Furse happy with his football staff at Lee Academy
Former LMA head coach set for first year with Cavaliers
Bishopville – Will Furse may be the athletic director and the football head
coach at Lee Academy, but he is definitely the newcomer on his own coaching
staff.
Furse, who left similar positions at Laurence Manning Academy to replace
David Rankin at Lee, inherited four new coaches already at Lee. They are Justin
Logan, David Daniel, Will Watson and Rob Brazzel.
Logan was an assistant under Rankin for several years before leaving for one
year to become the head coach at Clarendon Hall in Summerton in 2022. He led
the Saints to a 6-5 record that season, leading them to the SCISA Class A state
playoffs.
Logan returned to Lee after the one season at Clarendon Hall. He will coach
the wide receivers and the defensive backs.
Daniel is in his third year at Lee and will be in charge of the offensive line
and defensive line. “David does an excellent job coaching the linemen,” Furse said.
Watson, who is a former quarterback at Lee, will coach the quarterbacks and
the defensive backs. Brazzel will coach the tight ends and outside linebackers and
handles the strength program. “Rob does an excellent job as our strength coach,”
Furse said.
Furse was 19-7 in his two seasons as head coach at Laurence Manning. He
guided the Swampcats to the SCISA AAAA state championship game both
seasons, losing to 7-time defending state champion Hammond each time.
Laurence Manning dropped a 28-21 decision this past season.
Furse inherits a program that enjoyed tremendous success under Rankin. The
Cavaliers have played for the Class A state title each of the past four seasons and
in six of the past nine years. Lee won championships in 2015 and 2022 and posted
an 89-26 record over the past nine seasons.
Lee just missed on winning two consecutive state titles. The Cavaliers lost to
Patrick Henry Academy 28-21 in last year’s title contest.
As the athletic director, Furse is still in the process of putting together his
varsity head coaching staff. He said all of the positions are still in flux even though
he is close on several of them
Even with the South Carolina Independent School Association’s
reclassification, Lee Academy will remain in Class A for football. The Cavaliers
will compete at the AA level in all of the other sports as a member of Region 1.
The other schools in the region are Carolina Academy, Conway Christian, The
King’s Academy and Class A flex schools Marlboro Academy and LOL Steam
Academy,
