Stovall Resignation 4.14.11

AN EMOTIONAL KERRY STOVALL ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS CHRISTIAN COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL COACH.  STOVALL SPENT TEN SEASONS AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY WITH A RECORD OF 201-99 AND IN 24 YEARS OF COACHING, STOVALL'S CAREER MARK IS 367-314.

STOVALL SAID HE IS RESIGNING TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS TEENAGE CHILDREN.  HE WILL REMAIN AS CHRISTIAN COUNTY'S ATHLETICS DIRECTOR.  STOVALL ADDED HE WILL TURN IN HIS RESIGNATION MONDAY AND HOPES TO HAVE THE NEW BASKETBALL COACH IN PLACE BY MID MAY BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.  ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH TYLER SMITHART WILL SERVE AS INTERIM COACH UNTIL THE NEW COACH IS NAMED.  WE WILL HAVE A COMPLETE REPORT ON KERRY STOVALL'S RESIGNATION ON SPORTS TOMORROW MORNING ON THE WHOP FAMILY OF STATIONS.