The room was packed with passionate supporters, but it did
not change the fact that rules were broken, procedures were not followed, and
direct orders were ignored.
As a result, six players are ineligible to play
football. Scholarships are on the line, and
three seniors will more than likely not play ball in their senior year.
The situation with EHS and Coach Spears was tragic; but more
importantly it was unnecessary-didn’t have to go down this way at all.
Spears was given direction to correct his behavior on
multiple occasions, beginning in May, and continuing through August 30th. Coach chose to not correct the behavior, and
as a result he left us no room to maneuver, he painted us into a corner.
This was a tough vote, there were/are no winners, and the
only thing that may come from this is that all coaches and programs will now be
on notice and transfers will be scrutinized.
As they should be.
And I certainly hope we are able to get these 6 players back
on the field ASAP. They are the victims
here-not Willie Spears!
Had I the latitude, I would have fired Spears as the coach,
made him take an ethics/recruiting course, I’d have suspended him from coaching
for 24 months, and I would have transferred him to Warrington, Bellview, Ferry
Pass, or Workman Middle school to work the rest of his one year contract. I would have put him on probation with a very
short leash, but I would have let him teach as I believe he has the capacity to
reach young people and be a
