James A. Sexton was a long time assistant to Hall of Fame coach Steve Bradley at Van High School. The Van Bulldog teams qualified for 15 state tournaments between 1981-1999. They won five Class A State Championships and were Class A Runner-Up five other times. This award was created in his honor in 2009. James had a big kind heart and was a great coach who players loved and coaches respected.
The WVBCA would like to recognize the 2025 James A. Sexton Assistant Coach Award Honorees!
Previous Honorees
2009
Danny Godby
Chapmanville High School
2009
Jim Willis
Logan High School
2009
Dave Sneed
Nitro High School
2009
Bruce Davidson
Jefferson High School
2009
Bernard Adkins
Wayne High School
2009
Bob Hutchinson
Winfield High School
2010
Sean Loyd
West Virginia State
2011
Jason Homes
Cabell Midland
2012
Kevin Gertz
Logan High School
2013
Larry Ritter
Liberty Harrison
2015
JR Collins
Cabell Midland
2017
Russ Gaskins
Cabell Midland
2017
Chris Colombo
Bridgeport High school
2024
Robert Massey
George Washington
2015 George Brumfield (HOF), Tracy Brumfield (Cabell Midland), JR Collins, Jason Holmes (2011 James Sexton ACOY)
2017 Tracy Brumfield, Russ Gaskins, Kathy Gaskins, and George Brumfield
2017 Pete Iaquinto, Chris Colombo, Robert Shields