First of all a man in your position should not be on here writing slanderous statements about other coaches. I do not read this website but joined because some parents at central's last game said someone on the website had attacked coach harrison from holston middle. After reading your remarks, I just had to set the record straight with Facts. I would hate for individuals who do not know coach harrison to read your comments and form an opinion of him based on your trash talk. I was a coach at central when jared played there and i don't understand why you have an ax to grind. Let's look at the facts and as you say let the actions speak louder than words!! Here are the facts BlackJack!
Jared did it the right way from the very beginning. He was a gym rat off the floor and an excellent student. He was WKPT-TV scholar athlete of the week and made outstanding grades. He was a great teammate and leader. While at Central he won 2 Big Ten Titles, one outright and the other a tie with D-B. His senior year central finished second behind defending state champion Science Hill. Harrison was 1st and 2nd in the Big 10 in scoring his junior and senior years, averaging over 22 points per game. He finished second in steals behind only shane williams from the Hill. Jared had too many 30+ point nights to count, including a 31 point night against science hill and 43 on volunteer in only 3 quarters. Another fact is jared put up 42 points on national champion oak hill academy at oak hill with his aau team, it was incredible. On one of his average shooting nights from the charity stripe he still managed to set two arby's records that have not been broken some 18 years later. If you check the record books at central he is in the top 5 of most categories. Want to dispute these facts, just call Dickie Warren and he will set you straight. Harrison then signed a Division 1 scholarship to play at Campbell University despite having two almost career ending knee injuries. His first year there they went to the NCAA tourney. His third year there he was the sixth man on a team that was ranked in the top 40 in the country at one time and beat n.c. state and South Carolina that year. As a coach, Jared is on the tssaa website for winning two sectional championships. He has sent many Big 10 all-conference players to Central. Four boys in the last four years have signed basketball scholarships, in no small part of which coach harrison had a part in. Phillip Weatherford and Gabe Buchanan were two of the lastest standouts to come out of Holston and they beat Science Hill to win the conference tourney. More importantly coach harrison loves his players and cares about them as people, students, and athletes. He will suspend kids for d's and f's even if it hurts his team. Grades are more important to him. He walks the extra mile for his players, whether it be a ride or money or counseling sessions for their problems, i could go on, and would be happy to discuss it in person. As a teacher Jared's science class is a student favorite and his test scores are great, check the facts. Coach Vaughn and Coach Fox both say Jared does a phenomenal job preparing his boys every year. Lastly jared coached two of dickie warren's grandsons and dickie stated that jared is one of the finest coaches in the area and would be great running any high school basketball program. That is his opinion and it carries heavier weight than yours. The next time you want to attack one of our former great cougars, you better have some facts!
Sincerely,
An old coach
