Scott's Branch returns entire football coaching staff
Head coach Patrick Fleming lookking to take another step forward in Year 2
Summerton – Patrick Fleming’s first season as a football head coach was a good, but not great, year. Fleming took over a Scott’s Branch High School program that had gone winless the previous season and led the Eagles to a 4-7 record and the Class A state playoffs.
Fleming believes better things await Scott’s Branch this season and he has his whole coaching staff returning to try and make that a reality.
“The coaching staff is clicking well, and we can continue to grow and get better as a group,” Fleming said. “Everyone is learning how to practice and compete at a high level at all times.”
Fleming will be the defensive coordinator and will coach the linebackers. Mark Green will again be the offensive coordinator and coach the offensive line. Travis Baker will coach wide receivers, Chris Weeks will be in charge of running backs, Howard Hilton will coach the defensive line and Kerry English the quarterbacks. Brian Mance will once again be the analyst.
A newcomer to the staff will be Jersey Logan, who will handle the defensive backs. Kenny Benjamin, a coach in Sumter and Clarendon counties for the past four decades, will help Fleming with the linebackers.
Doc Lewis will once again be the athletic director for Scott’s Branch. He will have a new boys basketball head coach in Damian Days. He takes over a team that went 6-16 and did not make the state playoffs
Lucinda Stukes has been a mainstay at Scott’s Branch for several years and she will be in charge of girls basketball, volleyball and softball, just like last year.
Stukes, who led the girls basketball program to a state title in 2019, helped the Eagles post a 13-10 record last year while reaching the second round of the state playoffs.
Lewis has nothing but praise for Stukes.
“Coach Stukes is the most valuable asset for Scott’s Branch and the community,” Lewis said. “On top of coaching basketball, volleyball and softball, she is also the assistant athletic director. With her guidance we are moving the athletic program upward. She is one of the finest educators and coaches that I have ever worked with.”
India Robinson is back as the cross country head coach after starting the program last year. It was a co-ed team last year, but Lewis is hopeful that there will be enough participation to have both a boys and girls team this year after the team had 10 members last year.
“the team was composed of mostly freshmen and sophomores so we are expecting a bright future for the program,” Lewis said.
Clifton Bethune will be in charge of the track and field program.
