A former Grayson County High School boys basketball coach has passed away.
Kelly Carwile, head coach at Grayson County from 2014 until 2017, passed away Sunday after suffering a ruptured aorta while driving on August 25.
Carwile served as an assistant coach at Hopkinsville High School in 2018 and 2019 and had been hired as an assistant at Webster County for the 2019-2020 season.
Carwile posted a 43-44 record at Grayson County, winning district titles in 2015 and 2016. In Carwile’s first season, the Cougars posted an 18-11 mark, after the squad won only 11 games the previous season. In his second season the Cougars were 11-17 followed by a 14-16 record in Carwile’s final season as head coach.
Carwile resigned his position with GCHS in late July 2017 and was succeeded by current head coach Travis Johnston, who offered his thoughts on Carwile’s passing.
“Kelly was a great person and great coach to work for,” Johnston said. “He was the only head coach I ever worked for, and I learned a lot from him. His love for the game, knowledge, scouting abilities, and just plain hard work was unmatched by anyone I know. I’m thankful for the opportunity he gave me to help him coach and thankful for everything I learned under him. He has been a lot of places and has touched many, many lives; that’s evident through all the support he’s received in the past week or so. He will be greatly missed and the Grayson County basketball program is thankful to have had him be a part of our family for three years. We send out love, prayers and support to his family and friends as they go through this tough loss.”
Carwile began his head coaching career at Webster County in 1998 before moving to Lyon County in 2002. He later was an assistant under Allen Hatcher at Graves County and Chris O’Hearn at Mason County before being named the head coach at Pike County Central in 2010.
His overall head coaching record stands at 178-184.
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By Ken Howlett, News Director
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