Top 15 high school coaching jobs in Gibson County during 2023-24 season

By Michael Odom | June 18, 2024 |

Gibson County won the Class 2A state championship in March 2024.

Over the past two weeks, we have looked back at the most memorable games and the top teams from the 2023-24 school year across Gibson County.

Now, we are going to look at the top 15 coaching jobs done in the county during the year.

1. Mitch Wilkins (Gibson County girls basketball) – While many thought that the Lady Pioneers would be good, winning the Class 2A state championship was not a certainty. Gibson County went 38-1 on the season, winning the District 14-2A and Region 7-2A titles over the two-time defending state champions Westview. Gibson County had no easy games at the state tournament this year with a quarterfinal matchup against his son at Huntingdon in the quarterfinals, a semifinal matchup against the pre-tournament favorite York Institute and a championship win over perennial power Loretto.

2. Jason James (Milan boys basketball) – James got this Bulldog team to peak at just the right time to reach the Class 2A sectionals for the second time in three years. Milan only won back-to-back games twice during the regular season and finished fourth in District 14-2A, but it reached the Region 7-2A championship before playing undefeated Douglass in sectionals.

3. Catie Embrey (South Gibson girls basketball) – Embrey had a team that was affected by two knee injuries to starters before the season even got going. But this team never gave up and reached the Class 3A state semifinals. The Lady Hornets peaked at the right time. They finished fourth in District 13-3A but reached the Region 7-3A championship and beat Millington on the road in sectionals to earn a trip back to state.

4. Terrell Green (Humboldt girls basketball) – After winning four games last season, Green took the Lady Vikings and made them a contender. Humboldt won 19 games as it won the District 13-1A championship and reached the Region 7-1A semifinals before losing to South Fulton. Humboldt started the 2024 part of the season winning 12 of 14 games.

5. Greg Scott (Milan baseball) – For the first time in program history, Scott led the Bulldogs to back-to-back Class 2A state tournament appearances. Milan won 27 games, including a third straight District 14-2A championship and finishing runner-up in Region 7-2A. The Bulldogs went on to sweep Lakeland Prep and finish in the top four of the state tournament.

MORE: Taylor Paterson promoted to Milan head baseball coach

6. Molly Anderson (Milan boys soccer) – Anderson led the Bulldogs to the Class A sectionals for the first time since 2007 and only the second time in program history. Milan finished runner-up in District 14-A and Region 7-A behind Madison, who was the defending Class A state champion.

7. Baron Jimmerson (South Gibson softball) – Jimmerson led the Lady Hornets to the Class 3A state tournament for the first time since 2015. He helped them win the District 13-3A and Region 7-3A championships over Dyer County on the way to winning 29 games.

MORE: Jimmerson resigns, Harris promoted to SG softball coach

8. Ethan Ellis (South Gibson girls soccer) – Ellis helped the Lady Hornets do something that had only happened one other time in program history and that was to reach the Class AA semifinals. South Gibson won 15 games, including the District 13-AA and Region 7-AA championships to reach the state tournament. A 1-0 win over Tennessee High put South Gibson into the semifinals.

9. Phillip Tyler (Bradford baseball) – After losing a large senior class, including the top two pitchers on his roster, Tyler helped the Red Devils finish runner-up in District 13-1A and reach the Region 7-1A semifinals. Bradford finished the season with 20 wins.

10. Lin Cates (South Gibson baseball) – Cates helped lead the Hornets to the Class 3A state tournament for the third straight season. South Gibson won a program-record 31 games, finishing as the District 13-3A and Region 7-3A runner-up. They opened the state tournament with a 5-1 win over Station Camp.

MORE COACHING CHANGES

Milan Softball: Lynn Doles named Lady Bulldogs’ head coach

Gibson County Football: Kyle Pack takes over alma mater

Gibson County Boys Basketball: Tyler Tate hired to lead Pioneers

South Gibson Boys Basketball: Drew Pirtle tabbed to lead Hornets

11. Jessie Martin (Gibson County softball) – Martin helped lead the Lady Pioneers to the Region 7-2A semifinals. Gibson County went 15-13 this past season, finishing runner-up in District 14-2A to reach the region tournament.

12. Rebecca Paterson (Milan volleyball) – Paterson led the Lady Bulldogs to the Class A state tournament for the first time in program history. Milan won its first-ever District 13-A championship and Region 7-A championship as it went 23-10 on the season.

13. Meredith Jacobs (Bradford softball) – Jacobs led the Lady Red Devils out of the District 13-1A tournament and to the Region 7-1A semifinals before losing to South Fulton. Bradford won 11 games and finished as the District 13-1A runner-up.

14. Todd Sheppard (Gibson County volleyball) – Sheppard led the Lady Pioneers to their second straight appearance in the Class A state tournament. Gibson County finished as the District 13-A and Region 7-A runner-up, finishing with a 25-17 record.

15. Shane Jacobs (Peabody football) – There was no doubt that Jacobs was going to have a season of rebuilding this past season with the Golden Tide. At the end of the season, Peabody finished fourth in Region 6-2A and the team went to undefeated Loretto and picked up a 28-24 win in the first round of the playoffs to finish with a 5-7 record.