Hamilton native helped bring Tri-Valley to new heights under Buttermore, was eager for new shot as head coach
ZANESVILLE — The Muskingum Valley has lost one of its most beloved coaching figures.
Josh Wright, hired in May to replace Cameron West as Tri-Valley’s new head football coach, died unexpectedly at his home on June 28, West and athletic director Erin Nezbeth confirmed.
“The word I would use is shock,” West, now the school’s high school principal, said. “We are all just in shock.”
West learned of the news just a few hours following Wright’s death while vacationing with his family in Florida. He spent much of his day on the phone with coaches, former players and staff members back in Ohio.
“To be honest I am angry because I am 1,000 miles away and I need to be there for my staff and players,” West said. “Being so far away, I feel helpless for our family.”
Wright taught English at the high school.
Wright was the Scotties’ offensive coordinator in two different stints for two of the most successful teams in Muskingum Valley League history under former coaches Cameron West and Justin Buttermore, his former teammate at Capital and brother-in-law with whom he joined at Tri-Valley in 2004.
Previously, Wright graduated from Hamilton Badin in 1993 and returned there to coach for three years as an assistant from 2001-03 while Buttermore was coaching at Hilliard Davidson and Dover.
With West at quarterback, they helped take a Tri-Valley program that struggled to compete in the Muskingum Valley League to one that dominated…
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