Friday, April 17, 2015

Jonathan Thomas is the new football coach at Mason County

Press Release

Mason County High School


The Mason County High School has chosen a new head football coach for the Mason County School System.  The choice is current assistant coach Jonathan Thomas. He has been an assistant at Mason County for 12 years. Jonathan began his coaching career at Mason County during the 2003-2004 football season by helping coach the freshmen, JV and varsity football teams. During his tenure at Mason County, Jonathan has had extensive experience helping coach the Royals football team. He has been an offensive and defensive coordinator, coached the wide receivers, quarterbacks, linebackers and has coached the offensive and defensive lines.  Jonathan graduated from Midway College in 2007 with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. He also attended Northern Kentucky University and Maysville Community and Technical College. Jonathan is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree at the University of the Cumberlands.
Jonathan is a 5th grade Science and Social Studies teacher at Mason County Intermediate School. He is a 2000 graduate of Mason County High School and a former member of the Royals football team where he played offensive and defensive tackle from  1996 - 1999. Jonathan Thomas is married to Erica, a radiology technician at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.  They have 3 children – Montez, a sophomore, Iyanna, an eight grader, and Keshaun, a third grader.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

End of an Era, Buchanan Leaving for Mercer County

David Buchanan, the Mason County Royals' coach the past 19 seasons, has stepped down to become the head coach at his alma mater, Mercer County. Buchanan guided the Royals to six district titles and two region championships. His record at Mason County is 150-72. In the 17 seasons before Buchanan arrived in 1996, Mason County only won 63 games.