EB50: Evolution of Cavs Coaches

Published | Aug 7, 2023

Football

Danny Williams (1974-83) 73 wins, three state playoff appearances, 1979 Third Round 4A State Playoff, 1977/78 Conference Championships, 1983 Shrine Bowl coach, 5-5 in Fat Friday games

Wayne Fletcher (1984-94) 69 wins, six state playoff appearances, 1985/88/89/90/91 Conference Championships, 6-5 in Fat Friday games

Curtis Threatt (1995-96) 12 wins, 2-0 in Fat Friday games

Mike Helms (1997-98) 6 wins

Tom Harper (1999-01) 8 wins

Mike Biggerstaff (2002-09) 59 wins, seven state playoff appearances, 2007 NW4A Conference Championship, 2007 Third Round 4A State Playoff, EBHS record 12 wins in 2007, 4-4 in Fat Friday games

Jim Ruark (2010-13) 11 wins, 2012 2A state playoff appearance

Tom Brown (2014-16) 13 wins, 2015 Third Round 2A State Playoff

Mark Buffamoyer (2017-19) 5 wins

Derrick Minor (2020-) 10 wins (Current Coach)

Boys Soccer

Chet Pack (1981-82)

Rick Curtis (1983-84)

Pitts (1986-89)

Horace Brown (1990)

Pat Draughn (1992-94)

Juan Kincaid (1995)

George Tasedan (1997-98)

Brian Jillings (1999-05)

Josh Martin (2007)

Roy Shulman (2008-09)

Sam Wall (2010-12, 17-) (Current Coach)

Stephen Hang (2013-15)

Will Reeves (2016)

Tina Lowman (2016-17)

Volleyball

Judy Deal (1986)

Al Wageli (1994-00)

Tracy Greene (2004-) (Current Coach)

Cross Country

Robert Bliss Sr. (1974)

Ron Hastings (1975-86) 1980/83 girls Conference Championships, 1983 state champion Beth Ruggles

John Hardin (1987-96) 1987/88 state champion Cessy Hudson

Domenico (1997-98) 1998 state champion Alisha Little

Robert Murray (1999)

Rich Linens (2000)

Odell Williams (2003-09, 14-16)

Jonathan Dameron (2010-12) 2010/11 girls Conference Championships

Aaron Causby (2017) boys Conference Championship

Heather Ramsey (2015-) current girls coach, 2016 boys Conference Championship, 2019/22 girls Conference Championship

AJ Schwankert (2019-) current boys coach, 2019 boys Conference Championship

Tennis

Linda Poston (girls, 1974-75) 1975 Conference Championship

Steve Carswell (boys, 1974-75) 1975 Conference Championship

Andy Anderson (boys, 1975-76) (girls, 1976-78)

Cathy Galyon (boys, 1978-79)

Jim McCormick (boys, 1980-2009) (girls, 1998-2009)

Judy Keever (girls, 1981-90)

Beth Ruggles (girls, 1992)

Phil Smith (girls, 1995) Conference Championship

Blenda Rhoney (girls, 1996-98) 1996/97 Conference Championship

Gilbert Guittard (boys, 2010-18) (girls, 2009-18) 2017 girls Conference Championship

Crystal Bartlett (girls, 2019-20, 23-) (Current Girls co-Coach)

Haley Whisnant (girls, 2021)

Camden Young (girls, 2022)

Fred Brown IV (boys, 2019-) (Current Boys Coach)

Ed Hallyburton (boys, 2021 interim)

Jerome Ramsey (girls, 2023-) (Current Girls co-Coach)

Golf

Robert Bliss Sr (boys, 1974-78)

Donnie Basinger (1983-85)

Rick Ogle (boys, 1983-94, 2001) 4x Conference Championships, 2x 4A Regional Championships

Ken Pressley (boys, 2002-08)

Yates Jensen/Tim Barus (girls, 2004)

Billy Anderson (girls, 2006)

Yates Jensen (girls, 2007)

Jon Hancock (boys, 2009-13)

Katie Gravel (girls, 2008-14)

Cameron Pierce (boys, 2014-16)

Ashley Byles (girls, 2015)

TR Robinson (girls, 2016)

Lee Crawford (boys, 2017)

Peyton Murray (boys, 2018-20)

Ella Rae Matthews (girls, 2018-) (Current Girls Coach)

Richard Hartley (boys, 2022-) (Current Boys Coach)

Boys Basketball

Robert Bliss Sr. (1974-83) 77 wins (12 in 79-80)

Rick Ogle (1983-95) 97 wins (14 in 88-89/90-91)

Dan Spainhour (1995-96) 4 wins

Jim Argent (1996-98) 30 wins (23 in 97-98) 1998 4A Sectional Champions

Rob Bliss (1998-06) 137 wins (26 in 03-04) 03-04 Conference Champions, 2000/04 Conference Tournament Champions

Billy Anderson (2006-07) 16 wins

Jon Hancock (2007-13) 117 wins (24 in 12-13) 07-08/12-13 Conference Champions, 2012 Conference Tournament Champions

Jerome Ramsey (2013-) 90 wins (20 in 15-16) (Current Coach)

Girls Basketball

Linda Poston (1974-76) 15 wins (9 in 75-76)

Judy Keever (1976-96) 234 wins (24 in 78-79) 78-79/80-81 Conference Champions, 1979/87 Conference Tournament Champions, 1979 4A Regionals

Barbara Helms (1996-99) 38 wins (15 in 98-99)

Rick Ogle (1999-00) 25 wins, 2000 Conference Tournament Champions, 2000 4A Regionals

Jerry “Jay” Murray Jr. (2000-08) 123 wins (20 in 00-01) 00-01 Conference Champions

Katie Gravel (2008-15) 126 wins (24 in 12-13) 2012 2A Regionals

Crystal Bartlett (2015-) 173 wins (27 in 16-17/17-18/19-20/22-23) 16-17/17-18/18-19/19-20/22-23 Conference Champions, 2017/2018/2019 Conference Tournament Champions, 2016/17/19/20/23 2A Regionals, 2017/23 2A Regional runner-up (Current Coach)

Cheerleading

Barbara Bliss

Judy Anthony

Christy Propst

Katherine St. Clair

Rachel

Laura Ingenito

Traci Stallings

Tiffany Fowler

Breanna McGuire

Ashley Kiser Good

Amanda Peck

Kailey Robinson

Sabrina Powell Baker (Current Coach)

Swimming

Dennis Smith (1974-86)

Jeff Hyde (boys, 1986-92)

Susan Pons Wright (girls, 1986-92, 11-14)

Pat Draughn (1992-94)

Steve Morrow (1994-99) 1996/1997/1998 boys Conference Champions

TR Robinson (1999-08, 15-16, 18-20) 1999/2000/2003/2004/2006/2007/2008 boys Conference Champions, 2006 girls Conference Champions

David Andersen (boys, 2008-18) 2011/2018 Conference Champions

Gilbert Guittard (girls, 2008-11)

Andrew Guier (2014-21)

Haley Whisnant (2020-21)

Breanna McGuire (2016-18)

Haley Oxentine/Nikki Stamey (2021-) 2022/2023 boys Conference Champions, 2023 girls Conference Champions (Current Coaches)

Wrestling

Jerry Murray Sr. (1974-86) 1976 Conference Champions, 1975/1976 4A State Champion Jimmy Coffey

Ferrell Street (1986-90) 1987/1988/1989/1990 Conference Champions, 1988/1989/1990 Conference Tournament Champions, 1988/1989 4A State Champion Shawn Phillips, 1990 4A State Champion Junior Lail

Mark Crisp (1990-2007) 1991/1992/1998/1999/2005 Conference Champions, 1993/1996/1998/2005 Conference Tournament Champions, 2003/2005 4A Regional Tournament Champions

Junior Lail (2008-10)

Justin Shuffler (2010-12)

Scott Brackett (2012-15) 2014/2015 Conference Champions, 2014/2015 Conference Tournament Champions

Hampton Boggs (2015-17) 2016 2A State Champion London Page

Kelly Wilson (2017-18)

Mark Boyd (2018-) (Current Coach)