You have to learn who they are and what makes them go, Bolser said of his players. After graduating Coach Tyler moved to Athens, Georgia to play a short stint with a Semi-pro club called The Georgia Predators. As a coach, Bolser wears his heart on his sleeve. His schedule during basketball season is unrelenting. Not that he wants it. Lynchburg-Clay High School (OH) Varsity Basketball Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs Varsity Boys Basketball Lynchburg, OH 22-23 V. Basketball Home Schedule Roster Standings Rankings Videos News More / Lynchburg-Clay High School Basketball Lynchburg-Clay Basketball OVERALL 14-9 0.61 Win % CONFERENCE 8-5 4th Southern Hills HOME6-5 AWAY6-3 NEUTRAL2-1 It was something that stuck with Delray Brooks for a while. Metuchen High School yearbook, courtesy of Metuchen High School, Cliffside Park High School yearbook, courtesy of Cliffside Park. On 1/30, the Clay varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Baker County (Glen St. Mary, FL) by a score of 65-46. 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). In August 2016, Coach Gay found his home at Tates Creek High School, teaching special education. My objective is to be better each day; be a better teacher and a better coach., Delrays work ethic is what set him apart from everyone else, Cunningham said. Im a lot smarter now than I used to be. As a senior, the Raiders were 28-1, losing only to eventual state champion Warsaw (75-73) in the semistate championship. Baseball Bass Fishing Softball Track Volleyball. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 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). HIgh School, State championships: 3 (1999, 2002, 2003). A lot of players used to come by and rub him before we played, Keith said, so hes about worn out.. MANCHESTER Clay County basketball coach Bobby Keith has a couple of lucky black cats at home. They didnt want to take any chances, the coach said as he played with the furry newcomer named Sweet Pea. He was 75. Schools: Memphis (Tenn.) University School. NEW! 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. All rights reserved. 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. It is a complete index of all his amazing accomplishments over the decades. 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). One of the hardest things in basketball is teaching a team not to beat itself. The doctors were right, Rawlings said. Daniel Boone 24-8. Pictured: Leahy (left) playing at Seton Hall. 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. After graduating in 2005, Coach Gay went on to play collegiate ball at Kentucky State University (2006- 2010). All rights reserved (About Us). He followed Pitino to Kentucky as an assistant coach. 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. On 1/13, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) by a score of 68-24. Now, eight months later, Im rested and ready for a part-time return to the game. Married for 25 years and have 3 children 2 boys and 1 girl. That years Sweet Sixteen drew 140,266 people, still a tournament record nearly 30 years later. 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. Bottom line: Ronald Bradley's career wins total gets over the 1,300 mark when you count his time as a girls basketball coach as well. Just like I wasnt nervous before the state championship game last year. 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 Last year was terrible. Sozio recalled. Miller Bordas would definitely tell you that he is the best Assistant Coach to ever join the staff at TCHS. 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Schools: Queens Archbishop Molloy (New York) High School. Peggy, Keiths wife of 25 years, is one Clay Countys biggest boosters. He joked that he needs the exercise anyway, and hell probably wind up tearing his Achilles at some point. 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. 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. He was valedictorian of his class at Lindsey Wilson Junior College. Read more: Clay HS Girls' Basketball 2020-21. Im still trying to forget.. But his knocks on the melon were reserved for basketball. Not only was her night over, but her teams season was about to be over, too. I knew she had given everything she had, and her emotion was there. Mr. Tyler Smith Coach Tyler Smith was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. On 12/9, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Ross (Fremont, OH) by a score of 66-53. In its second trip to the game, Clay County defeated Ballard, 76-73, in overtime before a crowd of 19,000 in Rupp Arena. Pictured: Holloway playing at Seton Hall. Pictured: Burgos (with ball) playing at William Paterson. Read more: Clay HS Boys' Basketball 2020-21. Broussard took over at St. Thomas More High in 1983 for his brother, Ricky, who took a job as a college assistant, and has never left. 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. 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. 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. Coach is badder than ever.. In 2012, he married Clay High grad April Presley. All told, more than 45,000 people watched. Wooten, who also coached DeMatha's football team until 1968, first made national headlines when his basketball team pulled off a stunning upset of New York's Power Memorial Academy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1961, ending their 71-game win streak. Clay HS Boys' Basketball 2020-21. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. L 12-49 (4-7, 3-4) Clay HS Girls Basketball 2020-21. Flanked by assistants Larry Sizemore and William Red Campbell, Keith puts as much energy into a game as his players. In three seasons, Coach Gay has transformed the culture of the program through a focus on education, accountability, and long-term goal setting. On 1/6, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against ED White (Jacksonville, FL) by a score of 59-58. It is the only high school in the Oregon City School District. 2 in the nation behind St. Vincent-St. Mary (Ohio) High and star player LeBron James. What matters most is Bolsers players understand where all his passion comes from, and they do. Schools: Chattanooga Brainerd (Tenn.) High School, State championships: 3 (1984, 1988, 1992). He attended Bryan Station High School where he was a 2-year starter and was captain his senior year for the Defenders. Black cats, lucky clothes and pregame rituals aside, Bobby Keith is not a superstitious man. Murray beats Manual for 28th win in a row, Campbell County gets its first Sweet win, Cook leads Franklin County by Shelby Valley, Chris Souders best year of his coaching life, Creechs 48 points lift Jenkins to region finals, Recalling Tim Couchs basketball glory days, Justice latest Kentuckian to play hoops at Vandy, Faulkner twins leaving quite a legacy at Caverna, LexCath will miss region for only second time in 30 years, Daymeon Fishbacks perfect night 20 years ago, Anderson Co.s Glen Drury true to his Bearcats. As of 20 May 2015, he is the head coach for the men's basketball team at Clay High School . High School, State championships: 7 (1991, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017). 13th Regiontitles. He is a special education teacher this year. My philosophy has always been that if you work hard enough, good things are going to happen.. 7:30 PM. 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. Colleges Attended: University of Georgia (BS Education), Lagrange College (2 years as a player), Valdosta State University (M.Ed. Thats why some Clay County fans gave Keith a black kitten last year soon after the Tigers won the state championship. When I first started at LaLumiere (Academy in 2005), the first day of practice we shot layups for the first 2 hours. "All those wins just mean I'm old as dirt," Broussard once joked. They have two whole years left of high school basketball, but this is the second year in a row . You bet she is, Keith said. 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. Schools: Fife (Wa.) Clay Local School District Clay High School Clay Middle School Clay Elementary School Panthers Ohio Portsmouth . 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. 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. Note: Only boys basketball coaches were included in these rankings. 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). Academy of Business, Entrepreneurship, & Education, Academy for Leadership at Millcreek Elementary, Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated). High School, Cold Spring (Minnesota) Rocori High School. High School, State championships: 12 (1985, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005). Luck is not the reason Clay County is currently No. I felt both operations would be successful. Learn more and make a nomination! Almond was inducted into the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. 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. Previously, Coach Bordas has been an assistant coach at Lafayette High School, and Henry Clay High School, as well as the head coach at LTMS, Southern Middle and Bourbon County High School. Coach cant even eat on game day. The celebration has really never stopped in Clay County, probably because the Tigers are ready to make a run at a second straight crown. Keith coached 27 seasons at Clay County, including 24 straight beginning with the 1970-71 season. 2022-23 LC Mustangs Freshmen Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Start Time Mon. Steve Patchett | Morristown-Beard News and Information Director. There are situations where you have to start from the beginning. Peters was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in 2008. This is a young team, one thats still growing and learning but has expectations through the roof. . 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. Brooks' vault of basketball knowledge will be put to the test now that he is the new boys head basketball coach at Clay High. If (the Clay players) play hard, theyll be fine. We came close that year, but I never let that keep me from thinking we could win it all one day, Keith said. The last loss came on Jan. 31 at Providence. His desire, the will to be successful, just wanting it set him apart from the rest.. The average GPA at the end of the 2018-2019 season was a 3.0, and four of the five graduating seniors went on to pursue college ball. 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. 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. 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. R1AAAA Semifinal. Coach Bordas will serve as the Head Freshman Coach and Assistant Coach on the Varsity. Im not that bad, he said with a smile. I know thats not true anymore. New KET documentary reveals the real-world contributions of one of the first families in the state of Kentuckys basketball history. Another brother, Orville, died during the same kind of surgery. Its happened that way for years. 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. For 51 weeks, Lorenzo Sozio hasnt forgotten the pain of falling one win short of a sectional title. Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. 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). After we won the state title I said I could die a happy man. Bottom line: Former Texas Southern star Robert Hughes was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1955 NBA draft but opted to play for the Harlem Magicians for several years before getting into high school coaching and becoming the all-time wins leader in the entire nation. 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 He was. Coaching in an era before limits on games, Gaudet's team went 63-8 in 1938-39 and 62-6 in 1952-53. Ellis caught news of Dunbars title, Lexington vs. Louisville for 7th time in finals, Grab bag of contenders in Sweet quarterfinals, Braden Miller has a Ty to South Laurel champs, Fairdales back-to-back feat has aged well, Butler flattens Flyers to claim 5th title, Butler gets shot at record-tying 5th title. 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. As long as they keep improving, fans might get to see glimpses of that pretty high ceiling Turpin talked about. 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. Schools: Fort Worth Terrell (Texas) High School, Fort Worth Dunbar (Texas) High School, State championships: 5 (1963, 1965, 1967, 1993, 2003). We can do nothing but grow for next year. Lathrop ran into hot water several times for his practice tactics. Curran won CHSAA Coach of the Year 47 times in his career over the two sports and kept a steady stream of players from Archbishop Molloy to the NBA over that time, including point guards Kenny Smith and Kenny Anderson. Keith is a study in concentration on game days. I know he just wants the best for us on and off the court. Theyre saving lives every day. 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). 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. Jason Bernstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. On 12/3, the Clay varsity basketball team won their home non-conference game against Madison Comprehensive (Mansfield, OH) by a score of 73-71. Itd be hard to find anybody who works harder than Bobby Keith. 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. 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. Emergency Medical Technician Clay County . The school's Board of Trustees voted for the deal Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 which will pay . He prefers the light brown one these days because the teams been on a roll. Rutledge won over 20 Catholic school state championships, including 16 consecutive from 1970 to 1985 and had a 95-game winning streak from 1970 to 1975. Coach Tyler Smith was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. Teacher Leadership) . 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. Baseball Scholar Bowl. These coaches are the biggest legends with the most wins in high school basketball history. 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. Ive been fortunate through my career that Ive had so many experiences good and bad that Ive been able to put things that happen in the proper perspective.. On 1/10, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against St. John's Jesuit (Toledo, OH) by a score of 82-40. Newark Academy High School yearbook, courtesy of Newark Academy High School, Pictured: The 1974-75 Newark Academy basketball team. Bobby Keith, who guided Clay County to the 1987 Sweet Sixteen championship and was regarded as one of the greatest basketball coaches in state history, passed away Oct. 5, 2016, after suffering a heart attack. In an exciting title game, Hopkinsville won 65-64 when Clay County, with 11 seconds left to pull out the victory, lost the ball as it was hurrying down the court. Bottom line: Kenny Almond won three state championships at Woodlawn High and also finished as state runner-up four times in his career three at Woodlawn and once at Lee High in 1982. The 49-year-old 1984 Mr. Basketball (he actually shared the. College of Charleston approved a new five-year, $5.5 million contract for men's basketball coach Pat Kelsey. Hey, I lettered in baseball and tennis, he quickly interjected. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. 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