Drew Noles

Bio

Head Coach Drew Noles brings 32 years of experience to his new role. His career began when he was 17 years old. He served as the assistant football coach at his alma mater, Boaz High School, before becoming the defensive coordinator at 19 and eventually head coach at 26.  During his tenure, he guided the Pirates to a record of 80-63 and nine state playoff appearances, including two quarterfinal berths. 

From 2013-2018, Coach Noles was the head football coach and athletic director at Etowah High School, and he led the Blue Devils to a 52-19 record, two region titles, and a pair of state quarterfinal appearances. He also served as Etowah’s tennis coach for five years. In 2019, he stepped into the role of head football coach and athletic director at Westbrook Christian in Rainbow City, where he served four seasons. Under his leadership, the Warriors went 21-17 and twice qualified for the state playoffs. 

His accolades include being named All-Region Coach of the Year five times and Marshall County Coach of the Year six times. He was selected to coach in the North/South All-Star game in 2003 and was chosen to represent Alabama at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, for USA football. He was one of nine members inducted into the Marshall County Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. In addition to being a BHS and Snead State alumnus, he is also a graduate of Jacksonville State University. 

Most recently, Coach Noles has been a fixture on Snead State’s campus, leading the Fellowship of Christian Athletes student organization and organizing the FCA Bowl on the college’s campus. He’s been an FCA ambassador for Northeast Alabama and currently serves as the student minister at Life Church in Boaz. As a student at Snead State, Coach Noles played baseball under Coaches Red Calvert and Gerry Ledbetter. He and his wife, Michele, have two sons, Andy, who is married to Brileigh, and Will, who is a senior at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and plays for the Chargers Baseball Team.