After starting the season 0-5, we finished the season with 6 straight wins including a district championship and two home playoff games. I was very proud of the toughness displayed by our kids and staff.
During the season, three of us lost our dads. It was a brutal time but we fought through it together.
I really appreciate these two articles that were done on my dad. The first is by my long time friend, Larry Vaught. Larry’s dad, Bill Vaught, was the Sports Editor when my dad was the head coach at Mercer County & Boyle County. My dad was crazy about Bill Vaught as a writer and friend. Larry has done a great job walking in his father’s footsteps.
The other article was by Dorian Craft at WLEX. Dorian did a wonderful job, like Larry, of communicating what it has been like to lose my dad during a time I was following in his footsteps like I have this past season.
Both Dorian and Larry are exceptionally talented and I am very appreciative that of all the things they could cover, they chose to tell this story about my dad. Dorian’s story is at the end of the sports segment that is on this link.
Happy Thanksgiving. Make the most of your time with your family!