BC’s Scales headed to Fort Bend Elkins

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BC’s Scales headed to Fort Bend Elkins

Gabriel Pruett

The Orange Leader

BRIDGE CITY — Jackie Scales made it a clean sweep in Orange County for girls basketball coaches out of District 21-3A.

Scales recently accepted the position of assistant coach of softball and basketball at Fort Bend Elkins High School in Missouri City.

Scales’ departure from being the head coach for Bridge City High School comes after Sondra Ancelot left Orangefield and Callie Orebo left West Orange-Stark High School.

Chris Jost has been hired to take over the Lady Bobcats post while the Lady Mustangs are expected to make a hire next week.

Scales is making the move to try out something different in a bigger city and in a bigger district as Fort Bend is a 5A school and is in the ten-team District 23-5A.

“I hate to leave Bridge City but this is something I couldn’t pass up,†Scales said. “It will be very hard to leave my kids here at Bridge City because I had some awesome kids. The friendships I have made will be ones I will have until I die. I am so grateful to have had this opportunity. If I had not gone to Bridge City, I wouldn’t have met those kids and friends even though I am from here. That is what is so nice about cell phones and emails, we will still keep in touch.â€

At Elkins, Scales will become a part of a program with playoff success even as early as last season.

The girls basketball team was third in District 23-5A and won in the bi-district round 57-54 over Clear Brook. They lost in the area round to Humble, 55-41.

In softball, Elkins was the district champions and won in the area round 3-2 over Deer Park. They lost in two games to Brazoswood in the regional quarterfinals.

“It was unusual because the softball coached raved about the basketball program and the basketball coach spoke so highly of the softball,†Scales said. “The knowledge I will get from both of them, I’m beside myself. I also will get to still teach World Geography and that makes me excited.â€

Even before her first day on the job, Scales has already seen what it is like to be at such a big school.

“The human resources department called and made it official and offered the job,†Scales said. “They said they were sending out the paper work. I didn’t receive it and I called them back. She said they had 100 new employees they just hired.â€