Lyons, who is the school's softball coach, was an assistant for the Lady Rockets under Hockenberry in 2023-24. "He's coached basketball at many levels," Rockvale principal Steve Luker said.

This article was updated to include new information. It took an appealing coaching opportunity to lure James Counce III away from his longtime home in Henry County. Rockvale was that opportunity, as ...

Rockvale was that opportunity, as the Rockets named Counce their football coach Tuesday. "I've been (at Henry County) a long time," said Counce, who coached under his father, the late TSSAA Hall ...