After making it to the 11th Region Finals in 2006-07, Coach Jo Pat Covington has decided to hang up his whistle. Good luck to Jo Pat in coming back home to Scott Co. as an assistant principal.

 

Here is the story from 27 Newsfirst.

Tates Creek, Harrison Co. have new coaches

Earlier this week, Harrison Co. approved the hiring of Mike Reitz, who will replace Lee Kendall, as its boys’ basketball coach.

 

Reitz’s hiring marks his return to the hilltop, where he was coach from 1988 to 2001. Reitz left Harrison Co. to coach at Clark Co. For the past three seasons he has been the head coach at Campbell Co.

 

Tates Creek coach Joe Pat Covington resigned earlier this week after accepting a position at Scott Co. Covington, a Georgetown native, will be an associate principal at Scott Co. High School.

 

Covington has been on the Tates Creek sidelines for the past 14 years. He’s been the Commodores’ head coach since 1999.

 

Covington led Tates Creek to the finals of the 11th Region tournament last year, losing to eventual state champion Scott Co.

 

Tates Creek athletic director Joe Ruddell says assistant Eric Williams will take over on an interim basis.

 

Coach Williams has done a great job as the assistant coach - and did most of the bench coaching in Tates Creek's summer games. He'll have a nice team to work with this year.

Can he coach as a principal, or will he only be a principal?

Can he coach as a principal, or will he only be a principal?

 

 

Principal's can not coach athletics in high school, but an assistant principal can. Coach Covington will be the assistant principal at SC, so he could coach if asked.

Principal's can not coach athletics in high school, but an assistant principal can. Coach Covington will be the assistant principal at SC, so he could coach if asked.

 

 

I believe it's district policy that administrators are not allowed to coach in Scott Co. My guess is that Jo Pat will be so busy with administrative duties that he wouldn't have time to coach even if he wanted to.

I believe it's district policy that administrators are not allowed to coach in Scott Co. My guess is that Jo Pat will be so busy with administrative duties that he wouldn't have time to coach even if he wanted to.

 

 

Thanks.....I did not know that about Scott Co. I was referring to policy in northern kentucky.

Coach Covington, is first class. I wish him the best.

Coach Covington, is first class. I wish him the best.

 

 

 

I agree. A good coach, but an even better person

Coach Covington, is first class. I wish him the best.

I've had the distinct pleasure of meeting and talking to him and I agree 100%!