Coach Johnny Galyon’s Morristown West Trojans hosted the Morristown East Hurricanes for a TSSAA District 2-4A contest at Mike Reed Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Morristown, Tennessee. (Photo by Danny Parker)
BY JESSE SMITHEY
Johnny Galyon has rarely missed a day of work.
With some 250 sick days stored up, Galyon had to take a day off, though, this week.
The wake behind his decision to step down as girls’ basketball coach at Morristown West proved substantial for him. And he just needed a day to process it and maybe shield himself somewhat from the wave of questions that followed.
Galyon tendered his resignation Wednesday at Morristown West after roughly three decades of coaching there.
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