Really? I wasn't aware of that. I believe Jay Cobb at Somerset also coached at KCC. Not a bad group.

Yes!

He also took Coach Hobbs WR coach at Lex Cath and Coach Allen OL coach at Lex Cath. Those two were as good as I've been around at their respective positions! Great guys and great friends too!

Wes Cissel, who also used to coach at Lex. Cath is there, along with Traye Moore, former head coach of Bryan Station before Lucas.

Bob and his staff and LexCath administration have been there for Lexington Christian since we started the program...They knew what we would be and were and were going to be going through and helped us accelerate our programs maturity.

 

We miss Bob, but the seeds he planted with LC & LCA have continued to develop fruit and our two programs still work together with our Youth football leagues to this day.

 

I am glad, but not surprised at Coach Sphire's success!

Bob was chosen Coach of the Week by Atlanta club - all is well!

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North takes momentum into Region 7 opener

 

By Will Hammock

Sports Editor

[email protected]

 

Four or five years ago, Bob Sphire talked with some of his fellow head coaches in Kentucky about football in metro Atlanta.

The other coaches spoke specifically about Gwinnett County, and in detail about two perennial powers, Parkview and Brookwood. So Sphire, now in his first season as North Gwinnett’s head coach, has known about Brookwood’s tradition for years.

He got to experience it firsthand last Friday, and the result was outstanding for the visiting Bulldogs, who scored a 10-3 win that many in the Georgia football community didn’t predict.

“I don’t have any illusions that anybody outside our (North) circle thought we’d win the game,” Sphire said. “Maybe a former player or a parent thought we might win the game. But nobody thought we’d win except for the ones in the locker room. And they’re the ones that matter.”

North has passed its first two major tests of the Sphire era with wins over Walton and Brookwood, both on the road. Now the next challenge is the home opener — and Region 7-AAAAA opener — this Friday at home vs. Mill Creek.

It’s tough to come back from such an emotional win, but Sphire hopes his past experience helps out. He built a traditional power in Kentucky at Lexington Catholic and took it to great heights, so getting his players refocused after a big win is nothing new.

“This isn’t my first rodeo trying to manage success,” Sphire said. “We saw that building the program at Lexington Catholic. As you win, the bandwagon starts to swell. We’re glad people in the community want a piece of us now. They want to identify themselves with the program. That’s where you want to be. But managing the success is an important factor, and I’m certainly cognizant of that.

“I don’t know whether (getting back down to earth) will be a problem or not. We’ll find out.”

Sphire and his coaches couldn’t help but be encouraged by last week’s effort vs. the Broncos, which saw the Michael Tamburo-led offense do good things against a very talented Brookwood defense. The Bulldogs moved the ball well and had opportunities to score more points than they did.

But the defense was even

better.

From Jasper Williams’ sack on the first play, the unit set the tone. The coach also praised the strong play of his defensive linemen Eric Eberhardt, Steve Buffington and Robert Pritchard along with linebackers Eloka Anyaorah and Chris Knox.

All in all, it’s been a pretty good start for the Sphire era at North.

“Everybody’s giving these kids a lot of kudos and they deserve them, not me,” Sphire said. “And these assistant coaches have done a yeoman’s job. They’ve come in here and prepared these kids well.”

 

 

Please visit http://gwinnettdailypost.com :: gwinnettdailypost.com.

Go to http://www.brookwoodbroncos.org and you can watch a highlight of NG's game with Brookwood. They are very athletic!

 

They have great size and quickness. The highlight is right under a screen on the front page of the home page and says something like quick game vs. North Gwinnett.

 

Enjoy.

Moving on up:

 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 10/02/06

 

Class AAAAA

1. North Gwinnett (5-0)

2. Camden County (3-1)

3. Norcross (5-0)

4. Tift County (4-0)

5. Colquitt County (5-0)

6. Central Gwinnett (3-1)

7. Lowndes (4-1)

8. Brookwood (2-2)

9. Harrison (4-1) 10. South Cobb (4-0)

Wow! Awesome news! :thumb:

 

Thanks, Guru!

Moving on up:

 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 10/02/06

 

Class AAAAA

1. North Gwinnett (5-0)

2. Camden County (3-1)

3. Norcross (5-0)

4. Tift County (4-0)

5. Colquitt County (5-0)

6. Central Gwinnett (3-1)

7. Lowndes (4-1)

8. Brookwood (2-2)

9. Harrison (4-1) 10. South Cobb (4-0)

I love it.

Congrats to Coach Sphire and all of his KENTUCKY Assistants.

I know of Maurice Dixon and Trey Moore. Dixon was at Hazard as HC, Lex Cath - D coordinator, and HC of North Broward Prep in Florida. Trey Moore was the previous HC of Bryan Station and an assistant on the Lexington Horsemen staff.

 

 

Who else is on staff?

I know of Maurice Dixon and Trey Moore. Dixon was at Hazard as HC, Lex Cath - D coordinator, and HC of North Broward Prep in Florida. Trey Moore was the previous HC of Bryan Station and an assistant on the Lexington Horsemen staff.

 

 

Who else is on staff?

Hobbs, Cissell, and there may be another one.

Chuck Allen who coached O-line at Catholic is down in Georgia

Chuck Allen who coached O-line at Catholic is down in Georgia

That is 5 assts. from Kentucky. Maybe there is one more, not sure.

Looks like Coach Sphire is still doing well, 7 - 0 season so far and ranked 3rd in the state.. great job!

 

http://gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=37&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=20635&change_well_id=2

If i'm not mistaken I heard about a week ago he had to forfeit some games due to using an ineligible player, can anyone confirm that?