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Ben Martin won shares of two Dogwood District titles in his four seasons at Appomattox before being named E.C. Glass's head coach on Tuesday.
One was a four-year starter on the offensive line at Liberty University; the other played and later coached under Rich Rodriguez at Glenville State College, where...
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Martin, Bradley return to Lynchburg roots at Glass, Heritage
One was a four-year starter on the offensive line at Liberty University; the other played and later coached under Rich Rodriguez at Glenville State College, where he studied the spread attack. For both Ben Martin and Brad Bradley, who were approved as the head football coaches at E.C. Glass and Heritage, respectively, on Tuesday night, there was a sense of coming home when they introduced themselves to their new schools this week.
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Head coaches named for E.C. Glass, Heritage football
Ben Martin and Brad Bradley will be the new head football coaches for E.C. Glass and Heritage high schools, Lynchburg Superintendent Larry Massie announced Tuesday.
Hokies' tradition, coaching staff swayed Clover Hill standout
As Joel Caleb sat in a chair on stage Wednesday morning, ready to make his college announcement, no one else knew which school he was about to select.
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Korren Kirven chooses Alabama
Brookside High School defensive lineman Korren Kirven signed to play football at Alabama. Virginia Tech was also in the running to land the highly-rated recruit.
Korren Kirven picks Alabama over Virginia Tech
Brookville defensive tackle Korren Kirven signed with Alabama at an 8 a.m. press conference this morning at the high school.
Woody showed poise in repeating as The N&A football coach of the year
Throughout his seven-year career as Brookville’s head football coach, Jeff Woody has emphasized to his teams the importance of maintaining composure through adversity. He certainly was an excellent example for the Bees to emulate this past fall, keeping his cool and remaining calm under pressure through the ups and downs, highs and lows of a perfect season.
Wilson was a human highlight reel for Raiders
Appomattox senior Josh Wilson was a reluctant quarterback, but wound up being the next Kenny Scott behind center for the Raiders, and was named The News & Advance all-area football offensive player of the year two years after Scott received the honor.
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Gretna's Miller turned into a ball Hawk for state champions
An offensive workhorse, Gretna senior Tony Miller didn’t start playing defense with a passion until this past season, when he shifted from outside to inside linebacker and anchored a defense that yielded just 9.3 points per game for the Group A, Division 2 state champion Hawks.
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