King steps down as Waynesburg coach
After spending the past five seasons as the Waynesburg Central High School boys basketball coach, Kirk King has resigned.
King and his four assistants, Ryan Hurd, Ty Negley, Corey Dispenza and Chris Harmon, each decided to walk away because of various reasons.
鈥淔or me, talking to my assistants and pondering where we were at with things, the timing just seemed right for all of us. No one reason that we decided. The timing just seemed right,鈥� King said.
King went 35-72 in five seasons with the Raiders, missing the playoffs in each of the last four years. In King蘑菇视频 first year, Waynesburg went 11-9 but lost in the first round of the postseason. Waynesburg had nine wins in each of the past two seasons while playing in a section that included Ringgold, Belle Vernon and Uniontown.
Waynesburg ended each of the last two seasons with nine wins, including this past year when all five starters were seniors.
Of King蘑菇视频 assistants, former Raiders Hurd and Negley had been with the program for five years. Dispenza had helped for four years and Harmon for the past two seasons.
鈥淢y assistants and I are most proud of the relationships we鈥檝e fostered with our players,鈥� King said. 鈥淢entoring was our main focus, and I don鈥檛 know if you hear that a lot. Coaches always say they are teachers. Well, we wanted to be mentors. I鈥檝e had nothing but unwavering support from my family, the school board, administration, boosters and my assistants. I never had any hesitation about that.鈥�
When the WPIAL releases the new sections for the next two basketball seasons, Waynesburg will bump down from Class 4A to 3A.