Sports
Greenwood High School competes in SCHSL Class AAAA Division 2 with teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.
While successful in many areas athletically, Greenwood is most known for its football program. Playing its first football season in 1933, Greenwood has won 14 state titles and compiled a 71% winning percentage. Most recently they won the 2006 State Championship, were runner-up in 2010 and 2011, and won the 2012 State Championship over Northwestern 31-24 in overtime.
Greenwood has had only five head football coaches since 1943. The first, Pinky Babb, in 39 seasons (1943-1981) had an 83% winning percentage and 10 state titles. Next, Willis Burkett (1982-1994), Mike Martin (1995-1996), Shell Dula (1997-2008) who compiled an 87% winning percentage in 11 seasons, winning 3 state championships (1999, 2000, 2006) and winning 1-AAAA every year except one, and Gene Cathcart (2009-present) who has won region 1-AAAA three of four years and taken his team to three consecutive State Championship games (2010 and 2011 Runner-Up, and 2012 State Champions).
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