FERRIDAY, La. – Gerald Reeves has been named head football coach at Huntington High.

Huntington officials would not comment on the hiring, but confirmed Reeves had been hired.

Reeves has coached at Tensas Academy, Valley Forge Academy in Amite, La.,, Jena High, Winnsboro&160;High, Caldwell High, River Oaks School in Monroe, La., Newellton and was an assistant coach at Neville High in Monroe, La., last year.

&uot;Gerald does a good job,&uot;&160;said Vidalia High head football coach Dee Faircloth, who coached against Reeves when he was at Winnsboro.

&uot;He’s a good coach and he’ll do a good job at Huntington,&uot; Faircloth added.

Vidalia High principal Rick Brown coached with Reeves at Tensas when the Chiefs won back to back state championships in 1978 and ’79.

&uot;Gerald knows football,&uot; Brown said. &uot;He’s hard-working and he’s going to make Huntington better. As far as football, he knows what he’d doing.&uot;

Reeves, who is expected to be in Ferriday at the end of the week, replaces Jay Murphree, who left Huntington to pursue another coaching job after two years as Hound coach.

Huntington athletic director, assistant football coach, boys basketball and baseball coach Greg Weatherly also resigned from Huntington at the end of the school year.

Huntington filled the boys basketball position last month by hiring Paul Glynn, who taught and coached at Huntington for two different stints from 1989 to 1991.

Glynn was hired as athletic director, boys basketball and boys track coach.

Glynn coached for seven years at Monterey before getting out of teaching.

Glynn has officiated basketball games the past few years.

&uot;I just looked at the direction the program was heading in and how they are trying to make a push academically and athletically,&uot; Glynn said. &uot;I decided I wanted to be a part of it.&uot;

Glynn said there is also the possibility he may coach the junior varsity football.

&uot;But athletic director is a duty I have never had before and I want to make sure I have all the paperwork in line dring the football season,&uot; he said. &uot;But that could change, depending on how things work out.&uot;

Glynn said he missed working with kids.

&uot;It’s different than officiating,&uot; he said. &uot;I’ve always enjoyed coaching and working with the kids.&uot;

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