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YOUNGSVILLE – Jay Domengeaux didn’t expect to become a high school head football coach again.
In fact, he was more than content serving as an offensive coordinator for Ascension Episcopal, a position he held for each of the past three years.
But once Stephen Hearen resigned to take the head coaching job at Lafayette High, Domengeaux – after conversations with the Blue Gators’ principal Sarah Davenport and athletic director/baseball coach Lonny Landry – taking over the program became a realistic possibility.
“Lonny and I have spent a lot of time together,” Domengeaux said. “There was no structured conversation or anything that was moving toward this (Domengeaux taking over the program).”
But that’s exactly what happened.
Domengeaux has been hired as the new head coach of the Blue Gators, returning to the top spot of a football program since 2015 when he was the head coach at Lafayette High.
“I’m very excited,” Domengeaux said. “My family is very excited. I’ve had two sons play football at Ascension and my daughter played sports at Ascension. We have lived in Youngsville for the past 15 years and we have had no desire to leave. This is where we want to be.”
Domengeaux, who takes over a Blue Gators program that went 9-2 last year and reached the second round of the Division IV select playoffs, said “maintaining continuity” was a big reason why he accepted the position.
“It was a logical step,” Domengeaux said of accepting the Blue Gators job. “It’s good for continuity with the players. One thing, here at Ascension, we have had continuity within the staff.”
It’s going to be Domengeaux’s third opportunity to be a head coach, as he previously held the same position at Lafayette High and Franklinton.
“I’ve grown a lot since the last time I was a head coach,” Domengeaux said. “Even compared to my first job at Franklinton. Everybody grows as they get older in the profession. Hopefully it is a positive thing.”
Domengeaux doesn’t foresee many changes to the offensive scheme, but admits the defense will be tailored to fit the personnel returning.
“A lot of what we have been doing the past eight or nine years, we are going to continue to do,” Domengeaux said. “I don’t see much changing in that. A lot of what I did comes from the same system. The basics of what we do is going to be the same as what we did last year. Defensively, what we do is going to be based on our personnel.”
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