High School Football

Paetow’s Teagle resigns, Hicks named interim coach

By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
Posted 10/11/22

Teagle resigned from the position Tuesday, with four games remaining in the Panthers district schedule.

Teagle was in his first season as head coach at Paetow and his first season as a head coach overall. He had led the Panthers to a 3-3 overall record and a 2-2 start to District 19-6A play.

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Paetow’s Teagle resigns, Hicks named interim coach

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Lonnie Teagle’s tenure as head coach at Paetow ended up much shorter than any anticipated.

Teagle resigned from the position Tuesday, with four games remaining in the Panthers district schedule.

Teagle was in his first season as head coach at Paetow and his first season as a head coach overall. He had led the Panthers to a 3-3 overall record and a 2-2 start to District 19-6A play.

Katy ISD Athletic Director told the Paetow athletes of Teagle’s decision on Tuesday.

David Hicks Sr. has been named the interim head coach at Paetow and will lead the Panthers the rest of the season.

Teagle came to Paetow after the former head coach B.J. Gotte left the program for Pearland in the spring. Teagle was known as an offensive mind and had been the offensive coordinator at Denton Ryan over the previous two years. Under his stewardship, the Raiders had a 42-3 record and had twice made the Class 5A-Division I state championship game, winning it all in 2020-2021. The Raiders offense had averaged 40 points per game with 219.5 yards through the air and 197.5 yards on the ground with Teagle as offensive coordinator.

But it had not been smooth sailing this season at Paetow. The Panthers offense had never really gotten into gear so far this season, averaging just over 18 points per game on the year and 22.25 point per game in district play.

The Panthers had a god start to the district schedule, winning two straight against Morton Ranch and Mayde Creek, but things had taken a bad turn over Paetow’s past two games, as Paetow lost 41-13 to Jordan before falling 54-0 to Katy, getting outscored 95-13 over the course of the two games.

Teagle’s resignation comes with a quarter of the Panthers season still remaining and with the team still in the playoff hunt. Paetow plays Cinco Ranch this Friday before facing Seven Lakes, Taylor and Tompkins to round out the team’s district schedule. Paetow currently sits sixth in the District 19-6A standings.

Teagle came to Paetow with 16 years of coaching experience, before becoming offensive coordinator at Denton Ryan, Teagle was an assistant at Denton High, Coppell and McMath Middle School.

Trey Payne also resigned from his position as offensive coordinator at Paetow, in a decision that Payne said was completely separate and not related to Teagle’s resignation.

Hicks Sr., who joined the Paetow coaching staff this spring, will make the move from associate head coach to interim head coach for the rest of the season. He has had a strong coaching career, as he was an assistant at Westbury Christian, Sharpstown, Westside, Morton Ranch and Allen before joining Paetow.

 Matt Rhodes will take over as the teams offensive coordinator with the departure of Payne.

Katy ISD has released the following statement on former Paetow head coach Lonnie Teagle's resignation.

The Katy ISD Police has investigated an allegation concerning a former head football coach. The individual resigned during the inquiry and the case has since been referred to the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

The safety of Katy ISD students and staff is the District's top priority. Whenever the District is made aware of an allegation, the accused is immediately removed from their District assignment(s), while District personnel work swiftly with law enforcement and other agencies to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure the safety and well-being of all students.

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