But before he made up his mind, he was told last week that his contract wasn't being renewed. Tom Roberts , who has coached Franklin County football for the last 15 years and averaged six wins a season, was told the same thing. Ditto for girls' basketball coach Ross Barker , whose Lady Flyers averaged 17 wins the last eight years. Moore and Roberts were semi-retired and had been splitting a physical education position at the high school, teaching just enough to qualify as coaches. The administration told them it wanted one person in that slot, and they could reapply for their coaching jobs.
Barker teaches at a middle school.
Unlike Moore, Roberts hadn't been thinking about giving up coaching. Roberts and Moore are lifelong friends. I put a lot of my life into this school. We averaged 20 wins a season for 21 years, and I thought we were always competitive and did things the right way. It will be a big surprise if Bishop Brossart's Katie Schwegmann , who committed to Miami of Ohio this week, isn't Miss Basketball.