Escambia Academy Names New Head Coach

January 20, 2012

Escambia Academy has hired a new head football coach and athletic director who is no stranger to coaching.

Veteran coach Hugh Fountain is now on the job for the Cougars. For the last 6-years, he coached at Charles Henderson High School in Troy with a 106-67 overall record and 10 playoff trips in the last dozen years. He has also coached at W.S. Neal, Flomaton and Hillcrest Evergreen.

Fountain replaces Heath Gibson who stepped down after nine seasons with the cougars. During those nine season, Gibson led EA to the playoffs five times.

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  1. sam on January 20th, 2012 8:34 am

    welcome home, hugh!