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Scott Bartholomew has been on the job as Chillicothe’s new head football coach a little over two weeks. It’s been a whirlwind for the Bartholomew since being tabbed at the Cavaliers 24th Head Coach since football was re-established in 1920 after the Spanish Flu pandemic had cancelled the 1918 and ’19 seasons.

Bartholomew might have led Chillicothe High School’s Football Program as early as in 2010. However, Ohio coaching legend Ron Hinton got the job and led the program for eight seasons.

December 27th, the CCSD Board of Education hired Bartholomew to fill the vacancy left by the non-renewal of Doug Pryor who succeeded Hinton in 2018.

Following Head Coaching positions at Oak Hill, Westfall and Logan Elm High Schools, Bartholomew followed his son Wade to Bloom-Carroll where the last two seasons ended in the State Semi-Finals. Son Wade stepped down as Bulldogs Head Coach a few weeks ago.

Bartholomew’s Logan Elm Braves ended the 2008 Chillicothe playoff run in a 28-14 battle, the only meeting between he and the Cavaliers.

Bartholomew visited with Litter Media Monday following the Cavaliers’ first winter session with their new skipper.

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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.