New football coach at Southeast High School

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. - The Lauderdale County School Board has hired a new football coach for Southeast Lauderdale High School. Coach Wade Pierce will take the helm following the passing of Coach Calvin Hampton back in the fall.

“I’m very excited to be there. I’ve heard great things about the place. Everywhere I go, people talk about what a great place Southeast Lauderdale is and I am so excited to get to be a part of their family.," said Pierce. "I know it’s been a very tough past six months for the school and for the community.”

Wade Pierce is a native of Philadelphia, MS, and graduated from Neshoba Central High

School in 2006. He attended East Central Community College in Decatur where he received his

Associate Degree and Mississippi State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts and

Science in Secondary Education in 2011.

In the fall of 2020, Coach Pierce received his Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State University. In the fall of 2011, he began working at his alma mater, Neshoba Central High School, where he worked for 8 years. During his time at Neshoba, he coached many different positions and served as the offensive coordinator from 2016-2019.

After the 2019 school year, Coach Pierce was given the opportunity to be the head football coach at Hamilton High School where he has coached the last two seasons and also served as athletic director and assistant principal. Coach Pierce was selected to serve as an assistant coach for the South team in the Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association All-Star game.

Coach Pierce has fostered a love for football his entire life and looks forward to bringing that love to Southeast Lauderdale High School. Coach Pierce has been married to his wife, Amanda, for almost ten years, and they have two children, Whitley and Brooks.