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12 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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SHS Hires New Football Coach
Anthony “Bud” Toll
iver has been hired as the new
head football coach at Savan
nah High School. Tolliver
comes to the eastside Savannah
school from May River High
School in Bluffton, South Car
olina where he has spent the
past two years as a math teach
er and assistant football coach.
When asked why he
applied for the SHS job he re
plied “once I saw the job listing
as math teacher/ head football
coach I became very interest
ed. My family and I went to a
few basketball games and it felt
like home. I had some conver
sations with coach (Michael)
Moore about the program and
felt that it was a great oppor
tunity and I knew I was the
right one to help this program
and community. Being able to
build it from the ground up is
something I am going to take
with pride and fully invest in.”
During Tolliver ’ s
two seasons at May River, he
helped the Sharks to a 8-3 re
cord in 2021 and a 5-6 finish
in 2022. He takes over a Blue
Jacket program that went win
less in 2022. This will be his
first job leading his own pro
gram. His past coaching jobs
have been in his home state
of Virginia at Hidden Valley
High and Northside High in
Roanoke and at Warren County
High located in Front Royal.
Savannah High has
not had a winning season since
2017. That year was also the
last year they made the play
offs. Tolliver states that turn
ing around the program will
be a process. “We first have
to develop a culture by setting
expectations and accountabil
ity early, providing discipline
and organization to the pro
gram. We also want to devel
op the players on and off the
held: academics, him study,
strength and conditioning pro
gram, evaluations, a leadership
council, and promote accom
plishments. I want the athletes
to take pride in their program.
Coaches that are willing to
Anthony “Bud” Tolliver
plan, prepare and push the ath
letes. I want to get families,
parents, non athletes and com
munity involved as well.”
When asked about
his coaching philosophy, the
Salem, Virginia native says “as
a teacher and coach, I under
stand that every player, past,
present and future, is differ
ent, and it is my job to teach,
coach and serve them in ways
that suit them best. I must
have the players’ best interest
in mind while coaching. This
starts with building a culture
and focusing on the core values
passion, responsibility, integri
ty, determination, excellence
(p.r.i.d.e) and holding each ath
lete accountable and to a high
standard. To me, the game of
football is not always about
wins and losses but is about
guiding and bringing out the
best of every young man and
woman I coach”
A military veteran
who served eight years in the
Virginia National Guard, Toll
iver says he wants the Blue
Jacket alumni and community
to embrace the football pro
gram with pride. “I plan to
get them involved by letting
community leaders speak to
the kids, help with fundraising
and help with pregame meals. I
also want to show that we are
appreciative of them by putting
logos on shirts and using social
media to express gratitude. I
want to plan for community
service projects such volun
teering for community events,
reading to elementary schools,
etc. to create positive relation
ships.”
The Blue Jackets will
have spring football practice
May 1-11 and will wrap things
up with a scrimmage with long
time rival Beach High School.
Savannah High opens the reg
ular season on August 18 with
a trip to Augusta to play T. W.
Josey High School. The Eagles
defeated SHS 21-16 in over
time in 2022.
Tolliver earned his
undergraduate and graduate
degrees at Radford University
in mathematics education and
is currently taking classes on
line at Louisiana State Univer
sity in Educational Leadership.
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2023 Savannah State football
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ets.
Savannah State
will play four home games in
Theodore A. Wright Stadium
this fall. They open the home
schedule on Sept. 16 against
Clark Atlanta on Faculty/Staff
Appreciation/International
Night. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m.
The next week, the
Tigers travel to Brunswick,
Georgia for the Coastal City
HBCU Classic against Albany
State. The Coastal City HBCU
Classic is listed as an away
game for SSU, but season tick
et buyers will get a ticket to the
game in their packet.
On Sept. 30, Savan
nah State returns to Theodore
A. Wright Stadium to face Ed
ward Waters in a 6 p.m. game
on Savannah Day. Following
two road games, the Tigers
face back-to-back tough home
games against the two teams
in last year’s Southern Inter
collegiate Athletic Conference
(SIAC) Championship game.
SSU will celebrate
Homecoming on Oct. 21
against Tuskegee. Kick-off is
set for 3 p.m. On Oct. 28, the
final home game of the season
will be against reigning SIAC
Champions Benedict College
on Senior/High School Band
Night. Kick-off is set for 3 p.m.
Season tickets for this
year begin at $150.00. Regular
season games begin at $20.00
and Homecoming ticket prices
start at $25.00. There will be
discounts for SSU staff/facul
ty, seniors, youth, and military
personnel with valid I.D.
In December of last
year, the SIAC moved to a 4-4-
2 football scheduling model,
dissolving the East and West
Divisions for the sport. The
move came after the confer
ence added two new members,
Edward Waters and Allen.
Each school will
play an eight-game conference
schedule each year with four
primary opponents and rotate
through the other eight teams
twice during a four-year peri
od.
The regular season
will conclude with the SIAC
Football Championship Game
presented by Cricket, that will
pit the top two teams against
each other based on winning
percentage in conference play.
Savannah State’s pri
mary four rivals will be Albany
State, Benedict, Edward Waters
and Fort Valley State—teams
the Tigers have been playing
for over 80 years.
SCAD Wins NAIA Bowling Championship
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2023 NAIA
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WOMEN'S BOWLING
* NATIONAL CHAMPION ★
For the second year
in a row, the Savannah College
of Art & Design have won the
NAIA women’s bowling na
tional championship. The Bees
earned the title on March 24 in
Sterling Heights, Michigan.
During match play,
SCAD received a first round
bye. In the second round,
the Bees defeated Tennessee
Southern 3-2 to advance.
SCAD defeated Saint
Francis 3-1 in round four and
beat top-seeded Indiana Tech
in round five 3-1 to advance to
the Championship Final, where
they would beat Madonna Uni
versity 3-1.
Pamela Perez was
named the Tournament Most
Valuable Player while team
mate Ana Olaya would name
the All-Tournament Team.
Prior to the NAIA
Championships, the NAIA All
American team was announced
and SCAD’s Lara Kurt was
named to the Second Team
while Olaya was a honorable
mention. Katie Thorton, the
Bees head coach was tabbed
as Women’s Bowling Coach of
the Year.
SCAD will travel to
Las Vegas, Nevada to compete
in the Intercollegiate Team
Championships on April 20-22.
Savannah Storm Basketball Returns
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Cyrus Hunter
After more than ten
years away, the Savannah
Storm will be returning to the
American Basketball Associa
tion for the 2023 season.
“It will be great to
have Anthony Bryan and his
team back,” stated ABA chief
executive officer Joe Newman.
“They did very well in their
first season before going to
another league. With the orig
inal ownership coming back, I
think they’ll be a very strong
sion.
The team has hired
Cyrus Hunter as their new
coach. Hunter is a Savannah
native, having been a standout
basketball player at Windsor
Forest High School during his
prep days. According to his
bio, Hunter has coached on
the AAU, middle school, high
school, college and semi-pro
levels.
As an athlete, Hunt
er started his collegiate career
at on the junior college level
at Brunswick Junior College
and Dekalb Junior College. He
finished up at Southern Tech
Institute, where he earned all
conference, all state, and All
American honors in addition
to being named small college
Player of the Year.
Bryan added, “We
are going to make a run for the
championship with a very ex
perienced head coach, Cyrus
Hunter. We will be a force in
the league in 2023 and are look
ing forward to being back.” For
more information on the team,
email savstorm@gmail.com or
visit www.savstorm.com
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