Boyd Buchanan coach Grant Reynolds signals during the game against Tyner Friday, November 13, 2015 at Boyd Buchanan.
Jul 9, 2013
Head coach Grant Reynolds oversees drills at Boyd-Buchanan High School football practice on Monday in Chattanooga, Tenn. Grant Reynolds has already helped build one program into a perennial title contender.
Now he’ll try to maintain the demanding expectations of another high school football powerhouse.
After 20 years at Boyd-Buchanan – the past 10 as head coach and the decade before that as a defensive assistant – Reynolds resigned Wednesday morning to accept an offer to take over at Huntsville’s Madison Academy, one of Alabama’s premier programs.
“It’s been a tough decision for sure,” Reynolds said. “We prayed about it a lot and thought about it a good bit, because it’s tough to leave a place that’s been so good to me and my family for such a long time. But this is a chance to really take care of my family, and that’s what it’s all about.”
Reynolds, 46, is one of the most respected coaches in the Chattanooga area, having averaged nearly nine wins per season during his tenure. The Bucs reached the playoffs every year with him as head coach, and he helped the program reach at least the state quarterfinals in six of the past eight postseasons, including a Class 2A runner-up finish in 2009.