It's always difficult to follow a legend when coaching.

In coach Hatcher's case, he was a legend following

a legend (Al Holland) at Perry County Central.

His team at PCC which cost him his job was perhaps

too loaded with talent and thus, unable to synch

into Coach Hatcher's winning, but grind it out in

the paint offense. Also, let's not forget his successful

West Virginia tenures.

I saw Wendell Wallen's Meade Memorial teams play in the

Breathitt County home gym (Lees Jr College). Breathitt was

coached by Fairce Woods. Both were two of the mountain's

better coaches. Both began their tenure, along with Coach

Keith, on the heels of two yet to be mentioned coaches,

Pearl Combs at Hindman (1 state championship and 1 state runner-up)

and Morton Combs at Carr Creek ( 1 state championship, 1 LIT

championship (1963).

For us: Fleming County

 

Either Bob Hall, Lake Kelly or Mark Starns

 

All have regional championships and had a different way of doing it!

The last four Corbin coaches haven't been too damned shabby:

 

Rodney Woods

Billy Hicks

Mike Deaton

Tony Pietrowski