South makes hire

It's pretty easy to see why the South Iredell administration felt so strongly that Anson County offensive coordinator Ed Masterton was the right fit for the head coaching job.

He's energetic, young, has some good coaching experience and is anxious to take football in Barium Springs up a notch. Sound familiar? It should - that exact description also fits former coach J.K. Adkins, who left the Vikings after two successful seasons.

I talked to Masterton on Monday afternoon, and he certainly sounded like a coach more than ready to begin his first head coaching job. He is going to begin installing his offense soon. He wants to help promote his kids to different colleges. He quipped he did not know what level of math he would teach at South, but wanted "the numbers to add up on Friday night's."

In short, Masterton seems like a good man with bad puns.

The hardest thing for the new coach will probably be assembling his staff. If Masterton really is as hard-working as former Anson County head Jody Grooms says, there will probably be several current Anson coaches wanting to come work for him.

Masterton must carefully balance bringing in fresh faces and keeping some of the top assistants. The returning South Iredell players weren't expecting Adkins - who was immensely popular - to leave. They need some sort of continuity as new coaches and old players begin to mesh.