maddams

JCS make a hire?

If I thought there was any way to get Haskins to leave, I’d put him in the top spot on the list. I don’t think he would even answer the phone call. Wilkins probably wouldn’t either. The other three would probably take the call and at least listen to an offer.

A surprising hire announced for MTCS today. They hired Shala Ferrell - a middle school coach from Tullahoma. She may be a great hire but not a splashy one

If I was JCS and was serious about girls basketball, I’d call in order: 1. Brent McNeal - offer him so much that he has to think about it; he could get players to JCS from public middle schools 2. Mitch Wilkins - tell him to draw state retirement and a private school paycheck 3. Tim Strayhorn - can’t see him leaving Dyersburg but has two granddaughters who can play 4. Catie Embrey - won everyone she’s been; has a history of moving around Make all 4 tell you no then move on to other candidates

Maybe I’m wrong. Brain doesn’t always work right these days. But I thought the Long girl was a transfer from Maury County. I don’t remember which school

Didn’t that really good Summertown team from a few years ago have a transfer in the starting lineup?

You used the Miss Basketball finalist at Westview as an example in your post. If you were her parents, would you have left her at South Fulton for her senior year? Assuming you had the means and a legal way to get her to Westview or any other better situation, would you not have done so? Kids and parents will always look to get to successful programs and coaches. If her family was directly contacted by a Westview coach or administrator, that's against the rules. However, it seems that most "recruiting" is done by players and/or parents. This is not illegal because there's no way to police it. If the rumor floating around about a transfer for Westview next year is true, it will again make them significantly better. They're not the only program in West TN with transfer rumors floating around. I've heard a couple different ones for USJ and South Side. The common denominator is a history of success that people want to be a part of.

Really haven't seen a lot of coaching movement in West TN so far. A few jobs that came open but nothing crazy. I have heard some rumors about player movement that could have an impact

I did not mean to imply that by my previous post. Just saying, the privates in Jackson are playing for second until Haylen graduates. After that, with the right hire and continuing to bring kids in from the city, JCS could be a contender in west TN. The Memphis privates have not been very good for several years. I'm not saying the Ayers stay at USJ after Haylen graduates but I'd be shocked if the move was to another school in Jackson

Accurate. What happened with Coach Shutes at JCS? Did he retire? I haven’t seen anything related to the job other than it being posted. That job could be interesting after Ayers graduates from USJ. JCS has done of good job of bringing in kids from the public schools recently in football and basketball (boys and girls).

Tony Hill has been around the middle TN area for a long time. Coached at Centennial, Independence, Huntland, and a several other places. I was surprised at Hardin hiring him. Feels like Hardin is rebuilding and really needs to focus on building the program from young kids to middle school. I wouldn’t expect Tony Hill to be there long enough to do that.

Obion County announced Bryon Freeman as their new coach

I'm not sure they had a lot of options. Obion is in a brutal district/region for girls basketball (district has Dyersburg, South Gibson, and Crockett Co; region has South Side). They were below average last year and will graduate their best player. Tough spot

Heard some rumors that Hart might be giving up the girls and focusing on the boys. Not sure if there's any truth to those rumors...

Shutes retiring?