Whittington flips culture at SHS, honored as COY

By News Staff on Monday, April 8, 2024
  • Craig Whittington is pictured as he cuts down the net during his team’s run to its first state tournament appearance. (Photo courtesy of Craig Whittington))
    Craig Whittington is pictured as he cuts down the net during his team’s run to its first state tournament appearance. (Photo courtesy of Craig Whittington))
    By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The process to get Sacred Heart to where Evangeline Parish Coach of the Year Craig Whittington wanted them to get to wasn’t necessarily an easy one. It was a 180-degree philosophy shift. It was a reinventing of the wheel from something that had taken a team that began the journey as a 3-27 outfit and turned them into playoff game winners. Still, when Whitting...

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