Great Bend High School has something to crow about: The new head football coach has been named.
Tony Crough (pronounced “crow”) has been flagged to replace Bo Black, who has taken the head football coaching job at Hays High School.
Crough is a GBHS teacher assistant in the in-school suspension (ISS) classroom and a Rule 10 coach. He was hired last year and served as the Panther defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and outside linebacker coach. Additionally, he is an assistant varsity track and field coach and a seventh-grade basketball coach.
Crough is a graduate of Garden City High School and Fort Hays State University. He spent seven years as a defensive coordinator at a large Texas high school and his team was the state champion in 2011. He was also the head basketball coach.
 “Tony understands how to assemble a successful football program,” USD 428 Activities Director David Meter said in making the announcement Tuesday morning.
“He is well respected by the administration and coaches at GBHS,” Meter said. “The students know him and respect him.
“Tony understands what is working with the Panther football program and what needs to be fixed,” he continued. “He will work cooperatively with the other athletic programs in USD 428 and with the staff at GBHS.
Meter also said that Crough understands the importance of getting the Hispanic students involved with the athletic program and will be active with this goal.
In addition to his coaching duties, Crough will teach physical education classes at the high school.