Independence has won seven state championships since the 2000 season, made eight state finals and 10 N.C. Western Regional championship, or state semifinal appearances.
Evans, 32, replaces Bill Geiler, who is retiring. Geiler led the Patriots to a 15-0 season and a state title in 2004.
Either Geiler or Tom Knotts has coached the Patriots since the 2000 season began.
"We had to make sure we found the right person," Independence athletics director Kelly Lewis said, "and we feel like Joe will keep us going in the direction we're headed."
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Where were they before 2000? Stellar??? Only for a decade....now where are they?
Indy has the talent to compete for a state title in 2013. They have lost six games or so the last two years with four being to Butler. The program continues to improve after getting hit hard on the redistricting with the opening of Rocky River HS.
A high school football team has an offensive coordinator? Do they also have special teams coach?
yes, 12:37, they do. Do you think one guy coaches everything?
Actually 12:37, I think it depends on the schools resources and football legacy. I'm sure you would find some small and/or poorer schools where one guy does coach everything. Then others might have O and D coordinators and maybe even a position coaches.
Pretty much every 4A or 4AA school in North Carolina has an offensive coordinator, a defensive coordinator, and position coaches. It has been that way since in the late 90s...and probably before then. Everyone isn't paid though.
This team is the state title favorite make no mistake, going to be an interesting season to watch
Go Big I!!!!!
-Independence HS Alumni
I doubt there is a high school in the state that only one has coach for a football team. Some small 1A schools have more coaches than some of the largest 4A coaches.
I do not think there would be enough time in the day for one coach to handle everything involved with high school football today with all the documentation and regulations that must be met.
Hmmmm....state power? Not in the last few years,plus everything runs through butler,so indy needs to beat the dogs if they want to compete for a state championship.The big i needs a dot on the top to be considered a contender!
A decade of hard recruiting and breaking every rule in the NCHSAA rule book is what won 7 titles. Remember the players who were living with total strangers a few years back? The players living out of district...etc...
Anon 12:37....I played 2A football in Raleigh in the late 90's. We had a head coach who played at penn state and for the ny giants, offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, special teams coach, another coach who taught wide receiver and defensive backs, an offensive line coach who played at nc state who doubled as a defensive line coach, and a special teams coach. Sounds crazy looking back on it but high schools are competitive. Just about every one of our coaches played in college. This isn't pop warner, a lot of players are looking for college scholarships....
I think all but one starter on the 2000 and 2001 teams was at Indy when Knotts arrived in 2000.
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