Concord High School Basketball Coach Abruptly Resigns

CONCORD, NH — A Concord High School basketball coach has abruptly resigned. David Chase, a physical education teacher in the Hopkinton School District who had been the coach in Concord for about three years, resigned Monday. The reasons for his resignation are unknown at post time.

Chase, according to his online resume, has been a basketball coach around New England for nearly 30 years including almost 20 at Hopkinton Middle High School, where he also coaches other sports. When he came to coach Concord in May 2016, Steve Mello, the athletic director for SAU 8, told the Concord Monitor that Chase was "the total package" and would be "a program builder" for the school. Chase had more than 300 wins at Hopkinton and more than 430 in his coaching career including three state championships.

For the 2016-2017 season, Concord's team was 4-14; for the 2017-2018 season, the team was 7-14, according to maxpreps.com.

Concord High School is scheduled to have its first game of the 2019-2020 season on Jan. 3, 2020.

Chase, according to the Hopkinton school district website, coached golf this fall and baseball last spring for Hopkinton. He is still listed as a physical education teacher at the school.

Steven Chamberlin, the superintendent of the school district, confirmed that Chase was still employed at the school.

Donna Palley of SAU 8 stated in an email Wednesday that Chase had "chosen not to seek nomination as our basketball coach for 2019-20." She added, "We understand he intends to pursue other opportunities."

The stipend range for the coaching position is between $6,426-$7,282, based on experience, and the job has been posted on the school's webstite.

Grant Bosse, the communications director for the New Hampshire Department of Education, refused to comment on whether or not Chase was being investigated by the department.

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