Chillicothe Hires New HS Football Coach

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The Chillicothe Cavaliers have a new head football coach, tabbing Scott Bartholomew to lead the program.

Bartholomew is well-known for his 24 years as a varsity head coach at Oak Hill, Westfall and Logan Elm, where he won conference championships and gained playoff berths at both Westfall and Logan Elm.

After stepping away from head coaching several years ago, he became an assistant coach for his son, Wade, at Bloom Carroll over the last 7 years. The Bulldogs advanced to the State Semis the last two seasons.

Litter Media’s Mike Smith reached out to Scott Bartholomew for his thoughts on the new position after being away from head coaching for several years.

“(I’m) Very excited. I only left head coaching to work with my son at Bloom Carroll. My wife and I always knew I would go back into head coaching. Chillicothe just seems to be the perfect time and situation for me to make the jump back into head coaching.”

Scott Bartholomew was hired at a special session of the Chillicothe City Schools Board of Education, Monday morning after Doug Pryor was non-renewed as head coach.

A press release from Chillicothe High School Athletic Director Knute Bonner states that the board of education’s vote to hire Bartholomew was unanimous.

Pryor had been with Chillicothe for three seasons, leading them to an FAC title in the 2020 season.