Steve Reynolds, Keystone Heights football part ways

Keystone Heights is the latest Northeast Florida high school football team to announce a pending head coaching change, after the end of Steve Reynolds' three-year tenure.

The athletic department placed a classified advertisement for a new head coach on Nov. 19 with the Florida High School Athletic Association. Keystone becomes the second of the seven Clay County schools to announce a vacancy, following Ridgeview.

Reynolds moved up from defensive coordinator to head coach in January 2023, when longtime coach Chuck Dickinson stepped away from the sidelines but remained with the school as athletic director. Reynolds compiled an 8-23 record at Keystone, which qualified for the Class 2S playoffs in his first year but went winless in 2025 and has now lost its last 16 games dating back to a 14-6 victory over Dixie County on Sept. 20, 2024.

Reynolds had also served as head coach at Bradford and Oakleaf before his Keystone tenure.

In 2025, Keystone lined up against Alachua Santa Fe, Bradford, Newberry and Palatka in District 5-2A, but that alignment will change with the FHSAA's new reclassification for 2026 and 2027.

In the school's FHSAA listing, the athletic department said that Keystone is seeking a coach with at least four years of coaching experience, including head coaching experience if possible. The school intends to gather applications through Dec. 1.

Steve Reynolds' Keystone Heights coaching record

2023: 6-5 (qualified for Class 2S playoffs)

2024: 2-8

2025: 0-10

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Keystone Heights football coaching change, Steve Reynolds out