New everything. Tom told me that a lot of different times, well coach, you know, even with some of the referees, I know you werent yelling at him, but your posture, you know, you could have been intimidating the guy. You look back and see what a special game that was. Once Yelder got to go back in during the fourth, not only did his attitude change but so did his play. High School Sports | Issued a letter on April 22 from Groves Athletic Director Tom Flynn that Simpkins would not have his coaching appointment renewed for a second year, Flynn stated that the dismissal stemmed from performance, as well as concerns brought forward from program student-athletes and parents. Players. In addition, Aaron has over 15 years of high school basketball coaching experience and is currently the varsity boys coach at Royal Oak High School. Im not the monster that theyre trying to make me out to be. That showed during the district tournament.. . The Falcons entered play one game back of co-leaders Troy and West Bloomfield, but dealt the Colts a blow to potentially complicate the divisions end game with just a week remaining in the regular season. Coach Simpkins (@Tocoachisahonor) July 1, 2021. Josh Gibson with 20pts, John Simpson 14, Jack Abbot 13, Paige Williams had 10. And I believe winning the OAA and winning the district is just a start. We welcome everyone to participate. Simpkins said he was made aware of the allegations and tried to meetwith Flynn to address them. What Im saying, even after when I left, and they knew things werent true, they fired me unjustly, and theyre still putting out rumors about me, that arent true thats stopping other schools from picking me up. Sign In; Football; Boys Basketball; Girls Basketball; News. High School Sports | And the handful of hustle plays on defense the junior made during Thursday's 41-29 victory over. THE INDIANA SRN "SPORTSPAGE" MONDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2023 . MomentsMomentsMoments, current page. I cant make a statement like this unless I know Im right, he said. 9 Birmingham Groves (14-6) Another Coach West special, these guys are set up for a very special next couple years in the OAA. The Falcons finished the 2021 season9-9 andearnedtheir first district title since 1988 after beating Southfield Arts and Technology and Berkley in the playoffs. Birmingham Groves Head Basketball Coach. Even though it may be his first year with the program, Simpkins has shown in the past all it takes is one year to turn a high school team around. At the high school level, Simpkins said a major focus is on skill development, having a mix of players with different levels of experience and skills on the court, which is very different from the travel team circuit. The time away from his family just got to be too much. I had nothing to do with that and I have never done any recruiting, so why am I being punished? Simpkins asked. While Simpson did his damage around the rim and in the rebounding battle, Gibson drained a career-high seven 3-pointers to propel Groves throughout. The D Zone Basketball: Birmingham Groves at Redford Thurston, Friday, 12/09/2022 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Redford Thurston High School, 26255 Schoolcraft Avenue, Redford Charter Township, Michigan Ten days before Simpkins dismissal, Smith emailedthe team's parentsseeking feedbackafter she and Flynn had spoken briefly with each player about her experience with the season, FOIAemails show. Im here for the long haul. (t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o