Mark Blevins announced on Saturday he is retiring as both a teacher and the boys basketball coach at Bearden High School, just hours after the Bulldogs' 64-59 home loss to Powell in the Region 2-AAA quarterfinals.
"I am ending both my basketball and teaching careers at Bearden," Blevins said in part of the retirement statement he sent to the News Sentinel. "I am closing this chapter of my life. (My wife) B.A. and I are officers in our church and will be looking to take a more active role. We'll see what lies ahead. I want to thank all my great players (most of whom are my best friends), the Bearden community, the student bodies, and the wonderful ever changing faculties we have had through the last two decades for making it a memorable and exciting journey."
The news comes on the heels of a whirlwind two months for Blevins, who coached 22 seasons with Bearden.
