I expect Talbert to be the HC. I do not think the resumes will fly in for this job with top notch candidates. Low pay, dwindling numbers, and the political turmoil in the county to go with the unknown.
Most people I spoke with last season expected 2016 to be a down season before the potential changes came out.
In 2009 Butler won a state 4A football title, their first after playing second fiddle to Indy since opening in 1997. The next school year Rocky River opened which moved 40% of their student body.
Reid Ross played in state 4A semifinals in 1981 and played its last season in 1984 (went 11-1 in 1983) before becoming a classical arts magnet school.
Williamston played Albemarle in the state big 1A title game after losing to Swain in small 1A in 2001. The school merged with three other Martin County schools into two high schools.
Probably one of the better known consolidations may be Dunn, Coats, and Erwin combining to form Triton for the 1985 school year.
There have been others were several smaller schools consolidated with other schools to form a larger school. Several schools that were closed had won recent state football or basketball titles. Pantego, John Wilkinson, Maxton, Elm City, et al. Robeson, Henderson, Beaufort, Martin, and Bladen counties among others all went through this.
Not sure of the reasoning for the consolidations or closings in each case. It has been more common than most people realize.
This post was edited on 3/24 2:46 PM by btango