A fixture at Stockbridge will now lead the high school’s football program.
Longtime coach and administrator Thomas Clark, who has held several roles in his dozen years with the Tigers, is excited about his latest role as head football coach, fulfilling a career goal. He has been Stockbridge’s athletic director the past two years.
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