2015-16 Football Coaching Changes
Tweet Share on Facebook
T.R. Miller | |
Class: 3A | |
Region: 1 | |
2015 Coach: Jamie Riggs Record: (305-81) | |
2016 Coach: Andrew Thomas Record: (60-5) | |
After thirty years as a head football coach and 305 victories, Coach Jamie Riggs stepped down after the 2015 season. His teams at T.R. Miller won 293 games and four state championships in 1991, 1994, 2000 and 2002. His 293 wins at Miller rank second only to Buddy Anderson at Vestavia Hills. His 119 region wins rank fourth all-time. With 28 playoff appearances he is second once again to Buddy Anderson. Lastly his 69 playoff victories rank first in state history. During his time at Miller, every team qualified for the post season and all but one finished with a winning record. | |
Andrew Thomas will replace the legend in Brewton. Thomas went 60-5 in five seasons at Trenton near Gainsville Florida. Last season Trenton won the Class 1A state championship with a 14-0 record. His team also won the 2013 title. Thomas is a 2000 graduate of Florida State and also coached at his alma mater, Dixie County High, as well as Chiefland and Newberry in Florida. | |
David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Clay County shutout an amazing eleven opponents in 1996. The Panthers outscored their opponents 613-42 finishing the season 15-0.