Coach Josh Smalley, a hometown kid from Bridge City, realized his dream of coaching when he accepted the freshman coaching position at his high school alma mater in 1999, shortly after graduating from college. He would eventually accept his first head coaching position at nearby Orangefield in the late school year of 2012.
“Coaching young kids is the best profession this side of heaven I can think of,” says Smalley, who is entering his second full season as head football coach and athletic director at Orangefield.
“Working with young kids and seeing them grow as players and also outside the classroom is an awesome thing.”