace Jackson
Houston Northbrook ... Pat Alvarado ... Kurt Page arrives from Huntsville (Ala.) Randolph
Houston St. Thomas ... Charlie Burton ... Kurt Page arrives from Huntsville (Ala.) Randolph
Houston Sharpstown ... Gene Duty ... Gary Gutierrez arrives to lead Apollos
Houston Westside ... Bill Wilson ... Former La Marque OC Lance Carter arrives
Howe ... Woody Martin ... Stony Coffman hits town from Harmony
Humble Atascocita ... N/A ... Dean Colbert arrives to new school from PA Memorial
Irving MacArthur ... David Beaty ... Heads to Rice as WRs coach
Irving Nimitz ... Mike Farda ... Nimitz promotes DC Steve Hohenberger
Jacksboro ... Jeff Miller ... Joshua Potter arrives from Angleton
Jayton ... Clyde Parham ... Parham heads to Throckmorton
Kaufman ... Bob Wager ... Todd York arrives from 4A Terrell
Klein Collins ... Ronny Feldman ... Mike Konicki arrives from Stafford
Knox City ... Wayne Hutchinson ... Mitch Lee arrives from Gordon
Lamesa ... Carlon Bramson ... Kent Torbert arrives from Bovina
Laredo Alexander ... Alfredo Espinoza ... Joel Lopez arrives from cross-town Alexander
Laredo Nixon ... Joel Lopez ... Longtime assistant Brad Hopkins promoted
La Vernia ... Wayne Johnson ... Bo Robinson arrives from Bangs to lead 3A Bears
Leon ... Mike Hedrick ... Keith Sitton steps in with Hedrick at rival Franklin
Levelland ... Brad Thiessen ... Thiessen heads to 5A Amarillo
Lindale ... Greg Owens ... Mike Meador in as Owens heads to Sulphur Springs
Lindsay ... John Erwin ... Cody Bounds arrives from Prosper
Lovejoy ... N/A ... Former McKinney North DC Jim Bob Puckett to open new school
Luling ... Jack Parker ... 3A Eagles coming off 4-6 campaign
Lumberton ... Johnny Fuller ... Alvin Credeur should be promoted on Feb. 2
Magnolia ... Ray Kenjura ... 65-year old Ron Lynch no longer retired
Marfa ... Chris Henson ... Henson heads to Pecos
Mart ... Tommy Roberson ... Marlin OC Rusty Nail arrives
Mason ... Raul Sanchez ... Russell Joy arrives from Ranger
Maud ... Rusty Minyard ... Waskom asst. Josh Finney arrives
Meridian ... David Woodward ... Yellowjackets in 25-A
McGregor ... David Haynes ... Haynes heads to Fairfield
McKinney Boyd ... N/A ... McKinney North OC Don Drake to lead new 4A school
Midlothian ... Adam Henke ... Rockdale's Robby Clark approved 2/1
Mineola ... Sean Lorance ... Lorance resigns after 2-8 campaign
Mount Pleasant ... Larry McBroom ... Jimmy Thompson arrives after one year at Cleveland
Mount Vernon ... Dickey Meeks ... Charles Swann in as Meeks heads to Henderson
Muenster Sacred Heart ... Charles Boles ... Upended in Div. IV playoffs in '05
Natalia ...Jim Amberson ... Barry Meerschaert steps in for Mustangs
New Waverly ... Bob Eastland ... Expected hiring in December
Nocona ... Fred West ... Indians fell to 3-7 last season
Odessa ... Scott Phillips ... DC Ron King promoted to replace the retiring Phillips
Pampa ... Bryan Wood ... Tascosa DC Andy Cavalier steps in for retiring Wood
Pecos ... Patrick Willis ... Chris Henson arrives from Marfa
Perryton ... Gary Newcomb ... Neal Hugg arrives from Crosbyton
Pittsburg ... Terry Waldrep ... Lawrence Cleveland is logical asst. to be promoted
Plains ... Blake McWhirter ... Cowboys hurting at Class A level
Port Arthur Memorial ... Dean Colbert ... Ronnie Thompson returns to coaching in PA
Pottsboro ... Jim Verden ... Longtime Sherman OC Matt Poe arrives
Prosper ... John Pease ... Kent Scott arrives from East Bernard
Rankin ... Perry Graves ... Danny Davis arrives from Throckmorton
Ranger ... Russell Joy ... Joy heads to Mason
Raymondville ... Rene De La Garza ... Alex Leal arrives on verge of 200 wins
Richardson Canyon Creek ... Nathan Spate ... Spate won seven games in two years
Robstown ... Claude Bassett ... Pflugerville Connally DC Douglas Wood arrives
Rockdale ... Robby Clark ... Jeff Miller arrives from Jacksboro
San Antonio East Central ... Lynn Stewart ... Robert Walker arrives from I-AA SFA
San Antonio Roosevelt ... Glenn Hill ... Neil LaHue arrives from A&M Kingsville
San Antonio St. Gerard ... George Pasterchick ... Pasterchick retiring after 32 seasons
San Antonio Southside ... Mike Harrison ... 18-32 in five seasons
San Antonio Southwest ... Manuel Valles ... 5A Dragons were 3-7 in '05
San Diego ... Arturo Barrios ... 3A Vaqueros ended 2-7 in '05
Schulenburg ... Brad Oden ... Mickey Finley last coached at 4A Cleburne
Shallowater ... Keith Kitchens ... Lovington's Speedy Faith steps in for Mustangs
Shelbyville ... Michael Taylor... Larry Upshaw in place to direct state's lesser-known Dragons
Splendora ... Kevin Weldon ... 3A Wildcats finished 3-7 last season
Springtown ... Matt Elliot... Brad Turner arrives with son (junior QB) from Sulphur Springs
Stafford ... Michael Konicki ... Konicki heads to Klein Collins
Stamford ... Gary Roan ... Wayne Hutchinson arrives from Knox City
Sulphur Springs ... Brad Turner... Lindale's Greg Owens returning home
Sunray ... Wesley Teeter ... Bryan Wood returns after one season at 4A Pampa
Terrell ... Todd York ... York heads to 3A Kaufman
Throckmorton ... Danny Davis ... Clyde Parham arrives from Jayton
Timpson ... Kevin Hall ... Longtime coach Lucky Gamble back in East Texas
Tom Bean ... Darren Anderson ... Brent Graham arrives from Mesquite Poteet (DC)
Trinity ... Don Hill ... Wayne Coleman arrives from 4A FW Brewer
Van Alstyne ... Randy Matthews ... Allen OC Brian Polk arrives
Van Horn ... Federico Lujan ... Joel Martinez hired to lead 8-A Eagles
West Mesquite ... Gary Johnson ... Former Farmersville HFC Mike Overton promoted
Wheeler ... Toby Tucker ... Mustangs a six-man playoff team in '05
Whitesboro ... Adam Rupert ... Rupert heading to Greenville as asst. coach
Wichita Falls ... Jason Johns ... Southlake Carroll OC Travis Pride arrives
Wolfforth Frenship ... Bobby Davis ... Bobby's son, Brad Davis promoted to guide Tigers
Woodsboro ... Jerry Long ... Class A Eagles hiring in South Texas
Wylie ... Mark Ball ... DC Bill Howard promoted as Ball moves to full-time AD
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