Here are the new head football coaches from East and Central Texas entering the 2012 season.

School/Former Head Coach/Replacement:

All Saints (Bret Atkins)-Mike Hall, Head Coach, Legacy Christian
Anna(Curren McMahon)-Jason Heath, Defensive Coordinator, Spring Hill
Beckville (Jason Ballenger)-Eric Robinson, Co-Defensive Coord, Carthage
Bells (----)-Randy Hitsman, Head Coach, Caddo High, Oklahoma
Bryan (Bob Bellard)-Ross Rogers
Chester (----)-Adam Kirby
Cleburne (Phil Young)-Jeff Merket, OC, Brownwood
Colmesneil (Alex Davis)(Fancy Johnson, Asst. Coach, Gunter H.S.)
Como-Pickton (Paul Tullis)-Conley Bland
Crandall (Brian Barnett)-Todd John (Asst. Coach Highland Park)
Crockett (Paul Parsons)-Joe Kettler, Coackett Asst. Coach
Cross Roads (Stephen Almuete)-Brad Wallace, Asst. Bruceville-Eddy
DeKalb (Ritchie Pinckard)-Brandon Easterly, Asst. Coach/O-Line Coach, DeKalb
DeLeon (Brandon Franklin)-David Yeager
Elkhart (John Adair)-Sam Wells, Head Coach, Frankston
Fairfield (Darrell Piske)-John Bachtel
Farmersville (Ross Dodson)-Sammy Burnett
Frankston (Sam Wells)-Matt Nally, Offensive Coordinator, Frankston
Fruitvale (Brett Hutto)-Paul Johnston
Garrison (Craten Phillips)-Craig Barker, Asst. Coach, Henderson
Greenville (Chawn Cooper)-Marvin Sedberry, Sr.
Groesbeck (Stephen Burrow)-Kodi Crane, OC, San Angelo Central
Hardin (Larry Haynes)-Walter Fortune, Co-Off. Coordinator, Livingston
Harleton (Dennis Alexander)-Jackie Lloyd, Asst. Coach, Harleton
Hawkins (Keith Cook)-Marty Moore, Head Coach, Union Grove H.S.
Hillsboro (Keith Hendrix)-Mike Palmer, Retired Former Asst. Coach-Hillsboro
Holland (Ronny Allen)-Brad Talbert, Asst. Coach, Belton H.S.
Honey Grove (Sammy Burnett)-Brian Lewis, Asst. C.C. Calallen, Former H.C. at Waco Robinson
Italy (Craig Bales)-Hank Hollywood, Asst. Coach, Red Oak
Jacksonville (Steve Wells)-Chris Taber, O.C., Chapel Hill H.S.
Jarrell (Chuck Wyatt)-Jeremy Buetler, Asst. Coach, Jarrell H.S.
Jasper (Garrett Morgan)-Darrell Barbay, Head Coach, Anahuac H.S.
John Tyler (Dereck Rush)-Ricklan Holmes, Asst. Coach, John Tyler
Lampasas (Joey McQueen)-Jimmy Randolph, Asst. Coach, Lampasas
Lovejoy (Jim Bob Puckett)-Matt Green, O.C., Lake Travis
Lufkin (John Outlaw)-Todd Quick, D.C., Lufkin
Mabank (Jimmy Cantrell)-Jared Wingfield, O.C., Port Neches Groves H.S.
Marlin (Keith Willis)-Tim Hensley, Former Heac Coach at New Caney, Asst. Coach-Copperas
Maud (Charlie Coker)-Matt Langley, O.C., Georgetown Eastview H.S.
Mexia (Paul Weaver)-Lamonte Chambers, Asst. Coach, San Antonio Madison
Moody (John A. Ward)-Wade Wilson, H.C. White Deer
Nacogdoches (Scott Ford)-Bobby Reyes, AD/Football Coach at McKinney H.S.
New Diana (Roger Adams)-Brett Ratliff
Ore City (Bobby Chadwick)-Tracy Blankenship, Former H.C., White Oak H.S.
Overton (Bo Talkington)-Josh Barton, Asst. Coach, New Caney
Rains (Jeff Lester)-Derek Smith, Asst. Coach, Sulphur Springs
Redwater (Jeff Stine)-Tommy Graf, D.C., Frankston
Sabine (Jerry Baker)-Mark Comfort, Defensive Coordinator, Sabine H.S.
Spring Hill (Bill Poe)-Bobby Chadwick, Head Coach, Ore City
Teague (Stony Coffman)-Daniel Johnson, Head Coach, Nueces Canyon
Terrell (-------)-Kevin Wilson, Asst. Coach, Stephenville
Timpson (Kenny Washington)-James Conway, Defensive Coordinator, Tatum H.S.
T.K. Gorman (Ricky Palmer)-Coby Gipson, Asst. Coach-Grace Community
Trinity (Chuck Langston)-Jarrod Smith, Asst. Coach, Cameron Yoe
Troup (Chuck Griffin)-Dennis Alexander, Head Coach, Harleton
Tyler Lee (Randy Huffstickler)-Darrell Piske, Head Coach, Fairfield HS
Union Grove (Marty Moore)-Roger Adams, Head Coach, New Diana H.S.
Union Hill (Dale Witcher)-Jerry Brakel, Asst. Coach, Irving Nimitz
Waco High (Danny Ramsey)-Marty Herbst, Defensive Coordinator, Waco High
Whitney (Kenneth Gilchrist)-Craig Stanton, Defensive Coordinator, Burleson

If there is an opening that isn't included on this list please EMAIL me the information. And, if you know of something that could be happening with a program, EMAIL me that too and I'll do my research.

Thank you.

David Smoak
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