STM Coach to be inducted into 2016 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

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STM Football Head Coach Jim Hightower will be inducted into  the 2016 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Hightower, along with former pitcher Ben Sheets, P.J. Brown, Anthony Thomas, and Tulane Baseball Coach Rick Jones.

Hightower is the second-winningest high school football in state history with 379 wins in his 41st season as a head coach, starting out at Catholic Point-Coupee. He has been with the St. Thomas More Cougars for 30 years and has led the Cougars to 27 straight playoff appearances and winning 13 district championships in the process.

-Clint Domingue