New Pisgah football coach has deep ties to Canton

Jan. 19—CLYDE — A Black Bear is returning to Canton. Ricky Brindley, a 2001 Pisgah grad and Smoky Mountain’s head football coach for the last six seasons, was named the new Pisgah head football coach during a Haywood County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night.

“It is a place that I love dearly, and I don’t know that I could ever love a school more than I love Pisgah High School and our community and the people who are involved in that place. It is really a humbling opportunity,” Brindley said.

He described Pisgah as his dream job but said that he wasn’t trying to push his way in.

“I really wanted to trust God in the process. When it was His time, it was His time. It was not about me trying to force that will,” he said. “I wanted to be faithful and committed to where I was, and to those kids and that community because Smoky Mountain High School has been good to me.”

Coaching for Pisgah won’t be Brindley’s first stop in Canton. He spent seven years as an assistant football coach (as both offensive and defensive coordinator). Brindley coached boys’ and girls’ track and men’s golf, as well, and was an assistant softball coach.

He said those experiences and knowing some of his new assistant coaches already will help make it an easy transition.

“The relationships that we’ve had prior will go a long way to be able to grow our bond and grow our friendship,” Brindley said.

Brindley replaces Brett Chappell, who resigned in November after a decade leading the Bears and whom Brindley coached under previously. Chappell concluded his decade-long tenure with 10 straight playoff appearances.

“I have great respect for the job that Coach Chappell did while he was coach at Pisgah High School,” Brindley said. “It was an incredible success, and I was very fortunate to have worked for him. I’m very proud of the success that it’s had…

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Author : The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C.

Publish date : 2024-01-20 01:16:00

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