var gaTrackingId = 'UA-christiansburg football, '; But after considering a new, unsolicited job offer, the football coach decided hed make a change. initPublishedFlyoutMenus( RHS athletic director Barry Godsey said the search for a new coach began immediately after Jack Baker told RHS he had taken a position at another school. CALL. Dixon's high school coach, Burt Torrance, explained that this is either the 5 th or 6 th opportunity for a football player from Rustburg to attend college on a full-ride athletic scholarship. Have the latest local news delivered every afternoon so you don't miss out on updates. Baker, who previously coached at Rustburg before spending the 2021 season with the Fighting Blues, has been tapped as head coach at Nelson County. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Baker might bring a passing attack to Buena Vista. Rustburg High School . Hes excited, and hes glad to be here, and were glad to have him, and ready to get to work and start the grind, Godsey said. The Class 1 Fighting Blues went undefeated in Pioneer District play and won a pair of playoff games to reach the Region 1C Championship. Before his stint in Buena Vista, Baker led Class 3 Rustburg to a 35-46 record from 2013 through 2020 (the 2020 season was played in 2021 and shortened because of the pandemic). Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.. Cloudy skies with periods of rain late. If you know who the head coach is, invite them to join MaxPreps so they can manage the team's roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. ga('create', gaTrackingId, 'auto'); Burt Torrence, formerly head coach at Northside, was hired as Rustburg's new coach Tuesday, ending his five-year run as a defensive coordinator with Heritage. I want to meet these kids and go down that path and see what we lend ourselves to, he said. My goal would be to play baseball or football at a D-1 power 6 school. "Coach Baker brings a wealth of experience as a head football coach at the high school level and has had great success rebuilding programs throughout his career. Receive our newspaper electronically with the e-Edition email. Baker has been the Head Football. }}\"\n\t\t{{\/membership_required}}\n\t\tclass=\"wsite-menu-item\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t{{{title_html}}}\n\t<\/a>\n\t{{#has_children}}{{> navigation\/flyout\/list}}{{\/has_children}}\n<\/li>\n","navigation\/flyout\/list":"
