Sterling's grid coach not rehired

Jarod Claybourn, the head football coach at Sterling for the last four years, will not be rehired next year for the job.

"Jared coached the last four years with a lot of class and the players displayed great sportsmanship, but we felt we wanted to make a change," Sterling athletic director Matt Sheehan said.

Claybourn, a social studies teacher at the school, was an assistant coach for five seasons before running the program for the last four years.

After going 0-10 in 2009, the Silver Knights were 3-7 this past season, winning two of their last three games.

Their record over the last four years was 10-30.

"I would have liked to have had the opportunity to coach what is going to be a great senior class," Claybourn said. He felt the program was making progress. "We won three of our last five and at one point two in a row," he said.

Claybourn told his team the news on Friday.

"I wanted to thank the players and the coaches," he said. "I appreciate the effort they gave."