Staff Report
Warren
Central football coach Kevin Wright is leaving that prestigious post to coach a
similarly successful big school in Oklahoma,
according to a report in The Indianapolis
Star.
Wright, the
son of legendary Sheridan coach Larry â??Budâ?
Wright who led the Class 5A Warriors to state championships the last three
seasons, will take over as coach of Tulsa
Union High
School. The Redskins have won two straight Class
6A titles and three of the last four in Oklahomaâ??s
largest class.
Tulsa Union
finished in USA Todayâ??s Super 25 the
last two seasons and went 154-26 under 14-year coach Bill Blankenship, who suddenly
resigned in early December. The Redskins, who play in a 15,000-seat stadium,
have an enrollment of over 3,500.
Wright, 41,
was 71-12 in six seasons at Warren Central and has been a head coach for 15
years, compiling a career record of 127-49 at Frankfort, Noblesville, Louisville Trinity,
and Warren Central.
The
second-generation coach had been a candidate earlier this off-season for the
job at another prestigious out-of-state school in Valdosta, Ga.
Wright is expected to earn nearly $100,000 when combining his salary plus responsibilities
as an athletic director and leading football camps.
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