The James A. Sexton Memorial Assistant Coach Award

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

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