Shane Allen took over as head coach at Galax in 2020/2021 Covid shortened season.
2020 = 9-1 -state runner-up
2021 = 11-3 - state runner-up
2022 = 7-4 - 2nd round of playoffs
2023 = 11-4 - state championship
His record at Galax is 38-12, a 76% winning percentage.
At Tazewell, Shane was 15-37 in 5 seasons.
2012 = 2-9
2013 = 2-8
2014 = 5-6
2015 = 4-6
2016 = 2-8
53-49 overall record with a state championship and two state runners-up. Sort-of a chicken and egg situation if you ask me. Was he a good coach all along or did he become a good coach working under Mark Dixon for 3 years?
I will say this, Dixon told me himself, the Galax defense between 2017-2019 was entirely Shane’s. Dixon had very little input.