techfan 43 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 https://www.myhorrynews.com/sports/high_school/football/socastee-loris-set-to-hire-next-football-coaches/article_e80a2ed0-4de8-11ea-9c97-db364aac9b10.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Won't be hard for Mance to improve the program down there , lol! 1-9 , he'll have them a winning season next year. The question is, who takes his place at Richlands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfanatic 59 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 tony palmer Gridiron60 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union_Fan 2,155 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 I guess not completely unexpected, but still....wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Union_Fan said: I guess not completely unexpected, but still....wow! After the past two seasons, I wasn't surprised. I don't blame him. Retire from one state, go work in another. Wish him all the best. Tru Blue 72 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union_Fan 2,155 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Gridiron60 said: After the past two seasons, I wasn't surprised. I don't blame him. Retire from one state, go work in another. Wish him all the best. He'll definitely be closer to the beach!😎 Gridiron60 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Just now, Union_Fan said: He'll definitely be closer to the beach!😎 Warmer is good! I think it's a smart move for him for more than one reason. Union_Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 End of an era. Hopefully they stick the “post-legend hire” better than Gate City and Graham. SXSW, Blue Cannonball, Grapeape and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 2000 73 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Wish coach the best. Who will be the new coach ?Will they keep all there players ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Tiger 2000 said: Wish coach the best. Who will be the new coach ?Will they keep all there players ? Thad Wells??? Ronnie Davis??? Ryan Dye, lol! He knows Blue Torbado football about as well as anybody, lol! Tiger 2000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, Gridiron60 said: Thad Wells??? Ronnie Davis??? Ryan Dye, lol! He knows Blue Torbado football about as well as anybody, lol! Thad would be a grand slam but I’ll believe it when I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 2000 73 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Richlands and graham would be early front runners to win the SWD. Tazewell will also be in the mix. This may change things slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,553 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Gridiron60 said: Thad Wells??? Ronnie Davis??? Ryan Dye, lol! He knows Blue Torbado football about as well as anybody, lol! Yeah... let’s go ahead and take that third name off there hahaha. I don’t pretend to think I could coach lol. I don’t know even nearly enough. IF — and there a big if — Thad wants to come back, I can’t imagine he won’t be given the keys to the kingdom. And Blues fans would welcome him with open arms. Tru Blue 72, Tiger 2000, jarhead24219 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Thad Wells has facilities in Mooresville that nobody in SWVA can match. I can't imagine he would give those up but I could be wrong. Athletic boosters pay for every athlete to work out here........... https://jetperformancelabs.com/ 1inStripes and Deleted Account 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,553 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 32 minutes ago, sixcat said: Thad Wells has facilities in Mooresville that nobody in SWVA can match. I can't imagine he would give those up but I could be wrong. Athletic boosters pay for every athlete to work out here........... https://jetperformancelabs.com/ Unless the draw of raising his kids in SWVA where both he and his wife went to Richlands and both of their families are still here. Not speaking for him. But as a new father, I hate that I live 70 minutes from my family in Richlands. I can’t imagine 3 hours. Gridiron60, Tiger 2000 and Tru Blue 72 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfan1 125 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Great facilities + growing area + great pay = I would stay put. Deleted Account, Jags52, Tiger 2000 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jags52 346 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Just watched some highlights of Mooresville from last season... He has some cats down there for sure not that Richlands doesnt have good athletes for the area but it looks like he is able to run what ever he wants on both side of the ball and has the kids to do it. On top of the pay in North Carolina being a minimum of $10,000 more than any school in SWVA makes it hard to believe anyone would make the move back. Money talks and that why the area has lost 2 coached to NC the last 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, Jags52 said: Just watched some highlights of Mooresville from last season... He has some cats down there for sure not that Richlands doesnt have good athletes for the area but it looks like he is able to run what ever he wants on both side of the ball and has the kids to do it. On top of the pay in North Carolina being a minimum of $10,000 more than any school in SWVA makes it hard to believe anyone would make the move back. Money talks and that why the area has lost 2 coached to NC the last 2 years. Mooresville plays in arguably the toughest conference in North Carolina but if he keeps building the way he has over the past two seasons, he will be just fine. A program from the I-Meck Conference has won the 4AA state championship every season but 3 since 2009! Mooresville is in Class 4A so they play a ridiculously difficult conference schedule against several perennial power 4AA programs. Last season the I-Meck had 3 teams reach the 4AA final 8 and 2 others reach the 4A final 8, including Mooresville. Vance won the state championship in 4AA out of that conference last season. Mooresville played them tougher than anyone else all season, losing 20-14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Ryan4VT said: Unless the draw of raising his kids in SWVA where both he and his wife went to Richlands and both of their families are still here. Not speaking for him. But as a new father, I hate that I live 70 minutes from my family in Richlands. I can’t imagine 3 hours. My kids are both teenagers. My wife and I both felt the way you do 13 years ago when we moved them back to Galax. Now, we regret that decision to some degree because of the lack of opportunities and resources compared to other areas. Galax is a quality school system that has been managed exceptionally well but can't compete financially with the school district my brothers kids attend in Cornelius, NC. The opportunities and resources my niece and nephews are exposed to have us second guessing our decision 13 years ago. They have an embarrassment of riches, including attending high school classes taught by Davidson University professors. As proud as I am to be from SWVA, it just doesn't compare to other areas in terms of opportunities, resources and community investment. Although I will contend, I am not a fan of the North Carolina state symbol................the orange traffic barrel! Deleted Account, RichlandsAlum, GMan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_dawg74 17 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 59 minutes ago, Jags52 said: Just watched some highlights of Mooresville from last season... He has some cats down there for sure not that Richlands doesnt have good athletes for the area but it looks like he is able to run what ever he wants on both side of the ball and has the kids to do it. On top of the pay in North Carolina being a minimum of $10,000 more than any school in SWVA makes it hard to believe anyone would make the move back. Money talks and that why the area has lost 2 coached to NC the last 2 years. I know in SC some of the HS coaches are making $60,000 + and they don't even have to teach a class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfan1 125 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 I will have to agree with you on this point for sure...we are so far behind in so many aspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs7695 185 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Loris also had a tornado roll through their parking lot a couple of weeks back... sixcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 3 hours ago, sixcat said: Vance won the state championship in 4AA out of that conference last season. Mooresville played them tougher than anyone else all season, losing 20-14. AB parlayed that title into another nice gig I assume at Irmo just outside of Columbia. Not sure what his record was last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, 1inStripes said: AB parlayed that title into another nice gig I assume at Irmo just outside of Columbia. Not sure what his record was last year. Ironically, Vance never won a state title with Brand as head coach. Vance lost 9-7 in the 2018 state championship game to Wake Forest, which was Brand's last game at Vance. Vance won the 2019 4AA state championship 24-3 over Leesville Road (Raleigh) with former Indian River head coach Glenwood Ferebee as head coach. Ferebee may be the best high school football coach in Virginia or North Carolina. In 6 years as a head coach, he has won 60 games in two absolute monster districts. Irmo finished 3-7 in 2019 and wasn't competitive in many of them and finished the season with only 37 players. Which is quite shocking for a school like Irmo. They lost four of those seven games by at least 4 TD's. I have a lifelong friend coaching basketball in Columbia, SC. He says the natives are restless already. 1inStripes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 What connections does Mance have to that area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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