The former Clemson receiver was 10-25 in his four seasons as head coach for the Dolphins. Battery Creek was 3-8 this season and lost to Gilbert in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs. The Dolphins’ last winning season came in 2012.
He could not immediately be reached for comment.
Battery Creek was Ashe’s first head coaching job. Ashe coached six seasons at River Bluff High School in Lexington. He was a football and baseball standout at Cheraw High School and graduated in 2005.
Ashe walked on to the football team at Clemson and eventually earned a scholarship. The Tigers won the ACC Division title in 2009 in Ashe’s senior season.
Battery Creek will be the fifth high school football coaching change in the Lowcountry. May River promoted Richard Bonneville to head coach last month. Bonneville replaced Rodney Summers, who stepped down after the season.
Nic Shuford left Thomas Heyward Academy to take over for Mark Clifford at Beaufort Academy. Shuford led THA to four straight SCISA Class A state championships from 2018-2021. The Rebels made it the championship this season before losing to Lee Academy.
Shuford went 115-11 in 13 seasons at THA.
THA named alumnus Tony McGeary to replace Shuford. McGeary has more than 30 years of coaching experience and won a state championship and five region championships coaching in Utah.
John Paul II needs to find a new coach as Chris Myers resigned to take an assistant coaching job at Hampton County High School, according to Lowcosports.com. Myers was Warriors’ coach for four years.
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.Support my work with a digital subscription
