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Scurry-Rosser High:

Inheriting your coach from one of the best football programs in the country doesn’t ensure success, but the Wildcats’ success proves it sure doesn’t hurt All photos courtesy SRHS Yearbook Staff.

D’Marcus Lang shows his moves for a big gain.

When head football coach Virgil Crow joined Scurry-Rosser High School in Scurry, Texas, four years ago, he had a big advantage over most new coaches: immediate respect. Coach Crow, who also serves as athletic director, came from one of the most successful high school football programs in the country: Celina High School in Celina, Texas. It wasn’t just that Celina had won numerous state championships but that it had won 68 consecutive games! It doesn’t get much better than that. he first time I met the kids I had two state championships rings on,” says Coach Crow. “The kids looked at them, and their attitude was ‘Well, maybe we might just listen to this guy and see what he’s about.’”

And although Crow said it was tough to leave such a successful program as the one at Celina, he knew he’d enjoy the challenge at Scurry-Rosser. “There were kids here who needed some leadership, and I felt with the assistant coaches I was able to bring in that we could make positive changes not only at this school but also in the community.” What Crow said he tried to establish The Wildcats were District Champions in 2005. at Scurry-Rosser was a culture of pride and togetherness in athletic endeavors like he enjoyed at Celina. “I’ve been doing this for 22 years, and Celina is the only place I’ve ever coached at where MARCH/APRIL 2006 Ryfial Whitmore puts a big hit on an opponent.

Our job as coaches is to help raise kids, to help the parents facilitate that growth process. To help educate kids not only in math and science, but in life.

Coach Virgil Crow says he encourages all his football players to run track “because they need to understand that they may not ever be fast, but they can always be faster.” Shown is Phillip Burley. www.bigger fasterstronger.com everybody in the community wanted success for the athletic program. It was a total community effort by the kids, parents and the school district. If there was a secret, magic formula at Celina, it was that everybody was on the same page.” It’s an idea that Crow, who has coached from 1A through 5A, says is much easier at a smaller school such as Scurry-Rosser. “One of the advantages of being at a smaller school is the personable atmosphere that you have.

You’re able to rein kids in the middle and high school level into a total program that deals with boys and girls. You’re able to get to know their parents – you can pick up the phone and talk to parents and let them know what you’re trying to do and what you want for their kids. Our job as coaches is to help raise kids, to help the parents facilitate that growth process. To help educate kids not only in math and science, but in life. In the coaching profession I think you get the upper hand on being able to deal with BFS SUCCESS STORIES Balance Through Unification The Wildcat volleyball team is a source of pride for Scurry-Rosser.

Shown with a huge block is Stephanie Carrell (right) with Melissa Jones (left). all the facets of a kid’s life. We show interest in them whether it’s an art project or their involvement in a matching band.

We’re able to be interested in them as a total person, not just as a kid who plays football for us.”

Wildcat cheerleaders Holly Pemberton, Corrie Dofler, Courtney McAdams, Miesha Miller, Lauren Norrell and Lauren Boozer.

Although one would think that to be a powerhouse in football a coach would discourage players from playing other sports, Coach Crow says this practice was not taught at Celina and is not what he wanted for the football team at Scurry-Rosser. One sport that he would like to see his athletes participate in is track. “I encourage all our football players to run track, because they need to understand that they may not ever be fast, but they can always be faster.” Coach Crow also likes powerlifting, and last year he saw 46 athletes participate in that program. One result of having athletes compete in multiple sports is that the entire athletic program does well.

Here is a list of some of the many athletic accomplishments of the Wildcats during the 20042005 athletic year: Two Regional Qualifiers in Cross Country Bi-District Qualifiers in Cross Country Area Football Champions Regional Quarterfinalist in Volleyball Bi-District Football Playoffs District Champions Girls Basketball Bi-District Champions Girls Basketball Area Finalist Girls Basketball Bi-District Playoffs Boys Basketball Five lifters Regional Powerlifting District Champions in the Junior Varsity Division Powerlifting District Champions Girls Golf District Champions Boys Golf Regional Qualifiers Girls Golf Regional Qualifiers Boys Golf Won more Softball games than the previous year – Chance to make playoffs Won more Baseball games than the previous year Christian Student/Athlete of the Year in the Entire State of Texas Two All-State Football Players Three Academic All-State Football Players One College Scholarship Girls Volleyball Three College Football Players Numerous All-District and All-Area Players Numerous Academic All-District Students Seven out of Ten Regional Academic Qualifiers are Student/Athletes Several Track Regional Qualifiers in both Girls and Boys And it looks like this season is also starting off well, as the football team on the district championships, the volleyball team went to the Bi-District Playoffs, and the cross country teams had five regional qualifiers.

One coaching tool Coach Crow uses to help unify his athletic teams is the BFS program. “There’s a limited amount of time that we can work with our kids, and the BFS program fits into our time frame. It’s a total program that can be used by all our boys and girls – we can even start training them at the middle school level.” Asked if the anti-social attitudes of top athletes influence his athletes, Coach Crow replied, “We definitely need more role models in sports. It makes it tough when they see these top athletes being paid this all this money and given second and third and fourth chances in life.

I tell my kids to think in these terms: If you go into a Dairy Queen, and there’s some couple that’s sitting in there and you’re wearing your athletic colors or your school logo so that they know you’re from Scurry-Rosser, when you leave they’re going to think one of two things. They’re going to think, ‘That was the greatest kid from Scurry-Rosser – it must be a nice community.’ Or they’re going to think, ‘Boy, I’m glad we didn’t raise our kids there!’ The point is, we want our kids to understand that you’re always making a statement about yourself, whether you www.bigger fasterstronger.com Squats are a core lift in the Wildcats’ lifting program.

Shown is Ryfial Whitmore being spotted by Caleb Woolston as Coach Steve Braddock supervises.

Coach Adam Thomas checks the running times of David Shatley, Holden Udell, Russell Burleson and Ryan Porter. think people are looking at you or not, so always try to do the right thing.” Although Coach Crow has found his calling at Scurry-Rosser, he doesn’t think the coaching profession is for everyone. “Many people get into coaching for the wrong reasons. Coaching is not about the glamour of Friday Night Lights, and it’s not about X’s and O’s or the sets and reps. The coaching profession is about dedicated people who care about kids and want to help them succeed. The ultimate goal of coaching is simply to help kids.”

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From BFS Magazine — March/April 2006. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).