Pike Road introduces Eufaula’s Ed Rigby as new head football coach

Ed Rigby is completely ready to get started off at Pike Street Superior School.

Rigby was declared as the Patriots’ new head coach Friday early morning.

“It’s astounding what this college procedure and these little ones, coaches and administration have performed in the previous 7 a long time,” Rigby mentioned. “To produce a crew that wins a 5A condition championship (that immediately) is hard to do. Now, it is the following move. The school procedure is developing, we’re moving to Course 6A and we’re likely to be competing in a region with groups I am pretty familiar with. It is heading to be a problem. Class 5A and Class 6A are incredibly distinctive. But we are operating with a clean up slate. This faculty went from Course 3A to Course 5A and conquered 5A. Now, the challenge is to check out to conquer 6A.”

Rigby arrives to Pike Highway from Eufaula. For the duration of 4 seasons with the Tigers, he led them to a 28-18 document and 4 straight Course 6A playoff appearances.

He replaces Patrick Browning, the initially head football coach at Pike Highway who led the Patriots to a 42-7 record. Browning is the new head mentor at Greenville.

“When the committee selected him and when I did my research, I understood this is the gentleman for Pike Road,” mentioned Keith Lankford, superintendent of Pike Street Educational facilities. “I am energized about the long run and absolutely everyone transferring ahead jointly.”

Pike Road Principal Andrea Maness claimed Rigby is a superior match for the faculty and the local community.

“Pike Road Significant College has now established a incredibly sturdy tradition in athletics,” Maness claimed. “In just the 1st 4 yrs of having varsity packages, we are by now on the map and have brought house 4 blue maps (championship trophies). In 4 several years of football, we have produced the playoffs every calendar year and have an all round history of 42-7. That is phenomenal. And as all people is aware, we are the latest 5A state champions, which signifies we want a champion mentor and that is specifically who we have discovered for our group.”

Prior to Eufaula, Rigby was the head mentor at Elba Superior School from 2013-2017 and guided the Course 2A Tigers to a 53-12 history, a condition title and just one runner-up complete. Due to the fact beginning his coaching career in 1994, he has coached at the collegiate and higher faculty ranges and has 20 several years expertise as a higher school head coach.

Rigby likes what he sees at Pike Street. But he also strategies to increase his individual contact to some places.

“When you appear into a new area, you have your very own spin and your possess way you want to do matters. That’s portion of coming to a new work, bringing a little something new to the table,” Rigby reported. “There are so lots of good things the plan is presently undertaking. We’re heading to continue to keep carrying out some of the matters and we’re going to modify some some others.

“This software has been successful and my task is to occur in and see exactly where we can increase this listed here and this there. I’m not likely to get into information yet, but there are factors I have in brain and factors I have now mentioned with some of the coaches that I will appear at and attempt to employ that will enable our fellas be productive (at the 6A level).”