Postell steps down at East Gaston
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His best friend from college @ Western is now the principal at Smokey Mountain.
Hate it for the Warriors and their fans. That would be a great area for some coach to work and live in.
Hopefully East Gaston can find another coach to keep their momentum going in the right direction.
It's a good job, with a very favorable schedule (at least until realignment). Nice facilities. Fairly large fan base (for a 2a school).
My concerns, if it ends up being him. The majority of his experience is at the college level. He has job hopped a good bit.
Considering some of the names I heard associated with this job this one is a bit surprising.
Successful HC’s and Coordinators.
A few successful alumni, some got interviews, some did not…or any correspondence back that said thanks but no thanks.
Successful HC’s and Coordinators.
A few successful alumni, some got interviews, some did not…or any correspondence back that said thanks but no thanks.
Heard that Bret Story was slated to be the HC about a week ago but I had a very hard time believing it because it just seems very odd.
It was just announced by the school, Bret Story is the new head coach!
Same here. IDK. Kind of a head scratcher. Got give him a chance though.
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I think if JH from Weddington had offensive experience he would have gotten the job. Alumni and has had a great run at Weddington.
I also heard the name Byus thrown around for this one too.
I also heard the name Byus thrown around for this one too.
There was player at EG named JH when Earl Lingafelt was HC. Really good player, really smart. Is that the same JH? As for Byus, that was probably a wish not a candidate.
JH is late 30’s if memory serves me well.
Understanding on Byus was he was highly interested but logistics of being retired and salary couldn’t be worked out. I don’t know all the semantics behind a retired employee.
So what’s the story on Story?
I’m not familiar with the name or old age has clouded my memory.
I don't remember which.
I’m not familiar with the name or old age has clouded my memory.
I don't remember which.
He's had several jobs at the college level and had stops at a couple different high schools, the last being Hickory Ridge. He was looking for a job in our area and he really liked EG from what I'm being told. Eg has some big time talent that will be there in a couple years. From my understanding he's already been in talks with the youth level coaches and middle school to build a relationship. I'm a Sp guy, but both of my daughters will go to Eg and play sports there so I'm excited for this hire. I hope he stays
Even if a coach does a great job of promoting their players, the player still has to have the talent to play at the next level. From the article they wrote about the hiring, too much emphasis was placed on his college experience as a recruiting coordinator.
He may end up being a great coach, but just about every high school coach in NC knows how to get talented players recognized. For their sake, I hope that wasn't EG's top priority.
I know of at least one coach on staff that has already said he is done coaching football. He played a large role their the last few years. Coach Story may need to show off his recruiting prowess in the building.
