Cougar Head Varsity Coach

John Davis / Head Coach /Arkansas State

Coach Davis became Countryside’s 7th head coach in 2002.  He and his outstanding staff have led the Cougars to 5 straight state play-off appearances and 3 District Championships.  It marks the most successful period in Countryside history.  Since the staffs arrival the Cougars have won 41 games and lost 15. 

 In 13 years as a head coach, Davis has a win/loss record of 93 and 51.  Remarkably, his teams have gone to the state play-offs 11 years in a row and he has won 7 District Championships.

 Prior to his arrival at Countryside, Coach Davis spent 8 years as head coach at Clearwater Central Catholic.  His 52-36 overall record made him the winningest coach in CCC school history.

  Coach Davis began his coaching career in 1979 as an assistant coach at Lakewood.  From 1986 – 1990 Davis served as offensive coordinator at Osceola.  In 1992 Davis went to CCC as an offensive coordinator and then became the head coach in 1994.

 Coach Davis and his wife Marilyn have 3-children; Lavana 27, a University of Miami graduate where she attended on a full golf scholarship, Jay 24, who is now the Quarterback Coach at Grambling State University, and Laura 22, who will graduate from the  University of West Florida in December.  The Davis Family became proud grandparents in May when Brianna Lee Harvey was born.

  

Davis as a Head Coach

 

School

Regular Season

Play-Off Record

Season Records

State

Play-Offs

District

Championships

2006

Countryside

             8– 2   .800

           0 – 1  .000

             8 – 3  .727

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2005

Countryside

             9 –1   .900

            0 – 1  .000 

             9 – 2  .818

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2004

Countryside

8 – 1   .888

0 – 1   .000

8 – 2   .800

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2003

Countryside

8 – 2   .800

2 – 1   .666

10 – 2   .883

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2002

Countryside

6 – 4   .600

0 – 1   .000

6 – 5   .545

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2001

CCC

5 – 5   .500

0 – 1   .000

5 – 6   .454

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2000

CCC

9 – 1   .900

1 – 1   .500

10 – 2   .833

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1999

CCC

6 – 4   .600

1 – 1   .500

7 – 5   .583

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1998

CCC

8 – 2   .800

0 – 1   .000

8 – 3   .727

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1997

CCC

9 – 1   .900

0 – 1   .000

9 – 2   .818

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1996

CCC

8 – 2   .800

0 – 1   .000

8 – 3   .727

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1995

CCC

3 – 7   .428

 

3 – 7   .428

 

 

1994

CCC

2 – 8   .250

 

2 – 8   .250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 YEAR

TOTALS

89 – 40  .689

4 – 11   .266

93 – 51   .645

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2007 Assistant Coaches Below

Assistant Head Coach & Offensive Line Coach - Todd Belisle

 

Defensive Backs Coach - Jeff Davis

Receivers Coach - Gary Hodge

 

 

Defensive Line Coach - Leo Govoni

 

Special Teams Coach - Phil Hobby

 

Defensive Coordinator - Ron Ragland

 

Defensive Backs Coach - Charlie Spellman

Running Backs Coach - Bob Stephens

 

Support Staff

   

                                    Steve Bell -  Student Manger                                John Careccia - Equipment Manger