Skyline names Derick Roberson new head football coach

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by Jeff Fisher

Skyline Raiders footballWFAA-TV is reporting that Skyline has named former offensive coordinator Derick Roberson as the program’s new head football coach.  Roberson takes over for Reggie Samples, who left in December to become Duncanville‘s new head coach.

After being Skyline’s offensive coordinator for 10 years, Roberson left to become the head coach at Bryan Adams High School from 2008 to 2012. In those five years, Bryan Adams went 20-32 with three playoff appearances.

Roberson takes over Skyline, which has amassed a 60-9 record over the past five years.  Last season, Skyline advanced to the 6A-I state semifinals, losing to eventual three-time state and national champ AllenSkyline finished #14 in High School Football America’s Top 25.

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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.