Highlands Hires Bob Sphire

[TheDeuce]

5 minutes ago, THUNDERBIRDS said:

There's your answer if the program is still relevant or not.

This wasn't ever in question. 

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

17 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Sphire's coaching record is 305-112.

1979-1980 Asst. Coach, Fairdale High School, Louisville, KY
1981-1982: Graduate Asst. Coach, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
1983-1984: Asst. Coach, West Hardin High School, Elizabethtown, KY
1985-1988: Asst. Coach, Meade County High School, Brandenburg, KY
1989-1990: Head Coach, Knott County Central, Hindman, KY
1991-2005: Head Coach, Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington KY
2002-2003: Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord., Lexington Horsemen
2004-2005: Head Coach, Lexington Horsemen
2006-2016: Head Coach, North Gwinnett High School, Suwanee, GA
2017-2020: Head Coach, Camden County High School, Kingsland, GA

Lexington Horsemen - 2004 NIFL National Champions
Lexington Catholic - 2005 Class AAA State Champions
North Gwinnett - 2007 & 2013 State Finalist

One interesting detail about Sphire's time with the Lexington Horsemen...

[TheDeuce]

1 minute ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

One interesting detail about Sphire's time with the Lexington Horsemen...

So you're saying Sphire is used to schooling Eviston? 

[theguru]

11 minutes ago, THUNDERBIRDS said:

I was told by a very close credible source for many years now......Bob would only come back to Kentucky to coach and for only 1 job......Highlands! There's your answer if the program is still relevant or not. Thank you Bob! How about the Highlands Admins for this hire. Yes, Matt Bertasso is the Man....Again!

I agree, Kudos to the Highlands Administration!

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

5 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

So you're saying Sphire is used to schooling Eviston? 

Not exactly. He's a defensive guy.

[Sweeperboy]

Congrats to Highlands and Coach Sphire. The side distraction worked well, Matt Bertasso put a clinic on and deserves a big thank you and apology from many including myself.
 

Beat Colonels!

[AgainstTheGrain]

How many pages will this go? 

[TheDeuce]

2 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Not exactly. He's a defensive guy.

Getting a little antsy over there in Park Hills already huh? 😂

[theguru]

1 minute ago, TheDeuce said:

Getting a little antsy over there in Park Hills already huh? 😂

No doubt!

[football analysis]

Oh man oh man oh man.....Park Hills you ready?

[Jack of all Trades]

Looks like a very good hire for the Birds.  Now get a staff hired and get to work on bringing Highlands football back to the forefront in the state of Kentucky.  If anything, these threads have shown that the community is behind the program and wants nothing but the best for the kids.

[AgainstTheGrain]

It will be an all-star staff.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

A question I mentioned in the open job thread:

Coach Sphire is 63 or 64 years old. Logically, he's got to be thinking of retirement somewhere in the near future, right?  Is this a unofficially an interim hire by Highlands?

[FrankNicodemus]

@Sweeperboy done breathing!!!  Now LET'S ROLL!!!!

Great hire!  

Matt is the MAN!!!

[The Oracle]

12 minutes ago, football analysis said:

Oh man oh man oh man.....Park Hills you ready?

23-20 coaching record in the last 4 years? Yeah we're ready.