He won district championships. He won playoff games. He won state championships, and now he will take that winning attitude to a high school in Alabama.
Rick Darlington, the head football coach at Apopka High School, is expected to be named the new head coach at Enterprise High School in Alabama, according to multiple reports.
Darlington was a three-time state champion with a 167-47 record in 17 seasons for the Blue Darters, including a 31-13 record in the playoffs. He has a career head coaching record of 214-73.
The Blue Darters finished 8-4 this season and reached the Class 8A region semifinals for the second straight year. Apopka qualified for the playoffs every season under Darlington.
Enterprise has a 644-320-34 all-time record with state championship wins in 1979 and 1982, according to MaxPreps. However, they finished 4-16 the past two seasons.
Darlington’s unique single-wing offense, which many times doesn’t even feature a quarterback, has been nearly unstoppable in the past 17 seasons. It set numerous high school records in Florida. The 2013 Blue Darters set the state record, averaging 50.1 points per game and also broke the state record for team rushing yards with 6,000 yards.
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