05-03-2007, 09:10 AM
CANNONSBURG â Phil Prattâs life is woven into the fabric of Boyd County High School basketball.
One of the programâs greatest players went on become a longtime assistant and then head coach of the Lions.
Pratt, 51, said he felt he would know when it was time to step aside. After five years directing the program, Pratt has resigned to spend more time with family.
Pratt said the realization came in January when the team was returning from a trip to Williamson, W.Va.
âIt was a cold, rainy evening,ââ Pratt said. âI called home from about Louisa. My wife (Ellen) is fantastic. Weâve been married 25 years and she didnât say `Did you win, or lose?â The only thing she asked was, `How far away are you?â She was watching our grandson (Josh Stacy), and he was running a fever. Ellenâs back was giving her a lot of trouble. When I got home, I took over. I knew then that it was time.ââ
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One of the programâs greatest players went on become a longtime assistant and then head coach of the Lions.
Pratt, 51, said he felt he would know when it was time to step aside. After five years directing the program, Pratt has resigned to spend more time with family.
Pratt said the realization came in January when the team was returning from a trip to Williamson, W.Va.
âIt was a cold, rainy evening,ââ Pratt said. âI called home from about Louisa. My wife (Ellen) is fantastic. Weâve been married 25 years and she didnât say `Did you win, or lose?â The only thing she asked was, `How far away are you?â She was watching our grandson (Josh Stacy), and he was running a fever. Ellenâs back was giving her a lot of trouble. When I got home, I took over. I knew then that it was time.ââ
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