Greenback hires Sweetwater assis

Greenback has hired Ethan Edmiston as its new football coach.

Edmiston, who was an assistant coach at Sweetwater, replaces Greg Ryan, who left Greenback in May to become offensive coordinator at Catholic.

This is Edmiston's third head coaching job; he previously served as the coach at Union County and at Sweetwater. Greenback went 5-5 in 2020 and lost to Coalfield in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs.

Edmiston will take over a program that became one of the top schools in Class 1A under Ryan. Greenback reached the Class 1A state championship game in 2016, 2017 and 2019, and it won the state championship in 2017.

Edmiston served as Union County's coach for two seasons (2013-14). He then coached at Sweetwater from 2015-18 before ultimately resigning. His career record is 24-39.