Central High School head football coach Ryan Mallory watches from the sidelines during their game on Oct. 24, 2014.After weeks of rumor it’s finally official. Central High School will have yet another new football coach.
After one season, Ryan Mallory resigned his coaching duties. He said he made it official earlier this week during a conversation with Central principal Finley King.
“I did speak with Mr. King earlier this week. Really, the reason I stepped down was because I didn’t feel I did a good enough job in the classroom,” Mallory, an English teacher, said Friday afternoon. “After looking at students’ grades for the first time, I feel I need to rededicate my efforts to them and get out of football for now.”
It is thought that Gary Bloodsaw, first-year offensive coordinator on the Purple Pounders staff this season, will be named Mallory’s successor. If that is the case, the former Brown Middle School coach will be the seventh head coach the Pounders have had this decade and the fourth since 2010.
Mallory succeeded John Allen (2011-13), and prior to Allen, Sam Montgomery had the program for one year (2010). David Barger was the coach from 2007 to ’09, Bo Campbell in 2005 and ’06 and Curt Jones from 2000 to ’04.