Anticipated Coaching Vacancies for 2022

[chrishilton91]

Meigs is Meigs. NFL influenced everthing when he was there. He helped run off the boys and girls baksetball coaches too. Back stabbed Wiflord and other assistants. And now they say the have the "best offensive mind in the area" but can't win. Can yo say KARMA.

the so called best offensive mind was force to quit during the season

Why is that?

[chrishilton91]

83 wish he did stick to football because the girls program might be in worst trouble ??? Jmo

Watcha mean?

[Taylormade]

Sould Rock Hill be mentioned here? I see where they are winning at the lower levels,why cant that translate to the high school level?

[loganlocos]

If people think they can find a better coach then Coach Penrod. Then i guess they should look for a new coach. But 31-11 record and a 2-3 record against ironton a team we are 6-54 against in last 60 meetings. one conference championship and 3 second place finishes in 5 years. A lot schools would be very happy with that.

Best five-year runs in GA football history:

1999-2003 - 45-14 (.763) - Saunders/Bokovitz

1991-1995 - 37-13 (.740) - Brent Saunders

1947-1951 - 33-11-2 (.739) - Halderman/Souder/Gibson/Schroth

2002-2006 - 41-15 (.732) - Matt Bokovitz

1959-1963 - 33-11-4 (.729) - Sang/Stobart/Olcott/Justice

1970-1974 - 34-13-2 (.714) - John Ecker

2017-2021 - 33-14 (.702) - Alex Penrod

1984-1988 - 34-16-3 (.670) - Brent Saunders

Penrod's 5-year run 7th best in program history and the 4th best by a single coach in the entire history of GA football.

Left here without comment.

[itsme]

Meigs is Meigs. NFL influenced everthing when he was there. He helped run off the boys and girls baksetball coaches too. Back stabbed Wiflord and other assistants. And now they say the have the "best offensive mind in the area" but can't win. Can yo say KARMA.

the so called best offensive mind was force to quit during the season

Why is that?

I know but can't say I can tell you this "School policy"

[Rattlesnake19]

I'm surprised by questions at Huntington. They seem to be more competitive.

Whay are you surprised by questions at Huntington?

[Paladine]

Hopefully Logan.

[RJShifko]

Scott Keller is one of the best football coaches in the SVC will be disappointed to see him leave Huntington huge fan of Coach and think he is a great leader of young men. I have always like Coach and have a ton of respect for him

[MadeInRossCounty]

Scott Keller is one of the best football coaches in the SVC will be disappointed to see him leave Huntington huge fan of Coach and think he is a great leader of young men. I have always like Coach and have a ton of respect for him

Same. Huntington will not replace Coach Keller with someone better. If he WANTS to leave that is one thing but for Huntington to think they can find better, good luck.

[Rattlesnake19]

Scott Keller is one of the best football coaches in the SVC will be disappointed to see him leave Huntington huge fan of Coach and think he is a great leader of young men. I have always like Coach and have a ton of respect for him

Same. Huntington will not replace Coach Keller with someone better. If he WANTS to leave that is one thing but for Huntington to think they can find better, good luck.
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To each his own. We all have opinions. The next coach at Huntington should be Spencer Smith. And yes Smith will do just as good of a job or I will say better then Keller.

[Rattlesnake19]

To each his own. We all have opinions. The next coach at Huntington should be Spencer Smith. And yes Smith will do just as good of a job or I will say better then Keller.

[GoldenEagles2015]

If people think they can find a better coach then Coach Penrod. Then i guess they should look for a new coach. But 31-11 record and a 2-3 record against ironton a team we are 6-54 against in last 60 meetings. one conference championship and 3 second place finishes in 5 years. A lot schools would be very happy with that.

Best five-year runs in GA football history:

1999-2003 - 45-14 (.763) - Saunders/Bokovitz

1991-1995 - 37-13 (.740) - Brent Saunders

1947-1951 - 33-11-2 (.739) - Halderman/Souder/Gibson/Schroth

2002-2006 - 41-15 (.732) - Matt Bokovitz

1959-1963 - 33-11-4 (.729) - Sang/Stobart/Olcott/Justice

1970-1974 - 34-13-2 (.714) - John Ecker

2017-2021 - 33-14 (.702) - Alex Penrod

1984-1988 - 34-16-3 (.670) - Brent Saunders

Penrod's 5-year run 7th best in program history and the 4th best by a single coach in the entire history of GA football.

Left here without comment.

This is all great but the teams Penrod has had rank even higher on this list! Has not coached to the potential of his teams in the last five years. Consistent underperformer every year. Makes you think that maybe it could be a leadership problem.

[noreply66]

Hopefully Logan.

This coach at Logan needs the time to run through a period of five years to see if his program is catching on in the lower grade. Does Logan still have youth tackle. If so, how have they been doing. If that program isn't going anywhere maybe that where it should restart.

[enigmaax]

If people think they can find a better coach then Coach Penrod. Then i guess they should look for a new coach. But 31-11 record and a 2-3 record against ironton a team we are 6-54 against in last 60 meetings. one conference championship and 3 second place finishes in 5 years. A lot schools would be very happy with that.

Best five-year runs in GA football history:

1999-2003 - 45-14 (.763) - Saunders/Bokovitz

1991-1995 - 37-13 (.740) - Brent Saunders

1947-1951 - 33-11-2 (.739) - Halderman/Souder/Gibson/Schroth

2002-2006 - 41-15 (.732) - Matt Bokovitz

1959-1963 - 33-11-4 (.729) - Sang/Stobart/Olcott/Justice

1970-1974 - 34-13-2 (.714) - John Ecker

2017-2021 - 33-14 (.702) - Alex Penrod

1984-1988 - 34-16-3 (.670) - Brent Saunders

Penrod's 5-year run 7th best in program history and the 4th best by a single coach in the entire history of GA football.

Left here without comment.

This is all great but the teams Penrod has had rank even higher on this list! Has not coached to the potential of his teams in the last five years. Consistent underperformer every year. Makes you think that maybe it could be a leadership problem.

Who should Gallia have beaten that they lost to? It’s hard for me to see how 1-2 losses (including playoffs, including to Ironton) is “consistent underperformed.”

[svac83]

in 2014 thru 2016 this team was was 6-24. go back and look at threads from then. gallia academy has no talent at any level they will be down for years to come. his first year we were 5-5 then 9-1 9-1 then 4-1 or 5-1 and one last year. If you want to say they should of beat coal grove i will give you that but but if you look at most teams that missed two or three consecutive weeks during the season each one of them struggled the first week back. Point pleasant is 7-1 and ranked 3rd in state of west virginia, and point pleasants one loss came to 8th ranked triple AAA team in west virginia. maybe it is a game they should of won after all point pleasant what led a whole last 3 minutes of game. i Get west virginia football is more like a region compared to state of ohio but still a very solid team. everyone is entitle to their own opinions and own expectations of a coach. so you take a program that was basically a dumpster fire and inf 5 years you have no loosing records and you have people that talk about you like you are one of the better programs around that is pretty decent job.

This years team did not meet expectations and never jelled as a team. That is concerning so if you want to question him based on this years outcome i get people not being satisfied

[Jason Vorhees]

You’re referring to Point Pleasant, WV? The same head coach that has 121 wins, 12 playoff appearances, 7 second round appearances, 2 State Semifinal appearances, and a State Runner Up since 2008? I think that’s a coach that you keep as long as he wants to stay. Coach Darst and his staff are one of the finest around in the area.

[BlizzardMan]

in 2014 thru 2016 this team was was 6-24. go back and look at threads from then. gallia academy has no talent at any level they will be down for years to come. his first year we were 5-5 then 9-1 9-1 then 4-1 or 5-1 and one last year. If you want to say they should of beat coal grove i will give you that but but if you look at most teams that missed two or three consecutive weeks during the season each one of them struggled the first week back. Point pleasant is 7-1 and ranked 3rd in state of west virginia maybe it is a game they should of won after all point pleasant what led a whole last 3 minutes of game. everyone is entitle to their own opinions and own expectations of a coach. so you take a program that was basically a dumpster fire and inf 5 years you have no loosing records and you have people that talk about you like you are one of the better programs around that is pretty decent job.

This years team did not meet expectations and never jelled as a team. That is concerning so if you want to question him based on this years outcome i get people not being satisfied

Great points, and to be honest, a lot of this year is on the players and entitled parents. Many have been divas since middle school ball. Too many coaches are let go because Johnny got upset and Johnny's parents get other parents to help them go after big bad coach. Maybe tell Johnny's parents to stick it!

[svac83]

You’re referring to Point Pleasant, WV? The same head coach that has 121 wins, 12 playoff appearances, 7 second round appearances, 2 State Semifinal appearances, and a State Runner Up since 2008? I think that’s a coach that you keep as long as he wants to stay. Coach Darst and his staff are one of the finest around in the area.

i am not sure i understand this. i think point pleasant was referred to as someone gallia academy had lost to unless i missed something

[Thanos]

Hopefully Logan.

This coach at Logan needs the time to run through a period of five years to see if his program is catching on in the lower grade. Does Logan still have youth tackle. If so, how have they been doing. If that program isn't going anywhere maybe that where it should restart.

They have been consistently pretty good. Just won the pee wee super bowl. JR high had a rough season.

[enigmaax]

You’re referring to Point Pleasant, WV? The same head coach that has 121 wins, 12 playoff appearances, 7 second round appearances, 2 State Semifinal appearances, and a State Runner Up since 2008? I think that’s a coach that you keep as long as he wants to stay. Coach Darst and his staff are one of the finest around in the area.

i am not sure i understand this. i think point pleasant was referred to as someone gallia academy had lost to unless i missed something

Right and thanks for the input. Though misdirected, the Point Pleasant post highlights what - on the surface, to an outsider - is puzzling about the Gallia talk. I just looked back 4 seasons (including this year); they haven’t lost to a “bad” team. Easy to say you should beat Point, but I can’t see how that’s a given or a bad loss either. I see Coal Grove is slightly above .500, so yeah, maybe they were upset. Jesus, it’s one game. Then it’s really about their style?

What would be the big grand plan that would make Gallia perform to your expectations, as in, win the 1 or 2 games that you didn’t?

Sometimes I don’t think parents /fans have a real handle on just how much work goes into any level of success and how you just won’t always win them all.