Dover hires Mark King as head football coach
![Mark King during his stint at Magnolia. Mark King during his stint at Magnolia.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_600,h_337,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/voltaxMediaLibrary/mmsport/high_school/01jjptm52skvp1hfttvm.jpg)
The Dover School District announced Tuesday morning on Facebook that Mark King has been selected as the program's next football coach.
"We are thrilled to announce Mark King as our Pirate Football Head Coach," the post said. "Coach King brings an outstanding track record of success and a philosphy of hard work and commitment to our program."
King has nearly three decades of coaching experience and has compiled a career record of 100-68. He was selected as the Class 2A Hooten's Arkansas Football and Little Rock Touchdown Club Coach of the Year in 2017, when he helped Foreman win a state championship.
King's previous head coaching stop was at Magnolia from 2019-23.
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