The Paris girls didn’t have to wait until the winter to play for their new head coach.
Head coach Dalton Armontrout brought 14 years of varsity coaching experience when he was hired in March …
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The Paris girls didn’t have to wait until the winter to play for their new head coach.
Head coach Dalton Armontrout brought 14 years of varsity coaching experience when he was hired in March to coach the Lady Coyotes next season. The Centralia graduate has led Paris to about 12 wins in 15 games this summer against a range of competition from Class 1 to 4.
Armontrout said Paris isn’t where it wants to be, which is fine for this point of the year, but it’s a good start.
“I like what I see from the girls so far,” Armontrout said. “They’re competitive, they listen, they communicate well, and they’re coachable with great attitudes. That’s all you can ask for.”
Armontrout has been a coach and teacher at Prairie Home, Madison, South Shelby and Canton. In 2017, he led Prairie Home’s six players to its first Final Four.
His new team is connecting with Armontrout, he said, in what has been time for each side to figure each other out. He said the Lady Coyotes fit his philosophy with the plays he’s implemented so far.
“I want the girls to move without the ball and set good ball screens,” Armonstrout said. “We’ve been running a lot of different stuff. It’s going to be a lot different from what they’re used to, and that’s what the summers are for.”
