After several seasons lead­ing his home town Wolfe City, Stephen Blassingame is facing a new challenge, turning around the Farmersville boys basket­ball team as its new head coach.

Despite the new obstacles, Blassingame said he appreci­ates the new opportunity to coach at FHS.

“I’m excited as I’ve been for a long time,” said the coach. “I love Wolfe City. I was from there, loved coaching there and left a really good team. But when you’re somewhere for that long, you start to get compla­cent. Coming somewhere new, getting to start freshman, I feel rejuvenated. I’m excited about being here, and I’m excited about these kids.”

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By Jackson King • [email protected]