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By Brian Pitts
Enterprise Record

Davie’s 70th football season in 2025 will kick off with a new head coach. Tim Devericks resigned Jan. 7 after leading the War Eagles for nine years, including eight full seasons.
Davie principal Michael Pruitt released a statement to team members.
“As you are probably aware, Coach Devericks has resigned his position as the head football coach. I would like to offer my sincere appreciation to coach Devericks and his staff for their service to Davie high school and our athletes. Fortunately, Coach Devericks is still in the building and will still be able to handle recruiting requests in his role as the ADD until a new coach is in place.
“As we look toward the future of War Eagle football, we are committed to finding the best possible leader. That process has begun. We are accepting applications for the head coaching position, and we anticipate being able to move to interviews with the best candidates within the next few weeks . Our goal is to have our new coach confirmed by the end of the month.
“Please be on the lookout for information about the resumption of weightlifting and conditioning soon.”
Devericks, who is Davie’s athletic director and a PE teacher, was an assistant coach for several years before being elevated to head coach in the wake of Devore Holman’s resignation in the middle of the 2016 season. The War Eagles were 7-1 following a 20-3 win at West Forsyth. A few days later, Holman resigned for personal reasons and Devericks took over. His first game calling the shots was one of the most exciting ever, a 45-42 shootout over visiting North Davidson in which Davie quarterback Chris Reynolds barely outdueled North’s Joe Butts. Davie went 5-1 under Devericks that year, going 6-0 in the CPC, beating Southeast Guilford and Kannapolis in the playoffs and finishing 12-2 after a state quarterfinal loss to Hendon Hooker and Dudley.
Davie’s records the next eight years were 5-7, 3-8, 7-6, 5-2, 6-5, 4-7, 7-4 and 3-7 in 2024. Davie’s CPC finishes from 2017-24: fourth, sixth, tied for second, fourth, fifth, fifth, tied for second, tied for fifth. Davie went 3-6 in postseason games from 2016-24.
Devericks will go down as the third-winningest coach – out of 11 – in program history. Doug Illing is No. 1 at 127-66 from 1998-2012. Jack Ward went 61-51-9 from 1956-67, followed by Devericks at 45-47.
In the aftermath of Devericks’ resignation, love for the long-time Davie coach poured in on Facebook.
Chris Sponaugle: “Coach Devericks coached me in football and basketball in middle school at South Davie and all four years of football at DCHS. He is one of the reasons I am a high school teacher and football coach today. They don’t make role models any better than him.”
Brittani Steger: “Always loved Coach and will continue to. He has forever made a lasting impact on many, including myself.”
Chris Branham: “Tim Devericks is one of the best men and friends and followers of the Lord that I know. DCHS is so lucky to have him and his family as part of the family. He is a great mentor to these students and athletes, and I have seen that first hand.”
Lori Hampton: “I’m thankful for the impact Coach Devericks had on my sons. He was always honest, positive and encouraging. He is a great coach, mentor and leader.”
Johnny Miller: “Good luck Coach Devericks. What a tremendous, positive impact he had on my son.”
Payne Miller: “Coach Devericks was one of the best coaches I had.”