Those teams captured the imagination of fans far outside the Manchester city limits. The last 42 years of it were at Mercer Island High, where he won four state championships. Once also seen as a lofty goal, these days, players seem to reach 1,000 points on a nightly basis. Pictured: Carstarphen as the current head coach at Camden. Bottom line: Pine Prairie High's Leslie Gaudet's career looks even more incredible in a modern light. 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. He never took a day off practice. The older I get, the less patience I have. All win totals are current through Dec. 10, 2021. On 1/31, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Swanton (OH) by a score of 57-42. He spent his entire 44-year career as a coach, principal and superintendent in the Clay County School District. 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). YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Schools: Lake Providence (La.) Say what you will about his style, but it shows is he cares. 2021-2022 Lambert Basketball Coaches. I know thats not true anymore. Coach Bordas is a born and raised Lexingtonian. One of the hardest things in basketball is teaching a team not to beat itself. Delray knows what it takes to win, said Earl Cunningham, the Rogers head coach for Brooks junior and senior seasons. We just want the best for everybody, and its the end of our season. Harper was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. McDonald, who died in 2020 at 87 years old, had six children who were all-state selections, and they all went into coaching. 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.. If (the Clay players) play hard, theyll be fine. Visser comes to the Eagles with eight years as a. But he knows winning in court cant be more fun that winning on a court. Brooks vault of basketball knowledge will be put to the test now that he is the new boys head basketball coach at Clay High. Everybody in the mountains can celebrate with us, because we won it for all of them.. Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13. White won a staggering 18 state championships during his coaching career and put high school basketball in Alaska on the national radar, most notably when his 1993 team at East High entered the national rankings thanks to future Duke star and NBA player Trajan Langdon. Peters is credited with doing as much for high school basketball in Memphis as any coach in its history and won his lone state championship in 2007. 2021-2022 Boys' Basketball schedule for the Clay County Bulldogs from Celina, TN Bottom line: Joel Hawkins won his first state championship at Lake Providence High in 1985, which was 19 years into his coaching career. 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. I just wanted to tell her I was proud of her in the same way I would tell all 12 of them., Earlier:Glimpses of what it can be, this Richmond girls basketball team is missing something. On 1/24, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Whitmer (Toledo, OH) by a score of 82-66. High School, Longview Mark Morris (Wa.) A lot of players used to come by and rub him before we played, Keith said, so hes about worn out.. Two years later, he was valedictorian at Union College. He graduated in 2013 where he attended Asbury University. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. Schools: Richmond Benedictine (Va.) College Prep, State championships: 25 (1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1999, 2000). Dels more old-school and hard-nosed than most people might expect, said Commers. NEW! 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. All rights reserved. Clay High School is a public high school in Oregon, Ohio, United States, east of Toledo. He attended Bryan Station High School where he was a 2-year starter and was captain his senior year for the Defenders. After graduating in 2005, Coach Gay went on to play collegiate ball at Kentucky State University (2006- 2010). I knew she had given everything she had, and her emotion was there. Schools: Memphis (Tenn.) University School. 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. After rising to elite status as a player at Rogers, Brooks matriculated to Indiana University. In 1987, Keith took a Tigers team starring future University of Kentucky standout Richie Farmer then a junior to the programs second Sweet Sixteen championship game, two years after Clay County fell to Hopkinsville, by one point in the 1985 finals. Kentucky High School Athletic Association KHSAA Student-athletes of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow. 2023 www.pal-item.com. He works 25 hours a week at a clothing store (Dobson & Keith) he owns with his father-in-law. 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. Schools: Plankinton (South Dakota) State Training School, Tyndall (S.D.) Not only was her night over, but her teams season was about to be over, too. I know he cares a lot, Turpin said. Married for 25 years and have 3 children 2 boys and 1 girl. Schools: Sulphur Springs (Ohio) High School, Lovington (New Mexico) High School, Hobbs (N.M.) High School, State championships: 12 (1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988). 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. Pictured: Leahy (left) playing at Seton Hall. Very smart and very aggressive. }); Coach Jarrod Gay is a livelong Lexington resident, playing varsity ball at both Henry Clay and Bryan Station. High School, Holden (La.) Mr. Tyler Smith Coach Tyler Smith was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. IHSAA Tournament History. But 2,000 is a club reserved for a select group. Schools: Queens Archbishop Molloy (New York) High School. He was hired on as the head coach for Boys Basketball in 2017. Daniel Boone 24-8. 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. Keith is a study in concentration on game days. Pictured: Dan Earl (right) playing at Penn State. All rights reserved. Pictured: Wejnert and Southern head coach Eric Fierro. He joked that he needs the exercise anyway, and hell probably wind up tearing his Achilles at some point. After graduating Coach Tyler moved to Athens, Georgia to play a short stint with a Semi-pro club called The Georgia Predators. Varsity Head Coach - Clay Wages. High School, League City Clear Creek (Tex.) (Another Michigan City legendary player) Vernon Payne also did it to me. Coach Tyler Smith enters his second season on the Tates Creek Coaching Staff, and his 5th year coaching. 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Indiana High School Lacrosse Association (IHSLA) John Harrell's Basketball & Football. And if somehow we missed someone, please let us know. Schools: Barber Hills (Texas) High School, Donna (Texas) High School, Lyford (Texas) High School, Uvalde (Texas) High School, Edcouch-Elsa (Texas) High School. He was 75. Note: Only boys basketball coaches were included in these rankings. Read more: Clay HS Boys' Basketball 2020-21. I know he just wants the best for us on and off the court. He put his hands on her shoulders, looked her in her eyes and talked softly. 2 in the nation behind St. Vincent-St. Mary (Ohio) High and star player LeBron James. Clay Local School District Clay High School Clay Middle School Clay Elementary School Panthers Ohio Portsmouth . Keiths son Robert, a CPA, is in Chase Law School in Northern Kentucky. Date: But Keith, a superb motivator, is probably more eloquent at halftime of a close game. Not that he wants it. Schools: Tyronza (Arkansas) High School, Bay (Ark.) The school is named for Jeremiah Clay, who donated his farmland for the school to be built on. L 12-49 (4-7, 3-4) Clay HS Girls Basketball 2020-21. He brings great enthusiasm to the program and is excited about the direction the program is headed. Im not that bad, he said with a smile. Is it time to end Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series? Last year was terrible. Sozio recalled. 11/28 @ Eastern* 5:00# L 36-27 Flyers in finals for first time in 36 years. Teacher Leadership) . 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. But after taking a stress test, he got some startling news. I just said, Listen, Im proud of you, Bolser said. The third time proved to be the charm for Ballard as it finally broke through with an 88-79 win in the 1988 finals. Lathrop, who is in the Missouri Hall of Fame, died in 2018 at 82 years old. Caldwell 66, West Side 38. State championships: 8 (1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964). Its not often a first-year coach inherits a team like Richmond, where the only returners with significant playing time from the previous season just finished their first year of high school. He pleaded no contest to the second-degree felony and was given 10 years probation, as well as having to pay restitution. 2021 Class A Boys' State Champions. 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. 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. Keith was an absolute basketball genius. Pictured: Holloway playing at Seton Hall. Email: I feel like some of us are realizing what our potential can be, especially as a group, Turpin said. He died in 2018, at 79 years old. The doctors were right, Rawlings said. On 2/8, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their neutral playoff game against Rickards (Tallahassee, FL) by a score of 60-49. Henry Clay outlasted Carlisle County 35-33 in three overtimes in the finals of the 1983 Boys' State Basketball Tournament, with Greg Bates' buzzer-beating rebound basket finally deciding the epic battle that left the 19,500 fans in Rupp Arena emotionally exhausted. That was followed a few months later by winning the Class A state championship in baseball. 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. Almond's greatest team was probably his 2003 squad, which finished ranked No. The players and fans are used to it. Emergency Medical Technician Clay County . Bottom line: Robert Capello was born into a small farming community in Texas and, despite being just 5-foot-8 and 145 pounds, became a star quarterback and defensive back at Edcouch-Elsa High, then at Texas A&M-Kingsville. 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. To this day he remembers the scores: In 1957 we lost to Hazard 50-47 and in 1958 he lost to Monticello 51-45. Hey, I lettered in baseball and tennis, he quickly interjected. 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. It's a score that gives Caldwell its first state sectional title since 1931. Previous Coaching Experience: Lanier High School, Grayson High School, and Dawson . Schools: Lafayette St. Thomas More (La.) I want them to play with energy and effort, and Im going to coach them with that, Bolser said. Keiths teams never did, said Davenport. 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. Schools: Midway Henrietta (Texas) High School. Miller Bordas would definitely tell you that he is the best Assistant Coach to ever join the staff at TCHS. 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. His old college coach once said Bobby had two vocabularies one for the college classroom and one for Clay County, said J.W. Ive been around here for a while.. 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