[SV Wildcat 4 Life]

You spoke to the wrong people if you spoke to the coaches, or should I say coach, there is only one still remaining. Hicks has wiped out his staff twice since taking the job. Rowe quit, he begged Napier to convince J Justice to move to football, he let Little go, and now Elijah who has only been there since April is gone. And Elijah loved Valley more than Life, so for him to leave says a whole lot. That team has been practicing since the season ended last year and even has practice during school hours. Hicks has convinced the players and the Principal that this is legal. Players are also told not to play other sports with the exception of players who played those sports before he arrived. He also actively recruits, (which that was known from Greenup). The list goes on. Most of the players are miserable but are afraid to say anything to anyone about it, or know that complaints they or their parents give to Napier are quickly told to Hicks who calls them out on it and embarrasses them, alienates them, or worse cuts their time. Its a sad situation. I asked Elijah but he would not comment on it. But IMO it is far more likely that he could no longer be apart of that program. The players he coached this summer loved him and said it was great to have a coach who really listed to them, was far, and was there for them not coaching glory. They also thought it was cool that he could work and go through drills with them. Elijah not only played for but studied under Booher and Patino who were both excellent coaches, so I have nothing but confidence that he will be more than sucessfull at JBS and run and lead a first class program there and do it in the right way.

None of this is true. I really wish that people would not get on here and make up lies. It just makes you sound like you have an axe to grind with Coach Hicks. I will start by saying that his players don't like him, They Love him. He is a good Christian man and yes he does work his players very hard but that is what a coach is supposed to do. I am very close to this situation. Coach Hicks did not go to Mr. Napier and try to get rid of Jonah Justice. Jonah wanted to coach football and that is that. Coach Hicks and Elisha are close friends and will always be close friends so don't try to make it into something that is not true. He encouraged Elisha to take the job. He did not want to lose him but he thought it was a good opportunity for Elisha. Coach Hicks does more things for his players than any other coach that I have ever seen or heard of. The only coach that he got rid of is Donovan Little and anyone that was around the program really understands why he got rid of him. You can ask any teacher at Shelby Valley High School about Donovan Little and all of them would give you the same response. He is the worst teacher in the building and he is very unethical.