Learn more and make a nomination! 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. All of its home cookin, Keith said. 11/28 @ Eastern* 5:00# L 36-27 Schools: Robert E. Lee (Louisiana) HIgh School, Baton Rouge (La.) 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 RAMSEY Logan Bahn, better known as a bruising offensive lineman in football, showed he can play basketball as well. He was 75. 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. 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. Danny won his first state championship in 1986, then went through a 27-year drought before winning his next state title in 2013 and winning three consecutive championships from 2018 to 2020. Fox News lawsuit unveils gaslighting that has become common practice in U.S. | Opinion, Rare animal dashes across road, then returns with precious cargo, Texas photos show. 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. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Schools: Hampton (Tenn.) High School, Dobyns-Bennett (Tenn.) High School. The Tigers were reigning state champions and on the way to their third Sweet Sixteen finals in four years. He helped former Elkhart Memorial High standout Daimon Beathea coach international touring teams. I bounced a ball off his head (to get his attention). Bobby Keith knows that, too. Another brother, Orville, died during the same kind of surgery. Film tells rest of their success story. 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: You won't find many educators and coaches like John Guice. One is named Midnight and has been around 15 years. 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. Those were three of the most epic games at any level of basketball, Davenport told the Herald-Leader. It was during a Memorial Day weekend but Davenport got in his car as quickly as possible and made the drive, calling it one of the greatest honors in his life. Bottom line: Richard "Dickie" Warren spent his entire career in Sullivan, Tennessee first as the head coach at Sullivan High, then at Sullivan Central. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. It would be the first of three significant meetings in a 12-month span between the powerhouse programs. It was something that stuck with Delray Brooks for a while. Bottom line: Danny Broussard is one of several coaches on this list who could take over the No. After the game, Bolser admitted hes actually mellowed out quite a bit, and Wednesdays game while it may have been the most animated hes been this year was nothing compared to years ago when he coached at Northeastern. 1 spot one day. 2023 www.pal-item.com. The breakthrough finally came in 1985 when Clay County reached the finals against Hopkinsville. 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. Schools: Cameron Yoe (Tex.) High School, Mercer Island (Wa.) The last loss came on Jan. 31 at Providence. Hicks, who retired in 2019 after losing in the state championship game, was named the Louisville Courier-Journal Coach of the Year three times and in three different decades. 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. He works 25 hours a week at a clothing store (Dobson & Keith) he owns with his father-in-law. 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. Coach Tyler Smith was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. Clay County won a double-overtime rematch with the Bruins in the semifinals of the next seasons Louisville Invitational Tournament. 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. Bottom line: Ed Pepple is the only coach to make the list who spent his whole career in Washington. Clay Bolser's first year as Richmond girls basketball coach ends with all kinds of emotions. Baseball Scholar Bowl. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. High School, Holden (La.) Keith also has a couple of lucky sports coats he wears to big games. Back then we would shut the town down when we were in the Sweet Sixteen.. Central High School, Woodlawn (La.) 2 in the nation behind St. Vincent-St. Mary (Ohio) High and star player LeBron James. Coach Bordas will serve as the Head Freshman Coach and Assistant Coach on the Varsity. "It was my first and my only job, except for my time with Uncle Sam," he said. Is it time to end Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series? On 1/27, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Interlachen (FL) by a score of 48-40. 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. Brooks' vault of basketball knowledge will be put to the test now that he is the new boys head basketball coach at Clay High. Peggy, Keiths wife of 25 years, is one Clay Countys biggest boosters. 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. 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 13th Regiontitles. But Im the guy everybody reads about.. We came close that year, but I never let that keep me from thinking we could win it all one day, Keith said. Pictured: Wejnert and Southern head coach Eric Fierro. 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. Henry Clay High School 1983 As a player and then as the coach, his home was always at Henry Clay High. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Glimpses of what it can be, this Richmond girls basketball team is missing something, Richmonds season ends in first round of sectionals, seniors leave program in good hands, Mastriano keeps it simple, leads Northeastern past Hagerstown in first round of sectionals, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The Lions' last loss on Jan. 27 to Miami Country Day . Schools: Sullivan (Tennessee) High School, Sullivan Central (Tenn.) HIgh School. Facebook. (Another Michigan City legendary player) Vernon Payne also did it to me. Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13. The competitor in Brooks bristled a bit when he heard his old coaches didnt regard him as the greatest of athletes. Newark Academy High School yearbook, courtesy of Newark Academy High School, Pictured: The 1974-75 Newark Academy basketball team. Staples was known for his understated coaching style. In August 2016, Coach Gay found his home at Tates Creek High School, teaching special education. He never took a day off practice. He then reeled off an incredible 11 state championships in a 13-year stretch at Southern Lab High School in Baton Rouge. [1] He puts his arms around them, and as they huddle together their heads touch. 2022-23 LC Mustangs Freshmen Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Start Time Mon. In its second trip to the game, Clay County defeated Ballard, 76-73, in overtime before a crowd of 19,000 in Rupp Arena. 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. 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). High school basketball has had its share of success stories. Coach is badder than ever.. FORTVILLE, Ind. Schools: Lafayette St. Thomas More (La.) Kentucky basketball returns to the top 25. Maybe in basketball, but it wasnt like he was a well-rounded three-sport athlete, right? Say what you will about his style, but it shows is he cares. And dad-burned if it doesnt seem to work.. But its nothing new. On 1/17, the Clay varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Middleburg (FL) by a score of 63-46. 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, Houston Clear Lake High School. As Jackson walked off the court, you could see she was emotional. Those teams captured the imagination of fans far outside the Manchester city limits. I wrote this profile of Keith for the Lexington Herald-Leader in 1988 at the height of Clay Countys success. Thats the sign of a great coach and a great teacher.. Van Huss died in July 1990 at 72 years old and just six victories away from becoming the nation's all-time wins leader. Pictured: Dennis Tobin of Hopatcong watching his son and fellow 2,000-point scorer Matt during a game in 2011. I understand the guys you teach and coach are not you, Brooks said. Me, all I do is occasionally win a basketball game. Bottom line: Morgan Gilbert did something no one in the history of high school sports had ever done in 2012. Bottom line: Jack Curran was one of the most successful high school coaches in the country in two sports basketball and baseball during his 50-plus year career at Archbishop Molloy High. 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.. Brooks left LaLumiere in 2010. R1AAAA Semifinal. On 1/31, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Swanton (OH) by a score of 57-42. Were sort of saying that if we have our heads together, nobodyll beat us, Keith said. Pepple died in September 2020, at 88 years old. He knows what could happen.. 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. R1AAA Semifinal. 559 talking about this. On 1/3, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Findlay (OH) by a score of 52-35. Now, eight months later, Im rested and ready for a part-time return to the game. Visser comes to the Eagles with eight years as a. By the time Keith was a junior, he had grown to 6-foot-3 and was quite a player. He would remain in that position for the next 48 years. Keith thought he was as healthy as a horse last August when he went to Lexington for a checkup. 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. Tysean Sheppard, who will be a junior, is the top returning scorer. Clay HS Girls' Basketball 2021-22 Schedule. A final score has not been reported for this varsity basketball game. When he stepped onto the sidelines, he was giving 100 percent.. The image on the scoreboard still seared into the Caldwell seniors brain. As the clock ticked under a minute, Bolser took his starters all sophomores out of the game, and he embraced each of them the same as he did with Jackson. His sister Geneva had open-heart surgery almost 20 years ago. Caldwell 66, West Side 38. 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. Tennessee 17-15. All win totals are current through Dec. 10, 2021. Get the latest news, schedule, scores, stats, league standings, rankings and photos for Caldwell's high school's Boys Basketball teams. Currently Bordas is employed as the Dean of Students at Bryan Station High School. Schools: Mound City (Missouri) High School, Raytown South (Mo.) Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. Brooks vault of basketball knowledge will be put to the test now that he is the new boys head basketball coach at Clay High. They have three children; Miller (9), Leighton (12), and Mattox (16). But his knocks on the melon were reserved for basketball. 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 . On 1/20, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Lima Senior (Lima, OH) by a score of 80-42. Bottom line: In 43 years as St. Anthony High's basketball coach, Bob Hurley produced over 150 Division I players and won four national championships. On 2/3, the Clay varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against St. Francis de Sales (Toledo, OH) by a score of 61-40. As a senior, the Raiders were 28-1, losing only to eventual state champion Warsaw (75-73) in the semistate championship. $(document).ready(function () { Schools: Lake Providence (La.) 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. 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. 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. Early life [ edit] In high school, he served as junior and senior class president as well as governor of the Indiana Boys State Convention. The celebration has really never stopped in Clay County, probably because the Tigers are ready to make a run at a second straight crown. And if somehow we missed someone, please let us know. $('span#sw-emailmask-14429').replaceWith(''); It was just as entertaining and spine-tingling the second time around. They played to their strengths and absolutely covered their weaknesses. Some of that comes from themselves for the success they had as freshmen. I always thought I was the best at what I did, he said. He was valedictorian of his class at Lindsey Wilson Junior College. Coach cant even eat on game day. var encodedEmail = swrot13('wneebq.tnl@snlrggr.xlfpubbyf.hf'); What matters most is Bolsers players understand where all his passion comes from, and they do. Luck is not the reason Clay County is currently No. You have to learn who they are and what makes them go, Bolser said of his players. 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