Football

Weiss follows trend and hires DFW coordinator to replace Vernon Hughes

The Weiss Wolves run onto the field before a football game at Kelly Reeves Stadium in Austin, Texas on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2024. (Ursula Rogers for the Austin Sports Journal)

By Michael Adams
Austin Sports Journal

Pflugerville ISD announced Monday that Malcom Hill will be the next head football coach/boys athletic coordinator at Weiss High School.

The hire follows a growing trend among Austin-area high schools of hiring young coordinators from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Ealier this spring, Hutto ISD hired North Crowley offensive coordinator Eli Reinhart to replace Will Compton, who was promoted to Hutto ISD athletic director. It’s Reinhart’s first head coaching job.

Hill, a former defensive back at Rice, comes to Weiss from Prosper High School where he served as offensive coordinator under head coach Tyler Moore. The Eagles went 8-3 last season and finished second in District 6-6A.

Prosper’s offense averaged 439.1 yards and 41 points per game last season under Hill’s direction.

Hill will inherit a young offense at Weiss led by sophomore quarterback Jaxon Schad (2,689 yards, 32 touchdowns, 71% Completion percentage). The Wolves (8-3 in 2024) also return leading rusher Nick Johnson (1,049 yards 13 touchdowns) and standout defensive back Jorian Guinn Jr.

Weiss opens the season on Thursday, Aug. 28 against McNeil at The Pfield in Pflugerville. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Austin high school football coaching carousel

SCHOOLOUTIN
GiddingsMichael AdamsLuke Hobbs
WestwoodAnthony WoodDerek Ward
LockhartTodd MoebesMike Maldonado
East ViewMichael WallWilliam Robertson
Austin HighBernard RileyJason Cecil
WeissVernon HughesMalcom Hill
ElginHeath ClawsonRich Lucero
HuttoWill ComptonEli Reinhart
Cedar RidgeSam RobinsonBryan Vardeman
Del ValleTodd PatmonCollin Williams
Hyde ParkPhil DawsonRoss Roby
Johnson CityNelson KortisBrent Kornegay
WimberleyDoug WarrenWesley Lambert