By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor
The eight head football coaches in the Tribune’s Tribune Sports LIVE! coverage area have a wealth of experience, wins, and championships.
Josh Floyd: Hewitt-Trussville, Stuart Floyd: Clay-Chalkville, Jerry Hood: Leeds, Rueben Nelson: Shades Valley, George Bates: Center Point, James Thompson: Pinson, and Jon Clements: Springville have coached nearly 1,000 games and hold a 632-333-1 record. Floyd of Hewitt is the only coach with a tie on his record.
The group has compiled 22 region titles among them.
Floyd, Hood, Nelson, and Thompson have taken their teams to 11 state championship games.
Floyd, Hood, and Nelson have combined for six state titles. Floyd won four in Arkansas with Shiloh Christian, Hood won one while at Clay-Chalkville, and Nelson won one at Ramsay.
The collection of coaches has a combined 82 seasons of head coaching experience, 63 seasons of making the playoffs, coached in 142 playoff games, and compiled 89 playoff wins.
Floyd leads the group with 35 playoff victories. Hood has won 23, and Nelson 17.
Floyd has 20 years of head coaching experience, while Hood and Nelson have 18. Bates has a dozen, Thompson has six, Clements has five, Ganus has two, and Stuart Floyd has one year under his belt.
Be sure to tune in to Trib TV on The Trussville Tribune’s website or The Tribune’s Facebook page at 5 PM tonight and tomorrow night to hear from all eight coaches live in studio with John Goolsby and Johnny Sanders.
Monday, August 5:
5:00 Rueben Nelson, Shades Valley
5:45 James Thompson, Pinson Valley
6:30 Jake Ganus, Moody
7:15 Stuart Floyd, Clay-Chalkville
Tuesday, August 6:
5:00 Jon Clements, Springville
5:45 Jerry Hood, Leeds
6:30 George Bates, Center Point
7:15 Josh Floyd, Hewitt-Trussville
