Cortney Braswell is the head coach of Central High School. The way Cortney Braswell sees it, it’s a homecoming of sorts. The 28-year-old Braswell has coached at seven area high school football programs, including Central as the defensive coordinator in 2014, when he was voted district assistant coach of the year.
On Friday Braswell returned to the Harrison school, where he was named the new head football coach.
“I can’t even tell you in words how excited I am,” Braswell said. “I’ve always wanted to be a head coach and I feel like every program, every other coach I’ve worked with through the years has helped prepare me for this.
“I’m so grateful that I get to coach in my hometown and it’s a privilege to be at Central, where I know the kids and what it will take for us to have a winning program.”
Braswell was a two-time all-state player and 2004 Mr. Football finalist at Baylor, and he was a member of the Times Free Press’s Dynamite Dozen. By the end of his Red Raiders career he held the school record for single-game rushing yards and was the program’s career rushing and scoring leader as well. He went on to play at Liberty University.