The period of the triple possibility could have come to an finish at Lake Brantley.
Third-year Lake Brantley soccer coach Skip Clayton has been let go by the college. Clayton acknowledged the transfer by way of textual content message Wednesday evening: “The principal [Brian Blazewitz] says he needs to go in a unique route.”
Athletic director Eric Entrekin additionally confirmed the transfer by way of textual content message, ending a relationship with the Clayton household and the college that spanned practically 40 years.
Clayton took over as head coach in 2022 after serving as an assistant coach beneath his father George Clayton, who was the Lake Brantley head coach for 19 seasons earlier than retiring and giving strategy to Patriots alum Dave Delfiacco, who retired from teaching in 2022 earlier than Skip took over.
George Clayton, who had a 153-66 report at Lake Brantley, died in Might of final yr at age 74.
Skip Clayton, who graduated from Lake Brantley in 1996, had a 9-22 report in his three seasons, going 3-7 this season.
The Clayton period at Lake Brantley was generally known as the period of the triple-option offense that was put in by the elder Clayton when he took over as head coach in 1996. Skip served as his father’s assistant (in addition to an assistant to Delfiacco, the top coach throughout 2016-21) from 2003-2022.
The varsity produced plenty of star working backs throughout that point in addition to 4 NFL gamers in Pat DiMarco (2012-19 within the league), Dee Brown (2002-06), Tion Inexperienced (2017) and Jared Bernhardt (2022).
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