Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, April 27, 1993 TAG: 9304270123
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Jones, an assistant to Hokies coach Frank Beamer for 12 years, was released last December following Tech's 2-8-1 season. At Group AAA Potomac, he replaces Tom Secules, father of former Virginia quarterback Scott Secules.
"They wanted me and made me feel that was the thing for me to do," Jones said. "Nobody's been banging my door down college-wise, because there's not a whole lot out there. This is a head coaching job, and it was a challenge."
Jones accepted the job last Friday.
Jones spent six years at Tech coaching defensive backs, and before that spent six years under Beamer at Murray State. He wouldn't characterize his move to high school football as long-term.
"I think it's a good move right now. I'm not going to sit here and say this is what I was looking to do," he said. "Right now, it's going to be a wait-and-see thing, see how it goes. It's been 15 years since I coached in high school."
In other college sports:
Defending champion Guilford shot a 312 Monday to take a one-shot lead over Hampden-Sydney after the first round of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Golf Championship at The Crossings in Richmond.
Washington and Lee is in third place at 326 and Roanoke is fourth at 338.
Guilford's Jim Pates shot a 74 to take a two-stroke lead among individuals. W&L's Bo Williams is in fifth at 78.
The final round will be played today.
Virginia Tech's baseball game at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., scheduled for Monday afternoon, was cancelled due to rain. Tech plays Liberty today at 3 p.m at English Field in Blacksburg.
Keywords:
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Memo: shorter version ran in the Metro edition.