YOUTH BASKETBALL SIGNUPS START OCTOBER 5TH

Signups for youth league basketball are as follows:

October 5th from 11am-2pm
October 10th from 6pm-8pm
October 12th from 11am-2pm

Signups will take place in the concession stand at the ballpark. If you have any questions, please see an EYL (Elkmont Youth League) board member.

GET YOUR BASKETBALL PROGRAM ADS BY OCTOBER 11

Elkmont Basketball Fans: We are currently selling ads for this year's basketball program. Full page-$100, 1/2 page-$50, 1/4 page-$25 and 1/8 page-$15. If you are interested in purchasing an ad to support your favorite player and/or cheerleader, please message Allison Garris. Deadline is Friday, October 11. GO BIG RED!!!

MEET JASON WRIGHT - ELKMONT'S VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH

When Garth Garris took over Elkmont High School's helm as its newest principal, the search for a new varsity boys basketball coach began.  Garris found his replacement in Jason Wright. The Hill Spirit, ever curious, visited with our new coach to find out more for all you Red Devil fans. 

Coach Wright was born in Columbus, Mississippi and moved to Huntsville when he was in high school.  He graduated from Athens Bible School in 1997 after helping them get to the Elite Eight with a 23-9 record. Jason started his coaching career as a student coach at UAH, assisting current UAH Head Coach Lennie Acuff. From there his coaching stops have been: assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Huntingdon College; varsity coach at Providence Christian Academy in Georgia; varsity coach at Huntsville High; assistant varsity coach and head coach at DAR.

Along the way, he married Lisa who comes from a military family and whose family now lives in Ardmore. When Lisa and Jason married, they decided to move from college coaching to high school coaching in order for him to spend more time at home. The timing worked out well since Coach Wright was offered a high school varsity coaching job while they were on their honeymoon. This job took them to Georgia, where Coach Wright built a strong program over the next four years. As often is the case, the young couple wanted to be closer to home, and they moved back home when Coach Wright was offered the head coaching job at Huntsville High. Their daughter, Audrey, was born a year later. 

Jason is very excited to be at Elkmont.  Elkmont's basketball program has everything Coach Wright wants:  a small school that is the center of the community and a K - 12 school so he could be involved at every basketball level from Kindergarten to Varsity.  He is looking forward to working with our youth basketball program as well as the Varsity Red Devils.

Every coach has a philosophy; something that makes them unique.  So the question is what will Coach Wright bring to the Elkmont Basketball program? The Elkmont Basketball philosophy will be built on what Coach Wright calls:

 
The four pillars of success

1. Character - we will teach the importance of character and integrity in everything we are involved in.

2. Commitment - we will instill a strong work ethic and sense of commitment in each young man that comes through our program

3. Discipline - each young man will learn about the importance of discipline through consistent hard work and dedication

4. Execution - every young man will learn the importance of putting everything together through execution and teamwork

Our players will be leaders in their community by being respectful, being disciplined, having a strong work ethic, being unselfish, and being fully committed.  By establishing these values in our players, it will build the groundwork for their success as people and as basketball players.

When asked about his goals this year, Wright said, “I want to establish the principles of the program and lay the foundation for what Elkmont Basketball will become.  My short-term goal is to decide what we need to do to succeed with the players and skill level we have on the team this season.  My long- term goals are more about what can I do as a coach to improve and develop the players in the whole program from the youth level to the varsity. Basketball is a skill sport, and it takes consistent, daily work to hone and improve your skills. Those things take time, often years to fully realize.  I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Elkmont community, and its basketball program. I want to represent Elkmont well in everything I do."

2013 - 2014 SCHEDULE RELEASED

ELKMONT BASKETBALL SCHEDULE RELEASED

2013-14 Elkmont High School Basketball Schedule
Date		Opponent	Teams	Location	Time
November 5,7,9		West Tip-Off Tournament	MG,MB	West	TBA
12		East Limestone	MG,MB	Away-Old	4:00PM
12		East Limestone	JVB,VG,VB	Away-New	4:00PM
14		East Limestone	MG,MB,JVG	Home	5:00PM
15		New Hope	JVB,VG,VB	Away	4:30PM
16		JV Tip-Off Tournament	JVB	Home	10:00AM
18		Rogers	MG,MB,JVB	Away	4:30PM
19		Athens Bible School	JVG	Away	4:00PM
19		Clements	JVB,VG,VB	Away	4:30PM
21		Ardmore	MG,MB	Home	6:00PM
22		Ardmore	JVG,JVB,VG,VB	Away	4:00PM
23 25		Athens Bible School West Limestone	MG, MB MG,MB	Away Home-Old	9:00 AM 4:30PM
25		West Limestone	JVG,JVB,VG,VB	Home-New	4:00PM
26		Lexington	JVG,JVB,VG,VB	Home	4:00PM
December 2		Tanner	MG,MB,JVG	Away	5:00PM
3		West Morgan**	JVB,VG,VB	Away	5:00PM
5		West Limestone	MG,MB	Away	6:00PM
9		Madison Academy**	JVG,JVB,VG,VB	Home	4:00PM
10		Westminster**	JVB,VG,VB	Home	4:30PM
13-14		Tharptown Wildcat Classic	JVB,VB	Tharptown	TBA
16		Clements	MG,MB	Away	6:00PM
17		South Lincoln	MG,MB	Away	6:00PM
17		Lexington	JVG,JVB,VG,VB	Away	4:00PM
20		Clements	MG,MB,JVB,VG,VB	Home	2:30PM
21		Elkmont Middle School Tournament	MG,MB	Home	TBA
27-28		Elkmont Christmas Tournament	VB	Home	TBA
January 2		Ardmore	MG,MB	Away	6:00PM
3		Ardmore	JVG,JVB,VG,VB	Home	4:00PM
4		Tanner	MG,MB,JVG,JVB,VG,VB	Home	1:00PM
7		South Lincoln	MG,MB	Home	6:00PM
9		Athens Bible School	JVB,VG,VB	Home-New	4:30PM
9		Athens Bible School	MG,JVG,MB	Home-Old	4:00PM
10		Westminster**	JVB,VG,VB	Away	4:30PM
14		Madison Academy**	JVB,VG,VB	Away(Main )	4:00PM
14		Madison Academy	JVG	Away(Aux Gym)	4:00PM
16		Rogers	MG,MB,JVB	Home	4:30PM
17		West Morgan**	JVB,VG,VB	Home	5:00PM
18-25		Limestone County Tournament	MG,MB,JVB,VG,VB	Home	TBA
27		Athens Bible School	JVG,JVB,VG,VB	Away	4:00PM
30		West Limestone	VG,VB	Away	6:00PM
31		New Hope	JVB,VG,VB	Home	4:30PM
February 6-10		Area Tournament	VG,VB	TBA	TBA
13		Sub-Region	VG	TBA	TBA
14		Sub-Region	VB	TBA	TBA
18-22		Regional Tournament	VG,VB	Wallace	TBA
Feb. 25-March 1		State Tournament	VG,VB	BJC	TBA
** Denotes Varsity Area Game