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South’s Knight resigns

Scott Knight has resigned as Nashua South’s varsity football coach, but he’s not done coaching.

Knight, a 1983 Nashua High School graduate, spent 22 seasons as South’s head coach and plans to be part of the Plymouth State staff next season. He retired from his job as a physical education teacher at Nashua South last summer.

“I probably made up my mind about a month ago,” Knight said. “We had a house in Amherst, but we sold it and moved to Exit 24 in Ashland. The commute was not a problem, but not being in the building you just don’t have the same vibe. I felt more disconnected this year. That played a part of it.”

South went 8-3 last season and advanced to the Division I quarterfinals, where it lost to Londonderry. In terms of victories, the Purple Panthers were the most improved team in the state from 2023 to 2024. South is expected to be among the top teams in Division I next season.

“I knew that when we lost to Londonderry it was my last game,” Knight said. “They have a nice team coming back, so it was a good time to do it. It could make the transition smooth. I’m not leaving anybody with a disaster or anything.”

Knight, 60, began his coaching career as the freshman coach at Bishop Guertin and spent 14 years as an assistant on the Nashua/Nashua South staff before he took over as the program’s head coach. He joined the Nashua (one school) staff as an assistant in 1989, which was the one season John Fagula was the program’s interim head coach. Knight was a assistant under Bob Aylward for five years and spent eight seasons on Bill Hardy’s staff.

Knight guided the Panthers to the 2008 Division I championship. Nashua beat Pinkerton 33-32 in the championship game that year.

“There’s a lot of games that stand out,” Knight said. “Our 2007 semifinal (win) against Londonderry — that game was phenomenal. It was in Sports Illustrated because the teams had more than 1,000 yards of offense.

“I’ll remember a lot of the upsets. It’s always great when kids do things they don’t think they can do.”

Knight said he hopes to begin his position at Plymouth State in January.

“Sometimes you have to reinvent yourself,” he said. “It’s 10 minutes from my driveway to the Plymouth State fieldhouse. I’m looking forward to it.”

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