FOOTBALL: 85 apply for Sarasota High football coaching position

Saturday
Dec 23, 2017 at 10:09 AM

Sailors look to place Brian Ryals, who coached for 4 seasons

Staff report

SARASOTA

Sarasota High School received 85 applicants for its vacant football head coaching position.

Among some of the names on the list are: former Sailors assistant Baraka Atkins, now an assistant at Booker High; former Venice High assistant Mark Cristiani; former Booker head coach Johnnie Jones; former Manatee High assistant Hank Mallol; Braden River High assistant Earl "Frank" Post; former Southeast High assistant and current Kennedy Catholic (N.Y.) head coach Dominick Tassone; former Charlotte High and University of South Florida player Elgin Hicks; and former Southeast assistant and head coach John Warren.

Sarasota is looking to replace Brian Ryals, who resigned in November after four years at the helm. The committee to select the new coach is expected to begin the interview process after the holidays.

Here are the 85 applicants:

Sergio Allen, Chris Amos, Waides Ashmon, Baraka Atkins, Jeremy Austin, Matt Baldwin, Scott Barnwell, Tommie Battie, William Beason, Steven Brown, Van Brown, Jonathan Bickel, Tyson Cantrell, JC Cornell, Mike Coyne, Mark Cristiani, Mike Cummings, Buster Davis, Matt Dillon, Nick DiLorenzo, Jack Everage, Aaron Fidler, Joshua Fizer, Marvin Frazier, Rayburn Green, Peter Hackbart, Kenneth Haltiwanger, Bruce Harbach, Frank Hepler, Elgin Hicks, Chester Hightower, John Hilton, John Hudson, Justin Johnson, Johnnie Jones, Austin Karcher, Ken Knapczyk, Tim Kraemer, Jeff Lambert, Scottie Littles, Keenan Leichty, Cliff Lohrey, Hank Mallol; Kirk Mastromatteo; Joey Mendes; Billy Miller; Greg Miller; Christopher Montgomery; Todd Mooney; Chuck Moore; James Moore; Jesse Norris; Custavious Patterson; Derek Pennington; Trevor Porter; Earl "Frank" Post; Peter Rausch; Nick Rigdon; Tommy Roberts; Dan Sanso; Darren Sbraga; Dan Schwartz; Todd Scott; Anthony Smith; Roy Stabler; Steven Stanley; Cody Stephens; Michael Styles; Scott Swirles; Dominick Tassone; Grant Thompson; Toby Thurman; Thomas Walburn; Chad Walker; Tyler Walker; Shawn Walters; John Warren; Elijah Weaver; Jeff Weber; Dustin West; Thomas J. Whiddon; Charles Wiggins; Dale Williams; Christopher Young; Courtney Young.

Saturday
Dec 23, 2017 at 10:09 AM

Sailors look to place Brian Ryals, who coached for 4 seasons

Staff report

SARASOTA

Sarasota High School received 85 applicants for its vacant football head coaching position.

Among some of the names on the list are: former Sailors assistant Baraka Atkins, now an assistant at Booker High; former Venice High assistant Mark Cristiani; former Booker head coach Johnnie Jones; former Manatee High assistant Hank Mallol; Braden River High assistant Earl "Frank" Post; former Southeast High assistant and current Kennedy Catholic (N.Y.) head coach Dominick Tassone; former Charlotte High and University of South Florida player Elgin Hicks; and former Southeast assistant and head coach John Warren.

Sarasota is looking to replace Brian Ryals, who resigned in November after four years at the helm. The committee to select the new coach is expected to begin the interview process after the holidays.

Here are the 85 applicants:

Sergio Allen, Chris Amos, Waides Ashmon, Baraka Atkins, Jeremy Austin, Matt Baldwin, Scott Barnwell, Tommie Battie, William Beason, Steven Brown, Van Brown, Jonathan Bickel, Tyson Cantrell, JC Cornell, Mike Coyne, Mark Cristiani, Mike Cummings, Buster Davis, Matt Dillon, Nick DiLorenzo, Jack Everage, Aaron Fidler, Joshua Fizer, Marvin Frazier, Rayburn Green, Peter Hackbart, Kenneth Haltiwanger, Bruce Harbach, Frank Hepler, Elgin Hicks, Chester Hightower, John Hilton, John Hudson, Justin Johnson, Johnnie Jones, Austin Karcher, Ken Knapczyk, Tim Kraemer, Jeff Lambert, Scottie Littles, Keenan Leichty, Cliff Lohrey, Hank Mallol; Kirk Mastromatteo; Joey Mendes; Billy Miller; Greg Miller; Christopher Montgomery; Todd Mooney; Chuck Moore; James Moore; Jesse Norris; Custavious Patterson; Derek Pennington; Trevor Porter; Earl "Frank" Post; Peter Rausch; Nick Rigdon; Tommy Roberts; Dan Sanso; Darren Sbraga; Dan Schwartz; Todd Scott; Anthony Smith; Roy Stabler; Steven Stanley; Cody Stephens; Michael Styles; Scott Swirles; Dominick Tassone; Grant Thompson; Toby Thurman; Thomas Walburn; Chad Walker; Tyler Walker; Shawn Walters; John Warren; Elijah Weaver; Jeff Weber; Dustin West; Thomas J. Whiddon; Charles Wiggins; Dale Williams; Christopher Young; Courtney Young.

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