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I had never heard of Mike Williams before he was named head football coach at Rappahannock County High School back in July. So when the school announced it had ended its eight month search for a head coach, I began to research this 43-year old coach from the Western tip of Virginia.
I learned that he was a former college football player at Emory and Henry College, and that he had been head coach at Holston High School in Damascus, Va. the past six seasons. But from what I could tell, Williams resume as a coach wasn’t that impressive. His team went 1-9 last year - the same as Kemp Pullen did in his first two years as head coach at RCHS - and he was only 7-23 over the last three years.
So I shook my head and said to one of my colleagues “looks like they’re desperate now.” I figured that eight months of silting through resumes and with fall practices about to start in just four weeks, RCHS would let a goat coach the team if it knew how to blow a whistle..
Stupid me, I couldn’t have been any more off target.
Even before Rappahannock takes to the field for the first time under Williams on Friday night, I can already see the difference Williams has made.
Attitudes aren’t what they once were. Players and coaches are- upbeat. And there’s a new buzz circulating around Rappahannock County football.
“It’s a different attitude this year,” linebacker Matt Adams said. “Everyone’s real excited about the upcoming
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