Monty Southern retires after a long Coaching career with the Golden Eagles!
Who will replace him?
Who will replace him?
SURRY CENTRAL FOOTBALL COACH
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Probably the kid they hired for AD last year would be my guess. Wouldn't be shocked if that was part of hiring him.
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Like Forbush, this is another tough job. Especially when having to compete against the beast that is MA and what is usually a good to very good East Surry team. Not sure that I recall Surry Central ever being all that good at football or making a decent playoff run. Seems like one of those jobs where if you can get to around .500 most seasons, you are doing a decent job. For some reason, they can't get it together with football in Dobson.
They won the Northwest Conference once in 1976 and it was only one of the few times they beat Mount Airy and at Mount Airy, this was 3A best I remember and some of us went to watch the 1st round game and they played and lost to Western Guilford 21-0, It has been too many years gone by, lol I can't remember them winning another conference title but someone else may remember another win. Maybe DaddyDoug has that year MA lost to SC in the mid-1970s
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I am thinking back in the 3A 1970s only one team made the playoffs. Every team you met was a conference winner and you won or started basketball.
MA lost 2015 score 20-0
North Stokes is a team MA has played since the 1970s and they have only beat Mount Airy once in 1995 winning 20-16 MA coached by Dave Diamont.
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Mount Airy has beat SC through all the 2000 with one lose in 2015. Since 1971 MA has been 49-4 against SC which may or may not include this year.
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It was in 1976 that Mount Airy lost to Surry Central 20-22 and again in 2015, 20-0 and since 1970 they have only lost to them 4 times.
DaddyDoug, please correct me if I am wrong on any of these, I promise no hard feelings because it must be right.
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SC had some good seasons with Wilbert Brown and company. They beat Starmount during that time.
MA is 50-4 vs Surry Central. yes, MA lost 20-0 in 2015. MA lost to SC 22 -7 in 1998 when Kelly Holder was coach at SC. Holder went to MA in 99'. SC beat MA in 1977 13-8 and in 1976 22-20.
Below is the best I could get it to paste.
Series History of Mount Airy vs Surry Central
2024 was the 54th Meeting
Mount Airy Leads the series: 50-4
Surry Central began in 1961, by consolidating Dobson, Copeland, and Mountain Park
Compiled by Doug (Daddy Doug) McDaniel. Class of 1973 - MA Bear football historian
Date MA SC W/L Total Points
2024 Mount Airy 56 Surry Central 7 W 63
2023 Mount Airy 54 Surry Central 6 W 60
2022 Mount Airy 54 Surry Central 6 W 60
2021 Mount Airy 62 Surry Central 0 W 62
2018 Mount Airy 61 Surry Central 0 W 61
2017 Mount Airy 37 Surry Central 7 W 44
2016 Mount Airy 42 Surry Central 7 W 49
2015 Mount Airy 0 Surry Central 20 L 20
2014 Mount Airy 35 Surry Central 0 W 35
2013 Mount Airy 43 Surry Central 7 W 50
2012 Mount Airy 35 Surry Central 7 W 42
2011 Mount Airy 38 Surry Central 33 W 71
2010 Mount Airy 37 Surry Central 15 W 52
2009 Mount Airy 47 Surry Central 20 W 67
2008 Mount Airy 63 Surry Central 16 W 79
2007 Mount Airy 52 Surry Central 19 W 71
2006 Mount Airy 38 Surry Central 34 W 72
2005 Mount Airy 21 Surry Central 6 W 27
2004 Mount Airy 42 Surry Central 21 W 63
2003 Mount Airy 34 Surry Central 8 W 42
2002 Mount Airy 25 Surry Central 19 W 44
2001 Mount Airy 24 Surry Central 20 W 44
2000 Mount Airy 19 Surry Central 0 W 19
1999 Mount Airy 25 Surry Central 6 W 31 Coach Holder's first year at Mt. Airy
1998 Mount Airy 7 Surry Central 22 L 29 Coach Holder was at Surry Central
1997 Mount Airy 18 Surry Central 7 W 25
1996 Mount Airy 40 Surry Central 6 W 46
1995 Mount Airy 21 Surry Central 3 W 24
1994 Mount Airy 37 Surry Central 22 W 59
1993 Mount Airy 34 Surry Central 6 W 40
1992 Mount Airy 12 Surry Central 7 W 19
1991 Mount Airy 36 Surry Central 19 W 55
1990 Mount Airy 60 Surry Central 0 W 60
1989 Mount Airy 68 Surry Central 0 W 68
1988 Mount Airy 52 Surry Central 12 W 64
1987 Mount Airy 56 Surry Central 8 W 64
1986 Mount Airy 49 Surry Central 0 W 49
1985 Mount Airy 41 Surry Central 7 W 48
1984 Mount Airy 10 Surry Central 6 W 16
1983 Mount Airy 23 Surry Central 0 W 23
1982 Mount Airy 48 Surry Central 8 W 56
1981 Mount Airy 47 Surry Central 0 W 47
1980 Mount Airy 53 Surry Central 8 W 61
1979 Mount Airy 40 Surry Central 8 W 48
1978 Mount Airy 46 Surry Central 0 W 46
1977 Mount Airy 8 Surry Central 13 L 21
1976 Mount Airy 20 Surry Central 22 L 42
1975 Mount Airy 24 Surry Central 12 W 36
1974 Mount Airy 41 Surry Central 6 W 47
1973 Mount Airy 47 Surry Central 14 W 61
1972 Mount Airy 48 Surry Central 6 W 54
1971 Mount Airy 54 Surry Central 0 W 54
1970 Did not play 0
1969 Did not play 0
1968 Did not play 0
1967 Mount Airy 42 Surry Central 0 W 42
1966 Mount Airy 20 Surry Central 7 W 27
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Below is the best I could get it to paste.
Series History of Mount Airy vs Surry Central
2024 was the 54th Meeting
Mount Airy Leads the series: 50-4
Surry Central began in 1961, by consolidating Dobson, Copeland, and Mountain Park
Compiled by Doug (Daddy Doug) McDaniel. Class of 1973 - MA Bear football historian
Date MA SC W/L Total Points
2024 Mount Airy 56 Surry Central 7 W 63
2023 Mount Airy 54 Surry Central 6 W 60
2022 Mount Airy 54 Surry Central 6 W 60
2021 Mount Airy 62 Surry Central 0 W 62
2018 Mount Airy 61 Surry Central 0 W 61
2017 Mount Airy 37 Surry Central 7 W 44
2016 Mount Airy 42 Surry Central 7 W 49
2015 Mount Airy 0 Surry Central 20 L 20
2014 Mount Airy 35 Surry Central 0 W 35
2013 Mount Airy 43 Surry Central 7 W 50
2012 Mount Airy 35 Surry Central 7 W 42
2011 Mount Airy 38 Surry Central 33 W 71
2010 Mount Airy 37 Surry Central 15 W 52
2009 Mount Airy 47 Surry Central 20 W 67
2008 Mount Airy 63 Surry Central 16 W 79
2007 Mount Airy 52 Surry Central 19 W 71
2006 Mount Airy 38 Surry Central 34 W 72
2005 Mount Airy 21 Surry Central 6 W 27
2004 Mount Airy 42 Surry Central 21 W 63
2003 Mount Airy 34 Surry Central 8 W 42
2002 Mount Airy 25 Surry Central 19 W 44
2001 Mount Airy 24 Surry Central 20 W 44
2000 Mount Airy 19 Surry Central 0 W 19
1999 Mount Airy 25 Surry Central 6 W 31 Coach Holder's first year at Mt. Airy
1998 Mount Airy 7 Surry Central 22 L 29 Coach Holder was at Surry Central
1997 Mount Airy 18 Surry Central 7 W 25
1996 Mount Airy 40 Surry Central 6 W 46
1995 Mount Airy 21 Surry Central 3 W 24
1994 Mount Airy 37 Surry Central 22 W 59
1993 Mount Airy 34 Surry Central 6 W 40
1992 Mount Airy 12 Surry Central 7 W 19
1991 Mount Airy 36 Surry Central 19 W 55
1990 Mount Airy 60 Surry Central 0 W 60
1989 Mount Airy 68 Surry Central 0 W 68
1988 Mount Airy 52 Surry Central 12 W 64
1987 Mount Airy 56 Surry Central 8 W 64
1986 Mount Airy 49 Surry Central 0 W 49
1985 Mount Airy 41 Surry Central 7 W 48
1984 Mount Airy 10 Surry Central 6 W 16
1983 Mount Airy 23 Surry Central 0 W 23
1982 Mount Airy 48 Surry Central 8 W 56
1981 Mount Airy 47 Surry Central 0 W 47
1980 Mount Airy 53 Surry Central 8 W 61
1979 Mount Airy 40 Surry Central 8 W 48
1978 Mount Airy 46 Surry Central 0 W 46
1977 Mount Airy 8 Surry Central 13 L 21
1976 Mount Airy 20 Surry Central 22 L 42
1975 Mount Airy 24 Surry Central 12 W 36
1974 Mount Airy 41 Surry Central 6 W 47
1973 Mount Airy 47 Surry Central 14 W 61
1972 Mount Airy 48 Surry Central 6 W 54
1971 Mount Airy 54 Surry Central 0 W 54
1970 Did not play 0
1969 Did not play 0
1968 Did not play 0
1967 Mount Airy 42 Surry Central 0 W 42
1966 Mount Airy 20 Surry Central 7 W 27
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And you wonder why everyone laughs at you guys. You took an announcement about a coach retiring and made it about MA.
You are just jealous because you have no team to brag about for the last 4 years Or more years. I am not even sure who your team is. lol
Just because people laugh at you doesn't mean they are jealous. But I guess it is the only excuse you have for intruding into every post. It's a shame that you could not just let it be about at the end of a long career
I was expecting this to happen, he didn't really act like himself this year when we played. JV night he showed up late and didn't talk much and he was very quiet on varsity night. Kinda made me think then. But I always liked Southern, he always respected our kids and I respected him so much for that. It'll be weird not seeing him coach, he was at SC as long as I've been at NS (17 years.)
Whoever gets it will have a rebuilding period ahead of him. They had very few juniors this year and for a little bit it was only 3 or so they had out. Much like Elkin they had a ton of seniors, but unlike Elkin they made the most of their season. Their JV team had a rough year last year going winless for the first time at SC at any level since 1990.. Southern could see what was coming.
It'll be interesting to see who they go with. I'm like Thunderstruck I'm expecting that AD to get it, but I'm not sold on him either. They gotta be careful here, one bad move and a lot of Southern's work will be wiped away and it'll be a mess. They don't wanna be like South Stokes. South made a terrible hire in 2023 and it about near nuked their program, they've fixed it since but SC has a lot depending on this hire. Either they make a good hire and stay consistent, or not and it'll he a hard few years.
Whoever gets it will have a rebuilding period ahead of him. They had very few juniors this year and for a little bit it was only 3 or so they had out. Much like Elkin they had a ton of seniors, but unlike Elkin they made the most of their season. Their JV team had a rough year last year going winless for the first time at SC at any level since 1990.. Southern could see what was coming.
It'll be interesting to see who they go with. I'm like Thunderstruck I'm expecting that AD to get it, but I'm not sold on him either. They gotta be careful here, one bad move and a lot of Southern's work will be wiped away and it'll be a mess. They don't wanna be like South Stokes. South made a terrible hire in 2023 and it about near nuked their program, they've fixed it since but SC has a lot depending on this hire. Either they make a good hire and stay consistent, or not and it'll he a hard few years.
Coach went out on a winning season and made the playoffs! He is a great Coach and even better person and will always be an Golden Eagle!
As Slasher said, it will be weird not seeing Coach Southern on the sideline. We have had our rounds over the years, but when the game ended he always had good words to me. He made sure we were taken care of at halftime, which doesn’t happen at most places. My only dislike for Surry Central was the hike to and from the locker room room
Best of luck in the future Coach.
Best of luck in the future Coach.
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