COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ridge View has hired a familiar name to take over its football program.
Derek Howard, a former assistant for the Blazers, will return to the Midlands as the Blazers' new head football coach.
The first quarterback in the history of Ridge View football in the late 90s, Howard has indeed come full circle as the new head football coach at his alma mater.
He comes back to Ridge View after spending the last four seasons as the head football coach at Wilson High School in Florence. Howard was the offensive coordinator at Ridge View when he was hired to take over the Tiger program in the Pee Dee.
From 2008-2011, he served as the Offensive Coordinator and QB coach at W.J. Keenan High School. Howard also has coaching experience at Fairfield Central High School, Lower Richland High School and Allen University.
Howard replaces Perry Parks who left to become the new wide receivers coach at Charlotte.