Davis announced as head football coach at MRA

Official Statement from MRA

MRA is pleased to announce the hiring of Herbert Davis as its new Head Football Coach.  Davis comes to MRA from Lawrence County High School, where he served in the same position. 

Coach Davis grew up in Brookhaven, MS, and attended Brookhaven Academy.  He played football and baseball at Co-Lin Community College before moving on to play baseball at Mississippi College.

Coach Davis is the only coach in the state of Mississippi to lead 4 different schools to state championship games (Winston Academy, Brookhaven Academy, Pillow Academy, and Heritage Academy), and his teams have claimed 3 state championships (Brookhaven Academy ’93 & ’09, Pillow Academy ’97).

Davis, who has an overall record of 129 – 60 in 17 years as a head coach, has been married to the former Darla Bullock of Greenwood, MS, for 18 years, and they have two daughters, Chansley Hodge (22) & Makenzie Davis (17) and one son, Hayden Davis (15).

On his new position, Coach Davis says, “I am grateful for the opportunity to be the head football coach at MRA.  This is a job I’ve always wanted, and it is one that comes with great expectations.  MRA has all of the resources it takes to be the best every year, and we will continue to strive for championship seasons while focusing on instilling character.  I look forward to getting to know all of our returning players and developing all of our players to the best of their ability, both on and off the field.”

Coach Davis is taking over the football program immediately, and beginning in the fall of 2014, he will serve as Dean of Students, as well.