Stacy Bell new Thomas Sumter football coach

           Dalzell – Thomas Sumter Academy will have a new football head coach for the 2024-25 school year in Stacy Bell after Brannon Tidwell, also the athletic director, stepped down.

Tanner Brunson, who is now the athletic director, said Bell, who was an assistant coach at

Brookland-Cayce High School last season, has stepped in and is doing a good job.

           "We're very excited to have Coach Bell lead our football program,” Brunson said. “His drive and

overall coaching philosophy align perfectly with the core values of Thomas Sumter Academy. The

experience and knowledge that he has gained at both the collegiate and high school levels have already benefitted our student-athletes throughout the summer. In addition to football, he makes it his mission every day to make our guys better men, which for me is a sign of a true leader."

Rob Coursey is back as the head coach for the ultra-successful boys and girls cross country

teams and the boys and girls track and field teams. Mac McLeod is also coaching two sports in the

archery team and the bowling team.

Cedric Rembert is the girls basketball head coach, and Thomas Sumter is just about ready to

announce its new boys basketball head coach. Gwen Herod is back as the volleyball head coach, Kelsie Decker is in charge of the girls tennis program, Leniel Gonzalez is the baseball head coach, David Porter is in charge of softball, Michael Spohn is the wrestling coach, Eric Leagones is the boys soccer coach, Paul Greer is the boys golf coach, and Jennifer Brazell and Deseree Allen are in charge of varsity cheerleading.

           "I really like this group of coaches,” Brunson said. “It's a great mix of experienced veterans in the coaching profession as well as some new up-and-comers. All our coaches across the staff have a great old-school work ethic and utilize new innovative ideas to prepare their programs for current and future success.

           "Our goal as an athletic department is to build Thomas Sumter athletics into the best version of itself that it can be, and I can't think of a better group of people to achieve that with."

           Thomas Sumter will play in AA in football as a member of Region 2. The Generals' region foes will be Calhoun Academy, Clarendon Hall, Orangeburg Prep, Greenwood Christian and Spartanburg Christian.

The Generals will play at the AAA level in all other sports. TSA will be a member of Region 1

along with Clarendon Hall, Orangeburg Prep and Calhoun.