By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

PASCAGOULA — As SouthMiss 6 Sports first reported on Friday, Pascagoula High has its 34th head football coach in program history.

And the new Panther leader is Gulfport defensive coordinator Zach Green.
Green was approved at a specially called meeting of the Pascagoula/Gautier School District School Board Monday night.

“This is a special place with championship potential. I’m excited to build a program rooted in toughness, accountability, and relentless effort,” Green said, after he was approved.. “Our players will compete with confidence, prepare with purpose, and take pride in wearing Pascagoula across their chest. We’re going to work every day to raise the standard and compete for championships.”

Pascagoula Athletic Director John Archie led the search committee for the Panther program after veteran mentor Lewis Sims stepped down last month after 15 seasons at the helm of the Panthers.

“If you have a winning program and you want to keep winning it’s really simple. You just go get another winner,” Archie said.
Green comes to Pascagoula after helping guide Gulfport to the Class 7A state championship last month. He spent three seasons as the DC at GHS under head coach Blake Pennock, and prior to that served in the same capacity during Pennock’s three-year tenure as head coach at Ocean Springs.

Green has also served as a linebackers coach at Theodore High School (AL), special teams coordinator and linebackers coach at Biloxi High School, defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Talladega High School (AL), cornerbacks coach at the University of West Georgia, co-defensive coordinator at Nettleton High School, and a graduate assistant and linebackers coach at the University of West Alabama. He was a student assistant at Ole Miss during their back-to-back Cotton Bowl Championship seasons.
Green is a member of the Mississippi Athletic Coaches Association and coached in the 2023 Bernard Blackwell North-South All-Star Game. He earned a bachelor’s degree in social studies education from Ole Miss, a masters in secondary education from the University of West Georgia, and a specialist degree in educational leadership from Arkansas State University. He is also currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership from Liberty University.