Hopkinsville high school has officially fired basketball coach Terry Hayes. In what has been an ongoing soap opera the announcement was finally made. BUT Terry Hayes could apply for the position again and get the job IF the new Principal hires him.

 

Current Principal Peggy Kemp is retiring but her and Athletic Director Rick Roberts felt it was time for a change and told Hayes a little over a month ago he could resign or not be renewed to coach again next season. Hayes refused to resign resulting in his termination. Superintendent Bob Lovingood said he would sign off on the reccomendation from Kemp resulting in the fireing of Hayes. But Lovingood also said that since Hopkinsville High School would have a new Principal next year Hayes could apply again for the basketball position and if the new Principal felt Hayes was the best canidate available then he could hire him and Hayes again be the Head basketball coach at Hopkinsville.

 

Terry Hayes recorded an interview he had with Peggy Kemp and Rick Roberts. He supplied a copy to the Kentucky New Erra newspaper in Hopkinsville. In the meeting Kemp and Roberts both told Hayes they are about promoting Hopkinsville High School and Hopkinsville High School Athletics NOT just promoting one player/student. Hayes has openly pushed his son as the teams top player the last 2 years. The President of the boys basketball booster club has openly supported Terry Hayes but several other booster club members have not and been wanting change.

 

Peggy Kemp and Rick Roberts were ripped last year by the Ky New Era newspaper in Hopkinsville for hiring Dixie Jones as football coach. They will probably go through simular rumbleings with this situation. Hopkinsville High School has never been a big fan of the local paper including former football coach Craig Clayton.

Does sound like a soap.

Does sound like a soap.

Yes it does. I got to know Coach Hayes when he coached one of the teams that I played on after HS. Good guy and good coach. Good luck to him.

Early names being mentioned as the replacement for Hayes:

 

Marty Cline

Brad Fasier

Al Cooper

Rick Smith

Chris Crutchfield

Chris Crutchfield

 

Where is he now?

Where is he now?

 

 

If you hadn't of asked I could of told ya. He's an assistant coach on the college level. 8-9 years ago he was an assistant at Tyler Junior College he has since moved to another school.

 

Crutchfield almost joined the Hoptown Football staff back in 1994 but chose the basketball path and since has done well has a coach and recruiter. Said 5-6 years ago though if the Hoptown B-Ball job ever became open he would give it a long look.

Where is he now?

 

 

New Mexico........HopkinsvilleTiger reminded me of that.

Chris is actually at Texas Christain University (TCU) as the Director of Basketball Operations. He worked at New Mexico State for four years with Lou Henson until 2005 when he accepted a job at TCU.

I think the timing of Chumbler's "retirement" from Trigg and a new principal with Graves County ties at Hopkinsville might bear some watching. I don't expect it to be a Hoptown/Trigg coaching trade though.

I think the timing of Chumbler's "retirement" from Trigg and a new principal with Graves County ties at Hopkinsville might bear some watching. I don't expect it to be a Hoptown/Trigg coaching trade though.

 

 

What do you expect?

I would be surprised if Trigg hired Hayes. I would be less surprised if Hopkinsville pursued Chumbler.

I don't know if persueing Chumbler would please the Hoptown fanbase. He's a good coach his record speaks for itself. The new Principal will make the final decision on the hire and maybe he will consider exleast talking with someone he is familliar with.

 

I still say Chris Crutchfield is a strong canidate to return home and the talk has been going on about Marty Cline since the Hayes rumors got out a month ago. You will hear the names of Don Dillard, Rick Smith, & D.G. Sherrill but I would be extremely suprised if any of them was the final pick even though Smith as been on the Hoptown staff the last 2 seasons.

What do you expect?

Chumbler to Hoptown. Trigg promotes their asst. coach. I think he was a finalist for the Trigg job when Chumbler was hired and was a finalist for the last Lyon Co. opening.

I don't know if persueing Chumbler would please the Hoptown fanbase. He's a good coach his record speaks for itself. The new Principal will make the final decision on the hire and maybe he will consider exleast talking with someone he is familliar with.

 

I still say Chris Crutchfield is a strong canidate to return home and the talk has been going on about Marty Cline since the Hayes rumors got out a month ago. You will hear the names of Don Dillard, Rick Smith, & D.G. Sherrill but I would be extremely suprised if any of them was the final pick even though Smith as been on the Hoptown staff the last 2 seasons.

I can't see D.G. Sherrill leaving his location to come back and I can't see Hoptown offering Dillard the job in a million years. Since his wife did a lot of the coaching in the past, maybe they will offer her.

Dillard's let it out of the bag in a quiet way that he wants the job. Nobody is suprised by that. But anyone involved with Hopkinsville or follows HHS athletics knows Dillard won't get the job unless something remarkable happens. D.G. would not be considerd but his name might get a mention. He was an Assistant here before then coached the girls team he wasn't a faculty favorite back then.