McCoy uses father’s experiences to repeat as defensive player of the year
At 5’8” and 170 pounds, Baylor McCoy, the All-District Co-MVP on defense, recorded 94 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 blocked punt on the season for his Basile Bearcats. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
BASILE - The Ville Platte Gazette Evangeline Parish Defensive MVP, Basile senior linebacker Baylor McCoy, is a coach’s son in every sense of the word.
His dad, Bryan McCoy, coaches the defensive unit for the Bearcats. Whether its making his dad proud, or siphoning his dad’s expertise in his on-field performances, McCoy takes what his dad taught him in life onto the field.
“The fact that he’s my …
