KHSAA website lists him as coach "Richard" Butcher. Does he go by that...or Dick?

 

On another note...from the 25th District...how times have changed. Central was 13-16 this year and Shawnee 1-25.

 

'Twas a time when putting both Shawnee and Central in the same region seemed almost criminal...let alone the same district. Madisonville played them home-and-home in the 1970's--what a treat to broadcast. Don Parson's team would usually give them a battle...and come up on the short end of the stick. But what a treat.

He goes by Richard. Coach Butcher likely was the best educated high school basketball coach in Kentucky (or perhaps anywhere), with an undergraduate degree from Harvard and an MBA from Georgetown University. This was his last year at St. Francis, as he is returning to his native San Diego.

 

Things indeed have changed in the 25th. The open enrollment policy of the Jefferson County Public Schools has benefitted some schools but definitely hurt others. Shawnee, which won the first state tournament I ever attended (1973) has been down for a few years. The third public school in the district, Manual, was 7-19 in the regular season this year and ended up winning the district.