Coaching changes at Lausanne and SBEC

A couple of area schools making news on the coaching front. Former CBHS head coach Kevin Locastro is going to Lausanne to be an assistant and SBEC hires Greg Wallace to be their new head coach.  Wallace was the offensive coordinator at DeSoto Central last year.

Read more on both of these hires via a press release from Lausanne on Locastro and from Donovan Stewart on the Wallace hire. Follow him on Twitter @Examine_Stew.
 

 

Lausanne Welcomes Coach Kevin Locastro

Posted 04/02/2013 07:01PM

Lausanne Collegiate School is pleased to announce that Kevin Locastro will be joining the Lausanne football staff, beginning June 2013. Coach Locastro has been the Head Football Coach at Christian Brothers High School for 14 years (1998-2012). During that period of time, he led his teams to a 105-59 overall record, amassing an array of team and individual accomplishments along the way. Under Kevin Locastro’s leadership, his players set 29 individual school records. Additionally, he has sent 61 players to play at the college level. Coach Locastro is one of the most accomplished football coaches in the greater Memphis area. Some of his accomplishments include:
2 State Finals
5 State Semi Finals
9-1 Bridges Bowl Record
1999 Rex Dockery Coaching Award
2004 Gerald Ford Coaching Award
Coached Auto Zone Liberty Bowl All Star Game 02,03,04 (Head Coach), 05,06,08,09 and 2010
2003 Coached East-West Shrine All Star Game (Offensive Coordinator)
2004 Coached East-West Shrine All Star Game (Head Coach)
Scoring for a season (2012) 407 pts
Points Average per game (2012) 37 pts
TD's scored in a season (2012) 52
Passing TD's in a game (2008) 5
Passing TD's in a season (2007) 16
Total Offense in a season (2011) 4,384 yds
Rushing offense in a season (2011) 2,578 yds
Passing Offense in a game (2011) 312 yds

Lausanne Athletic Director, Troy Baker, says, “Kevin Locastro is a proven winner. His record speaks for itself, and there is no question about his knowledge and ability to teach the game of football. He has built a reputation for being a man of sound character and a passionate competitor. What struck me the most about Kevin was his vision for the future, and his fearless approach to building something special. I respect his tremendous work ethic, his leadership capabilities, his focus on academics and his ability to connect with student-athletes. He is an impactful addition to the Lausanne football family, and we are fortunate to have him.”

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It was an opportunity that Greg Wallace couldn't pass up.

Wallace has been hired as the new head football coach at Southern Baptist Educational Center.

He replaces Brad Kimberlin who resigned in January to pursue other opportunities.

Kimberlin posted a 13-9 record and the Trojans made the Division II-A playoffs both seasons under his guidance.

The Trojans are coming off a 4-6 season in 2012, after having a 9-3 season in 2011 a year that saw SBEC make the Quarterfinals.

It will be Wallace's first head coaching job.

"I hope to build a football program that is known as much for the Christian leaders we graduate as for the wins and losses," Wallace said. "I can't explain how grateful and humbled I am by this opportunity, not just for me but for my family."

Wallace was the offensive coordinator at DeSoto Central (MS) last season and the Jaguars made the Class 4A playoffs.

Before coming to DeSoto he was at Horn Lake (MS) for six years and served as the Offensive Coordinator three of those years.

Wallace wants to get the Trojans back to winning championships as they did in 2003 as they won the Division II-A title.