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Longtime Eastern Randolph football coach moving on
The Wildcats will no longer share a conference with any Guilford County teams after next year's realignment, but they've been a thorn in the side of Ragsdale, Southeast and Trinity the last few years. From the Burlington Times-News:
Burton Cates, longtime football coach at Eastern Randolph, is leaving for the coaching position at Lee County.
Cates, who directed Eastern Randolph to the 2006 Class 3-AA state championship in 25 years as head coach, had a 236-81 overall record in 25 years as a head coach.
The Wildcats, who will move down to Class 2-A beginning with the next school year, posted a 3-8 record in Cates' final season. He took teams to title-game appearances in 1994 and 2003.
Cates, a 56-year-old Graham resident, will remain as a physical education teacher until May 1 at Eastern Randolph.
Lee County is a Class 4-A school in Sanford.
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