Central taps new boys basketball coach from MAHS
While coach for Memphis Academy of Health Sciences, Vernard Watkins drew up a play during a victory against Trezevant High School in January 2020.(Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
It will take work, but Vernard Watkins could well be the man to return Central’s boys basketball program to its 1981 and 1982 glory days.
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John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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