Niceville (Florida) head coach Grant Thompson steps down

Grant Thompson steps down as head football coach at Niceville.X photo by AD_Nice3
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After building Niceville into a regular in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, over the last several years, Grant Thompson is stepping down as head coach of the program. He made the announcement on his X account:

In six years as Niceville’s head coach, Thompson was 64-10. This past season, the Eagles advanced to the Florida 5A state semifinals where they lost in triple-overtime to Lakeland

Niceville finished No. 169 in the HSFA 300 with a 12-2 record.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.