Borderland Sports Report's

Coach's Spotlight:

Rodney Lewis, Boys' Basketball Coach Chapin High School

                      Steven Howard     

                                      Editor of Fieldhouse Sports Entertainment Network                                                                                                                                                 1 March 2021 | 1:30 PM

El Paso, TX:  As the Chapin High School boys’ basketball team prepares for their Round of 16 game on Tuesday, 2 March 2021 against Mansfield Summit; they do so knowing that they have a coach who has walked this walk before.  A coach who has helped prepare other teams for this same journey and who has been a part of staffs that have been successful in advancing.

Coach Lewis took over the Chapin program 3 years ago after spending the previous 15 seasons as an assistant coach here in El Paso and Glendale, AZ (14 years as an assistant for Andress High School and 1 year as an assistant at Apollo High School).

Let’s take a look at Coach Lewis’ body of work over his18 years as a high school coach.

He has been a major part of 3 programs (Chapin, Andress, and Apollo).

     -     10 District Championships

     -     14 Bi-District Championships

     -     7 Area Championships

     -     6 Sweet 16s

     -     3 Elite 8s (2 in Texas and 1 in Arizona)

     -     1 Final 4

As a head coach, Coach Lewis as accomplished what many here in the city have taken decades to do as a head coach. He has taking has team to the Round of 16.  So, let’s not take for granted the accomplishments of what this Chapin High School boys’ basketball has achieved and let's definitely not take for granted the coaching success and pedigree of their head coach, Coach Rodney Lewis.

Steven Howard is the editor for Fieldhouse Sports and Entertainment, where he will write articles on youth and high school sports, recruiting, and sports programs.  He is the Co-owner of EBH Fitness LLC where he runs Howard Family Media Group (Fieldhouse SEN, Fieldhouse+, Howard Family Productions, and The Music Box).  He is also the host of the Borderland Sports Report and Coach Talk.