Thursday, January 30, 2020

Place Your Bets (Updated: Coach Leaving)

Interesting.  The Pearl Public School District just issued this press release:

Pearl Public School District will host a press conference on Friday, January 31, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. to make a major announcement regarding the Pearl High School football program. The event will  take place in the boardroom at the Pearl Public School District Central Office.

Members of the media and the Pearl Pirate family are invited to attend the event. Overflow parking  will be available behind PPSD Central Office at the park.

There will be time for questions from the media immediately following the announcement. View the press conference live at http://www.cityofpearl.com/pmbtv-20 or on the Pearl Municipal  Broadcasting Facebook page.

An official press release of the news will be available on the PPSD website at www.pearlk12.com   following the press conference.


WHAT:          Pearl Public School District Press Conference
WHEN:          4:00 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2020
WHERE:       Pearl Public School District Central Office Boardroom
WHY:             Pearl Public School District will make a major announcement regarding the Pearl  High School football program.
Update: Ozarksportszone.com reported on its website:

After searching through 43 applications from nine different states, Nixa Public Schools is honored to announce that John Perry will be the new head football coach for Nixa High School.

Perry is currently the head coach and assistant athletic director for Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi, where he has served 12 years as coach. He has a total of 18 years experience as a head coach.

“We are super excited and blessed for the opportunity to join the Nixa Community! We will strive to be the best football program in the state of Missouri and produce young men equipped to be leaders for the future,” stated Perry.

Brandon Clark, athletic/activities director stated, “When searching for someone to carry on the tradition that previous coaches have built, we had high expectations, and coach Perry has met those and has provided a vision for the program in the years ahead.”
 Nixa is in Missouri.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

I heard they're dropping the football program.

Anonymous said...

I heard they are going to start a scholastic program soon

Anonymous said...

550.. You might want to check the school ratings there hoss.

Anonymous said...

I heard they are going to castrate a bull.

Anonymous said...

New stadium maybe? They wouldn't invite all those folks if it was bad news.

Anonymous said...

new stadium?

TheClintonscantsuicideusall said...

Just read Coach Perry is going to Missouri. Good luck Coach.

Anonymous said...

Maybe they lured Mike Leach as a replacement!

Anonymous said...

As a longtime football ref, I'll say John Perry is one of the good guys. Yeah, he has chewed my butt more than once. But he is a man of integrity who will admit when he is wrong and who teaches and and cares for his players.

Anonymous said...

Why didn’t they just announce it?! It’s already all over the news that’s he’s going to Nixa HS in MO.

Just a spiral said...

How is a high school coach even newsworthy

Anonymous said...

11:44 I was wondering the same thing

Anonymous said...

11:44, its Pearl.

Anonymous said...

They think they're Permian High School.

Louis LeFleur said...

I'm kind of with 1/30 @ 11:44 and 1/31 @ 5:55 on this one, but then I realize high school football is a "religion" for some people, unfortunately.

TheClintonscantsuicideusall said...

HS Football is the loading platform for the Gravy Train.

Anonymous said...

North Little Rock football coach says time to move on

Jamie Mitchell, who led North Little Rock to the 2017 Class 7A football state championship and four appearances in the state final during his five seasons as the Charging Wildcats’ coach, has announced he is leaving the school.

The football coach who helped stabilize North Little Rock and lead it to its first state championship since 1972 is moving on.

Jamie Mitchell is stepping down from his position as North Little Rock's head coach after five seasons to pursue other coaching opportunities.

Mitchell notified North Little Rock's administration Wednesday and his team Thursday morning that he was leaving.

"It's been a rough two days," Mitchell said Thursday in a telephone interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. "But I told them, this place, the NLR logo, is way bigger than one person. They'll find a great head coach. There's a lot of good players here."

North Little Rock Athletic Director Gary Davis said Mitchell had not officially turned in his resignation as of Thursday, but confirmed that he is leaving the school.

In five seasons at North Little Rock, Mitchell, 53, was 53-12. He led the Charging Wildcats to four consecutive Class 7A state championship games, and they won the 2017 Class 7A state championship. It was the first championship by a central Arkansas school in the state's largest classification since Little Rock Central won the then-Class AAAAA title in 2004.

Last season, North Little Rock advanced to its fourth consecutive state championship game, losing to Bryant at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock to finish 8-5.

During his 23-year head coaching career, Mitchell has never stayed at a school more than five years.

Before North Little Rock, Mitchell was at Starkville (Miss.) High School, where he led the school to the Mississippi Class 5A state championship in 2012 and went 51-17 there. He's also coached at Itawamba Agricultural (40-10 from 2006-09), Olive Branch (32-16 from 2002-05), Charleston (18-6 from 2000-01) and Ripley (22-12 from 1997-99), all in Mississippi.

North Little Rock, though, was Mitchell's first job outside of Mississippi. It's a move that Mitchell said was worth it for him and his family.

Mitchell and Davis did not comment on where Mitchell's next head coaching position will be. However, Mitchell is looking forward to what's next in his career.

"I'm excited about it," Mitchell said. "[Mitchell's wife] Ginger and I decided it was the right time. I've poured every ounce of fiber of me into this place. I'll miss it tremendously. But it's the right time."

Everyone said said...

who cares?

Anonymous said...

11 minutes to go; can't wait!!!!

Anonymous said...

I wonder how the media turnout for this exciting announcement went - guessing one reporter from the Rankin County News? How silly that the powers that be in Pearl this was "press conference" worthy and even greater that the new school killed the "surprise" completely.

Anonymous said...

What's Little Rock got to do with anything?

Anonymous said...

John Perry is a good man, we need more in education like him. This is a loss to the state, but we all wish him the best, good luck John and Godspeed.

Anonymous said...

Without a doubt the best coach I ever had! Good Luck coach.

Anonymous said...

@11:12am Jamie is the best coach I ever played for. The man was amazing! Some team will shine getting that guy!



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