Next head football coach at Montgomery Central
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Whomever they choose, I hope the person is committed to building a program that hasn’t materialized even after the first two “can’t miss” head coaches weren’t able to get the ball rolling. The West Vs East rivalry is over. It is way past time to come together as a county and support the new consolidated school.
They just won 6 games, best season for them since 2017 when both West and East were good. 2018 both West and East fell of a cliff and were terrible. If Simmons predictions come true MC will be in a conference with Lee County, Union Pines, Western Harnett, Southern Lee, Asheboro, Seaforth and Jordan Matthews. They would be 6A and the last two teams would be 5A. If that conference holds they should be very competitive. LC is good but not great they finished 6-6, Southern Lee is not very good they hover around .500 or less most every year. Union Pines right would be top dog in that conference and they finished 6-5. Western Harnett is terrible 0-10 this year and its doubtful they improve much at all. Seaforth is 3-7 and didn't beat anyone any good and JM is 3-7 as well with 3 wins over horrible teams. So their conference ain't exactly hard. Pick up 4 winnable or 50-50 non-conference games and you could be looking at 6-7 wins a year, with a good team 8-9.
I would NOT count on J-M or Western Harnett to be in a conference with MC. First, J-M will most likely go 4A. Second, Western Harnett, will follow Harnett Central and Triton wherever they go. After that, you might have a conference. But, MC could go in all sorts of directions whether it's a 4A/5A league, a 5A/6A league, or even a 5A conference period. I wouldn't bet the farm on Brian Simmons' predictions. Moat likely, you'll see MC in some kind of split league (either 4A/5A or 5A/6A).
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He's either thinking of Brian Hinson, presently head football coach at West Cabarrus and an East Montgomery alumnus, or, the legendary B.W. Holt, a West Montgomery alumnus.
They may bring out the brinks truck and try to Lure Nic Eddins back to Montgomery County
It was a great season when it comes to wins... But when you put three Orange County teams (which struggle to even field teams in some years), it's a false indicator.
Non-Conference Wins:
Carrboro - 3-7
East Chapel Hill - 3-7
JF Webb - 2-8
Orange - 2-8
Conference Wins:
Ledford 3-7
Asheboro 4-7
I also don't know that I'd put much stock in the predicted conference. I can imagine that it would be to MC's benefit to be placed there. That is a pretty weak conference. Montgomery Central isn't terrible, but they are still far from a middle of the pack team.
Also... that new conference would be another travel nightmare. Asheboro would be the closest school (again) at 25 miles. Seaforth is 65 miles away from MC! The furthest travel for their current conference is a little under 60 miles. (ND, Ledford and OG). But with their remote location, there isn't a good answer for nearby schools of similar size. The county knew that when they consolidated, so I don't feel too sympathetic in that regard.
I do wish them the best though. I hope that they can find a younger coach that can roll with the punches of their current administration. The absolute worst thing that they can do is to hire someone with less than 5 years left before retirement.
Are there any current members of Metzger's staff that could be ready to step up into the HC role?
The one potential hire from “within” has applied and will probably be a HC sooner than later. He’s not Metzger. But is he ready who knows. At the end of the day you have to get someone that can get the athletes roaming the hallways to play. That should be one of the top priority’s when looking at the next HC.
