Manatee made their decision and hired John Booth, who was the head coach at Bloomingdale High School (a Tampa school). Booth has been the head coach at Bloomingdale for 5 years and I believe this past season was his first winning season and the second in school's history. Also, Booth is a Manatee alum.
Manatee school district is in disarray. Not only the school district, but there have been a number of off the field issues with their assistant coaches. I think the idea of hiring someone from the "outside" was intriguing to the school.