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01-18-2014, 08:25 AM
I was told the football coach will be announce at the basketball game tonight Morgan County at Fairview.
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01-19-2014, 09:10 PM
I guess there wasn't a coaching hire?
01-20-2014, 03:19 AM
Thats the impression I got. There's been talk of a school issued suspenson of their program. Simply because Fairview has alot of fish to fry. They have to find a Super, a principle, an atheletic director, as well as a football coach. What I am hearing is Fred Ray has voiced interest on the job. Thats all I have heard though. From the sounds of it, Fairview simply fielding a team next year will be a success. My question is this, if the do notha e a team next year...
A. Can the players go where they please?
B. if so, who goes where?
A. Can the players go where they please?
B. if so, who goes where?
01-20-2014, 04:12 PM
Ramcat77 Wrote:Was he not part of the staff last year? It was my understanding that the plan was to go outside of the program for the next coach.
Fred Ray was not on Fairview's staff in 2013 , however was Fairview's OC , QB coach for a few seasons , but left FHS after the 2012 season to do the same job at a larger school in Ohio . Fred is a very football smart coach especially on O . He was a starting QB for Ohio University in the earlier part of the 2000s . Cant say enough on his class that he will bring to FHS . Hiring him was the best choice . Already knows most of our players , & what we run .
01-20-2014, 04:14 PM
Fred is a solid guy and was a great football player, playing at Ohio University. I think he will do a great job and hopefully build his program the right way, unlike the last group of coaches and administrators did. Best of luck to Fred and hopefully Fairview can bounce back from the terrible situation the McPeeks and Music placed them in.
01-21-2014, 01:40 AM
Kooking foward to see what he brings to the table as well as who stocks around to play for him. Hopefully the kids to the right thing. Dolen, King and Yetts have all been there since they were frosh, thats a solid backfield. Both the '12/'13 teams, especially '13 had the personel to spread the field and utilize the screen game and short passing game more. Have they made a Super, AD, or Principle higher?
01-21-2014, 01:58 AM
Bless the man that comes in as AD and tries to reconstruct that mess.
01-21-2014, 06:55 AM
Best to the Fairview program and the new HC, hopefully the players will buy in and keep that team strong. It just makes the district better and more competitive.
01-21-2014, 10:36 AM
Former assistant returns as head coach
Aaron Snyder The Daily Independent Tue Jan 21, 2014,
WESTWOOD — Fairview’s football program is going the way of Ray.
Fred Ray, that is.
The former Eagles assistant coach is returning as the head coach. The hire was made official on Monday.
“It’s always been a goal to be a head football coach,” Ray said. “I’m excited, looking forward to this role at Fairview.”
The 33-year-old developed strong relationships with former and current Fairview players in his four previous years (2009-2012) on the staff.
“He already has a built-in rapport with our kids, our parents, our staff, our school and our community,” said Eric Hale, the acting high school principal and chairman of the hiring committee. Hale said there were 20-plus applicants for the job.
“Fred Ray is the type of man that every school needs involved with their youth,” Hale continued. “He’s a man of integrity and character.”
Ray becomes the second African-American head coach in a major high school sport — football, basketball or baseball — in the northeastern Kentucky area. Former Rowan County football coach ShaDon Brown was the first. Ray is the first African-American to lead a team in a major sport at Fairview.
He will rejoin the school after a full year at River Valley High School in Bidwell, Ohio, where he served as the team’s offensive coordinator this past season.
The Martins Ferry, Ohio, native is an intervention specialist at the school. His teaching position at Fairview has yet to be determined.
The Eagles were on his mind throughout this past season, which ended in acrimony.
“When I took the job at River Valley, I was still thinking about them,” Ray said. “I had a chance to develop a lot of good relationships. The players seem pretty excited about me coming back.”
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association stripped Fairview of 18 total wins and its state finals appearance because the football team played an academically ineligible player in those games. The Eagles were banned from the 2013 postseason, hit with a $5,000 fine and were placed on probation through 2017. The probation means that the program will simply be under extremely close watch by the KHSAA, and any violation would result in a severe penalty.
Nathan McPeek resigned as head coach after six seasons at the helm.
Ray said he wasn’t hesitant to throw his name in the hat after the sanctions. He was, however, patient.
“I didn’t immediately apply, just because I wanted to kind of see where everything was heading,” Ray said. “In the end, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up.”
Ray said the first items on the checklist include meeting with the team and assembling a top-notch staff, which may include current assistants.
“I want to meet with the guys and let them know who I am personally,” Ray said. “It’s been just a few years since I was playing ball myself, so it’ll be fun to pick their brain on what they like and don’t like.”
Ray was the starting quarterback at Ohio University, from where he graduated in 2004. As a senior, he tallied more than 1,000 yards of offense despite missing four games and the large part of two others. He racked up 1,067 yards of offense as a Bobcat junior.
Ray also played for the Ohio Valley Greyhounds of the United Indoor Football Association before helping coach the Huntington Hammer of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.
“He’ll do things the right way, he demands respect, he’s a high-energy guy,” Hale listed positive attributes. “He’s a great influence and he’ll bring an exciting display of football to the field.
“I’ve never heard a negative word about the man,” added Hale, who coached alongside Ray for three seasons.
Ray recently quoted Tony Dungy, a former successful NFL head coach and current NBC analyst, on his Twitter page: “Dare to be uncommon.”
Fairview hopes for uncommon results both on and off the field from Ray.
Said Hale: “Coach Ray wants success on the field but, more than that, he wants to help mold young men into good men. That’s what we want here at Fairview.”
Aaron Snyder The Daily Independent Tue Jan 21, 2014,
WESTWOOD — Fairview’s football program is going the way of Ray.
Fred Ray, that is.
The former Eagles assistant coach is returning as the head coach. The hire was made official on Monday.
“It’s always been a goal to be a head football coach,” Ray said. “I’m excited, looking forward to this role at Fairview.”
The 33-year-old developed strong relationships with former and current Fairview players in his four previous years (2009-2012) on the staff.
“He already has a built-in rapport with our kids, our parents, our staff, our school and our community,” said Eric Hale, the acting high school principal and chairman of the hiring committee. Hale said there were 20-plus applicants for the job.
“Fred Ray is the type of man that every school needs involved with their youth,” Hale continued. “He’s a man of integrity and character.”
Ray becomes the second African-American head coach in a major high school sport — football, basketball or baseball — in the northeastern Kentucky area. Former Rowan County football coach ShaDon Brown was the first. Ray is the first African-American to lead a team in a major sport at Fairview.
He will rejoin the school after a full year at River Valley High School in Bidwell, Ohio, where he served as the team’s offensive coordinator this past season.
The Martins Ferry, Ohio, native is an intervention specialist at the school. His teaching position at Fairview has yet to be determined.
The Eagles were on his mind throughout this past season, which ended in acrimony.
“When I took the job at River Valley, I was still thinking about them,” Ray said. “I had a chance to develop a lot of good relationships. The players seem pretty excited about me coming back.”
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association stripped Fairview of 18 total wins and its state finals appearance because the football team played an academically ineligible player in those games. The Eagles were banned from the 2013 postseason, hit with a $5,000 fine and were placed on probation through 2017. The probation means that the program will simply be under extremely close watch by the KHSAA, and any violation would result in a severe penalty.
Nathan McPeek resigned as head coach after six seasons at the helm.
Ray said he wasn’t hesitant to throw his name in the hat after the sanctions. He was, however, patient.
“I didn’t immediately apply, just because I wanted to kind of see where everything was heading,” Ray said. “In the end, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up.”
Ray said the first items on the checklist include meeting with the team and assembling a top-notch staff, which may include current assistants.
“I want to meet with the guys and let them know who I am personally,” Ray said. “It’s been just a few years since I was playing ball myself, so it’ll be fun to pick their brain on what they like and don’t like.”
Ray was the starting quarterback at Ohio University, from where he graduated in 2004. As a senior, he tallied more than 1,000 yards of offense despite missing four games and the large part of two others. He racked up 1,067 yards of offense as a Bobcat junior.
Ray also played for the Ohio Valley Greyhounds of the United Indoor Football Association before helping coach the Huntington Hammer of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.
“He’ll do things the right way, he demands respect, he’s a high-energy guy,” Hale listed positive attributes. “He’s a great influence and he’ll bring an exciting display of football to the field.
“I’ve never heard a negative word about the man,” added Hale, who coached alongside Ray for three seasons.
Ray recently quoted Tony Dungy, a former successful NFL head coach and current NBC analyst, on his Twitter page: “Dare to be uncommon.”
Fairview hopes for uncommon results both on and off the field from Ray.
Said Hale: “Coach Ray wants success on the field but, more than that, he wants to help mold young men into good men. That’s what we want here at Fairview.”
01-21-2014, 10:56 PM
WESTWOOD, Ky. -- Fairview High School was looking for a ray of hope and found a familiar one.
Fairview hired Fred Ray on Monday to be the school's new head football coach. Ray was an assistant coach with the Eagles from 2009 through 2012. He spent last season as the offensive coordinator at River Valley High School in Bidwell, Ohio.
"It's pretty exciting," Ray said of his new job. "It definitely helps that I've been there before. I know the kids and the environment. They know me. I think we can be successful. I'm excited for the opportunity to be the head football coach at Fairview High School."
Ray, 32, was a standout quarterback at Ohio University, where he played from 2000 through 2003. Ray ran the option when Huntington native Jim Grobe was head coach of the Ohio Bobcats, but said he will implement a more air-oriented offensive attack with Fairview.
"I plan to run what we ran at River Valley," Ray said. "It will be up-tempo and emphasize speed. We still want to run the ball, though, and be physical."
Ray brings a wealth of varied experience to the job. In addition to having been a college quarterback, Ray was a signal caller for the Huntington Hammer indoor league team and later the squad's offensive coordinator.
Ray takes over a program officially coming off a 5-5 season. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association sanctioned Fairview's football program in November for using an ineligible player in all of its 2012 games and four games in 2013. The Eagles were not permitted to participate in last season's playoffs and were forced to vacate their 2012 state runner-up finish, along with 14 victories. Fairview was fined $5,000 and coach Nate McPeek resigned.
The KHSAA placed Fairview on probation through 2017, but the ruling does not include a playoff ban.
Ray said the past remains in the past and he looks forward to a bright future for the program.
"I don't anticipate any problems," Ray said. "I'm a pretty straight forward individual. I realize we're under the microscope."
Grobe made a huge impact on Ray, the new Eagles coach said. Ray's football coach at Martins Ferry (Ohio) High School, Dave Brumley, was also a big influence. Brumley is in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
"Both of them are great men," Ray said. "With coach Grobe, he did things I believe in. That's an aspect I want to take with our players. I want to develop them as young men the way coach Grobe has. That's one aspect we'll concentrate on."
Ray said he has some potential assistant coaches in mind, including some former college teammates.
Fairview hired Fred Ray on Monday to be the school's new head football coach. Ray was an assistant coach with the Eagles from 2009 through 2012. He spent last season as the offensive coordinator at River Valley High School in Bidwell, Ohio.
"It's pretty exciting," Ray said of his new job. "It definitely helps that I've been there before. I know the kids and the environment. They know me. I think we can be successful. I'm excited for the opportunity to be the head football coach at Fairview High School."
Ray, 32, was a standout quarterback at Ohio University, where he played from 2000 through 2003. Ray ran the option when Huntington native Jim Grobe was head coach of the Ohio Bobcats, but said he will implement a more air-oriented offensive attack with Fairview.
"I plan to run what we ran at River Valley," Ray said. "It will be up-tempo and emphasize speed. We still want to run the ball, though, and be physical."
Ray brings a wealth of varied experience to the job. In addition to having been a college quarterback, Ray was a signal caller for the Huntington Hammer indoor league team and later the squad's offensive coordinator.
Ray takes over a program officially coming off a 5-5 season. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association sanctioned Fairview's football program in November for using an ineligible player in all of its 2012 games and four games in 2013. The Eagles were not permitted to participate in last season's playoffs and were forced to vacate their 2012 state runner-up finish, along with 14 victories. Fairview was fined $5,000 and coach Nate McPeek resigned.
The KHSAA placed Fairview on probation through 2017, but the ruling does not include a playoff ban.
Ray said the past remains in the past and he looks forward to a bright future for the program.
"I don't anticipate any problems," Ray said. "I'm a pretty straight forward individual. I realize we're under the microscope."
Grobe made a huge impact on Ray, the new Eagles coach said. Ray's football coach at Martins Ferry (Ohio) High School, Dave Brumley, was also a big influence. Brumley is in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
"Both of them are great men," Ray said. "With coach Grobe, he did things I believe in. That's an aspect I want to take with our players. I want to develop them as young men the way coach Grobe has. That's one aspect we'll concentrate on."
Ray said he has some potential assistant coaches in mind, including some former college teammates.
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