After wrapping up a stunning second season on Dec. 7, Dragon football head coach Riley Dodge received another honor on Dec. 9: The Landry Award’s Coach Of The Year. This award, selected by the Greater Dallas Fort Worth FCA leadership and The Landry Award voting panel, is “one that encourages leadership, selflessness, maturity, respect and kindness,” according to its website.
Dodge was one of five finalists to be up for the award. The others include Cedar Hill High School coach Carlos Lynn, Lewisville High School coach Michael Odle, Frisco Wakeland High School coach Marty Secord and Arlington Martin High School coach Bob Wager.
While a Carroll coach has not won this honor for more than five years, Dragon alum and former running back TJ McDaniel received The Landry Award for 2018. This year's student award winner was Rockwall High School wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. You can watch both receive their awards when the ceremony is broadcast on CBS 11 on Friday, Dec. 27 at 6:30 p.m.