The Long Beach School Board of Trustees officially accepted the resignation of Long Beach High School head football coach Jacob Massey at Tuesday’s meeting.
The search for a new coach will begin immediately.
In the three years since Massey’s hiring in February 2022, the Bearcats went 4-29 but they broke a 30-game losing streak where he was named Region 4-6A Coach of the Year.
Additionally, Massey led Long Beach to its first Oyster Bowl win (28-21) against Pass Christian since 2017.
“I want to thank Dr. (Talia) Lock, board president Tim Pierce, athletic director Shane Rutledge, principal Justin Sutton and the city of Long Beach for the opportunity to serve as head football coach the past three years,” said Massey, who unofficially has expressed plans to move back closer to family in Northeast Mississippi. Â “I am proud of what we were able to accomplish during my tenure as the head football coach.”
Before joining the Bearcats in 2022, Massey spent one year as offensive coordinator at Petal High School and spent the previous nine years at two schools (Amory and DeSoto Central) to begin his coaching career.
Massey attended Union High School, where he played football and baseball.
In 2012, Massey graduated from Ole Miss with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in History, and in 2018 at Ole Miss, he received a master’s degree in Educational Leadership.
Long Beach has not won a Region 4-6A game since 2018, when Philip Pigott’s team beat West Harrison 36-33 in Gulfport. The last time the Bearcats had a winning season was in 2017, when they finished 6-5 under coach Forrest Williams.
Massey will complete the school year with the Long Beach School District.
