After 2 1/2 weeks into the new season, Garrard County head coach Dennis Pardue has turned in his resignation.

 

 

Bryant named interim coach for Garrard boys after Pardue resigns - The Advocate Messenger: High School Sports

Wow, four different coaches for the seniors in this class. Do you know why so many coaching changes their ASB? I have seen them play over the past couple of years, I know they don't have the greatest raw talent in the world on a consistent, but this type of turnover seems very unusual.

I love Todd Bryant. I hope it works out for him at Garrard.

Wow, four different coaches for the seniors in this class. Do you know why so many coaching changes their ASB? I have seen them play over the past couple of years, I know they don't have the greatest raw talent in the world on a consistent, but this type of turnover seems very unusual.

 

 

Brad Sizemore went to North Laurel so that's one reason for one of the changes. As for the others, I do not know. I think this is like the 5th coach in the last 6 years at Garrard County. I was absolutely stunned when I seen this..

Brad Sizemore went to North Laurel so that's one reason for one of the changes. As for the others, I do not know. I think this is like the 5th coach in the last 6 years at Garrard County. I was absolutely stunned when I seen this..

 

-Lee DeForrest was there from 2007-09 then left late to be an assistant at Christian County

 

-Kevin Wheeler was there for the 2009-10 as an interim

 

-Brad Sizemore was there in 2010-11 but left to go to North Laurel, his hometown

 

-Brandon Cooper, a Garrard graduate, was there in 2011-12, but left to go back to Pulaski County. He had been an assistant at Southwestern for several years before coming to Lancaster.

 

So while there has been some turnover, some of the movement has been coaches using Garrard as a stepping stone to something better. But I'll agree it looks bad.

Dennis Pardue should have been let go after last season the way he disrepected the kids and it final caught up with him after he made inappropriate comments to the entire team after the Madison Southern game.

 

Lee DeForrest and Brad Sizemore were never going to stay at Garrard very long but the reason Brandon Cooper left Garrard was simply because his wife had a job at the middle school which was paid by a grant from Berea College and the principle didn't like her so she didn't hire her back for her job so they had to go back to Pulaski. The administration at the school didn't back Coach Cooper and his wife due to they could have found her a job at the school so they could stay at Garrard. The kids like Brandon and played hard for him but as with everything that goes on there they try and sugar coat it instead of getting to the real problem.

 

They wouldn't have this problem if the school system hadn't let a middle school principle run off the high school coach.

I love Todd Bryant. I hope it works out for him at Garrard.

 

Todd and I went to church together, growing up in Danville, at Centenary Methodist. His dad, Tom Bryant, had a very successful career leading the Centre College Men's basketball program. Todd will do great. Go Golden Lions! :thumb: