NAMES IN THE GAMES
Publication: THE
Published: 07/19/2002
Page: 1B
Headline: NAMES IN THE GAMES
Byline: NOT AVAILABLE
Tinsley staying at Nitro;
no decision on coach
Scott Tinsley, the offensive coordinator for Nitro's football team, has decided
to stay at his current position instead of joining former Wildcats coach
Robert Burdette in
Tinsley, whose record-setting offense helped take Nitro to the 1998 Class AAA
championship, had an offer to join Burdette in his new job as assistant coach
at
"I met with them for three days," Tinsley said of Waccamaw
school officials, "but I'm staying for several different reasons. One is
that it's going to hard to pull away from our girls [basketball] team right
now."
Tinsley and Burdette also coached Nitro's girls to the Class AAA state
tournament each of the past two years and several starters are set to return.
Nitro has yet to name a replacement for Burdette, with football practice due to
begin on Aug. 5. Principal Paul McClanahan said he would likely stay
"in-house" for the hire. Tinsley would take the head coaching spot
for this season only if it became necessary because of time constraints.