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INDIAN RIVER HIRES A FAMILIAR FACE

Assistant Marcus Ferebee will replace his brother as head football coach.

- By Larry Rubama Staff writer

CHESAPEAKE — A couple of Chesapeake schools have named head football coaches for the upcoming season.

Indian River has tabbed assistant coach Marcus Ferebee as its next football coach. Ferebee replaces his brother, Glenwood, who left last month Braves were 47-17 in five to become seasons and reached the the head state semifinals in 2015. In coach at 2018, Indian River was unVance defeated before a loss to High in Maury in the Class 5 Region Charlotte, A championsh­ip game.

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Marcus takes over a protian Academy. He replaces gram that his brother helped Tommy Austin, who left last turn around. Indian River month to take the head was 1-9 the year before he coaching position at Bishop and Marcus arrived. The Sullivan Catholic.

Washington, a Lake Taylor grad, also will coach boys basketball and track.

“We’re really excited to get a coach of his caliber,” said Greenbrier Christian a t hl e t i c di re c t or Dan Moore. “We look forward to what he’s going to do with our athletes.”

The Gators left the Tidewater Conference for football before last season and moved to eight-man football last season in the newly formed Virginia Independen­t Schools Football League. Washington won two state titles in eight-man football in North Carolina.

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