However, as he watched some of his players from the Storm play for Birmingham Groves during the 2019-20 season, he saw a similar opportunity to what he had at River Rouge. Birmingham Groves Football - Coaching Staff Coaching Staff VARSITY Brendan Flaherty - Head Coach bflaherty2@birmingham.k12.mi.us Coach Flaherty has been the head football coach at Groves since 2001. John!" "(Henry Ford) had a really, really good season last year," West said. He comes to Groves after 7years at Bishop Foley High School. The Flying Dutch tallied an 8-1 win over Lawrence Tech on Saturday at DeWitt Tennis Center, improving to 2-2 overall. More:How Cameron Little is making a big impact for Birmingham Groves' girls basketball team. He landed in the OAA at Groves in 2014. We had a future there, and because parents didnt like the way that their child wasnt getting noticed, they sabotaged everything, Simpkins said. Contact reporterColin Gay at cgay@hometownlife.com or248-330-6710. Were some mad that he started some freshmen over some seniors? I can say it was particular parents. And it was just time to get the emotion going after that.". As a Varsity Head Coach he is 108-75. Deadline for submitting applications is May 4. Catalog; For You; Royal Oak Tribune. You get to know them in the classroom and around the school. Simpkins received a letter from Flynn dated April 22, stating his appointment as head coach would not be renewed for the 2021-22 school year. Follow him on Twitter@folsombrandonj. In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Simpkins said he plans to meet with parents and players over Zoom to go over expectations and to get the ball rolling for the 2020-21 season. Elsewhere, West Bloomfield took over sole possession of first-place with a 57-54 overtime win over Lake Orion Friday, leaving both the Falcons and Colts in the hunt with two divisional games remaining for all three teams. (t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o