Roanoke Times
DATE: THURSDAY, April 12, 1990
BOB TEITLEBAUM SPORTSWRITER
FORMER PH COACH VAUGHT HIRED AT TAZEWELL
Former Patrick Henry football coach Dennis Vaught is back in coaching after being hired as an assistant at Tazewell.
Vaught, who resigned his job at Patrick Henry last October after making racist remarks during a halftime speech of the Homer Ferguson game, begins his new job on Tuesday.
Tazewell County school superintendent Frank Cosby said he was fully aware of what happened to Vaught at Patrick Henry. "I'm satisfied it's a one-time thing. If he was working for me at that time, he'd still be coaching," said Cosby, who was formerly superintendent of schools in Salem.
"I don't think it was a black-white thing," Cosby said. "I've been in this business too long and no one can be picture perfect. I make mistakes every day. Fortunately, I can overcome them.
"Mr. Vaught is truly an outstanding young man. He's 33 years old and has a good future. I hope he stays with us a few years."
Vaught remains silent about the incident last fall at Patrick Henry. "I'm just glad this is all over. This job has been in the works for a while," Vaught said.
Vaught was head coach at Lexington for two years before coming to Patrick Henry last year. His Patriots team was 5-2 at the time of his resignation. His 1988 Lexington team won the Group A Division 2 championship by upsetting Lunenburg Central to end a 39-game winning streak. Vaught was Timesland football coach of the year that fall.
Vaught will work with the in-school suspension and alternative education programs. He also will coach a spring sport, although Cosby said it was not decided exactly those duties would entail.
Brian Stinespring, who came as an assistant with Vaught from Lexington but remained at Patrick Henry after last fall's incident, also is getting a new job. He will join the Virginia Tech staff as a graduate assistant next year. He also had looked into the head coaching vacancy at Alleghany.
I used to go to alot of Hopewell games when I lived in northern Virginia and a couple times they played at 4 p.m. on a Thursday. Reason for that was they were afraid of gang related shootings on Friday. Apparently gangs only murder on the weekend
Between gang members in Hopewell and drunken rednecks in Independence, spectators are never truly safe.
Holston winning two games in the final minute, including the RR game mentioned earlier.
Holston 13 John Battle 12 OT
Per BHC Sep 12, 2023: "Senior Merrick Buchanan, who hadn’t been given the job as kicker for the Cavaliers until Thursday, converted the walk-off extra-point boot in the first OT session after Noah Tweed’s 4-yard touchdown run knotted the score."
Holston 29 Rural Retreat 28
Per BHC Tim Hayes Oct 28, 2023: "Quarterback Noah Tweed’s two-point conversion pass to Luke Greene with 39.6 seconds remaining turned out to be Holston’s ace in the hole as the Cavaliers collected a thrilling and important 29-28 Hogoheegee District win over the Rural Retreat Indians on Friday night."
Per BHC Sep 2, 2023 "Hunter Owens threw a 52-yard Hail-Mary touchdown pass to Matt McGlothlin on the game’s final play as the ball was tipped by a Holston defender right into McGlothlin’s hands. Then, the Owens-to-McGlothlin tandem hooked up on the two-point conversion as the Green Wave (2-0) escaped Damascus with a win."
Chilhowie 17 Holston 14
Per BHC Nov 4, 2023 "Justin Gonzalez booted through a 29-yard field goal as time expired to give the Warriors a 17-14 win over Hogoheegee District rival Holston on Friday night and extend their season."
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