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head was spuming a hnle. ··Everything has kind of happened so fa<;t. it really ha~n·t dawned on me yet." Smith said. "I just spent the first ''eek here getting to know everybody and learning what my duties are and tying up lose ends at Neshoba Cen– tral." he said. "Everything has kind of hcen a whirlwind." He said he was pleased that his wife was selected to take over the Lady Rockets program that he led to a 388-151 record in 16 years. Neshoba Central won the MHSAA Class 4A State championship in 1990-91. "That made it a lot easier," he said. "With her already being in the system tt is a big plus." Fox-Smith agrees. ''It makes it an eru.y transition," she aid. ··Thmgs are pretty much not going to change." Fox-Smith said. " I am a httle more of a defensive-minded per– n. ~ I may pay a little more atten– l on to that. but bru.ically nothing is reall_. gotng to change." F '-Smtth. who graduated from M · " 'oo State with two degrees and then t... ed her masters at Missis– College. \\ ill abo continue to l)e coach. She "'a' an a" istant basketball to Ed Ntxon at \1C. \\hile also he3d tenru I,.<')JCh be realized the ummg best. but fe tIt w ' an oppor– be needed to lake adv·:unage oi. JUst a sttuation \\here \\e v.e couldn' t mm it do\\ n.·· be e had a good job :u ~ eshoba mere weren't lOO man~ t t "' , .. ose enough to tk)me ''here \\e could still be around both of our families." Smith said he would have some fond memories of the Lady Rockets. "I will be there every chance 1get, \Ott can count on that." Smith said. · During hi'> tenure at NCHS the Lady Rockets were a regular con– tender for the MHSAA Class 4A State Tournament each year in Jackson. While Smith said he realized what he does every night of the basketball season is about to change, he still says he won't be a whole lot busier. ·•we were somewhere every night

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ah\ays \\ illing w IJ<;ten to me and l e advice. so r 01 w.ed [0 coachtng dunn the games:· She said ~he has talked to some of the returning pla~ef." and d the) \\ere happ) that thetr ne\\ b \\ould be -omeone the~ 'knew

n't be a rt!al big change." F •-Sm th said 'he got plenty ol expt" ~ ~.- .. wachmg \1- tth her hw;band and \\ read) to 111ake the move to lbe hoc seat. I uess I \\111 kind of feel like I'm td ··But he v.~

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other than Wednesday's anyway," he --– said. "I will have to spend a lot of time - -– recruiting and scouting, but it should-