FERRIDAY — The Huntington basketball teams have a new, yet familiar, face coaching them from the sidelines.

David Boydstun, who was Huntington’s varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball coach for three years through last season, is back in the leadership role as the Hounds’ and Lady Hounds’ coach again after Nicky Peré resigned earlier this week.

Boydstun said he was asked to resume his position Monday afternoon, just hours before two basketball games against Franklin Academy.

“I know the kids,” he said. “I was here before so it wasn’t a real tough transition.”

Boydstun said he was given no explanation of why he was replacing Peré. All he knew was that Peré had resigned.

Huntington headmaster Tony Palermo said Peré told him he’d just tired of coaching.

“He just had enough,” Palermo said. “He said he’s just kind of burnt so he decided to let it go. I honored that.”

Peré would not comment on his reason for leaving other than to say his resignation was on good terms.

“It’s better that I just say that I resigned,” he said. “It was a little bit of both — it was personnel matters and administrative matters. I’m not mad at anybody.”

Peré’s son Tyler is on the team, but he did not dress out for Monday night’s game.

Palermo said Boydstun was his first choice to take over the teams and the only person he asked.

Boydstun said no one was surprised to see him show up to coach.

“It’s a small school and news travels fast,” he said. “They knew their coach resigned, and when a new coach was walking in the door they pretty much figured it was me.”

Boydstun coached the teams for three years before Peré took over.

He said he attempted to quit once but was convinced to stay on.

“There was a problem at the end of last year,” he said. “I had pretty much decided to quit but they talked me into staying. Then something else happened.

“So basically I quit, started back and quit again within a month over a certain situation.”

Boydstun would not describe the situation that caused him to leave but did say it was in the past.

He said he will coach the remainder of the season and would not mind returning next year.

“This is what I’ve done all my life,” he said. “I’ve tried to stop two or three times, but I keep coming back. I think I’ve still got a little coaching left in me, but it’s going to be a school decision.”