Edgewood Academy’s Free reaches earns 100th win

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

Edgewood Academy basketball coach Darryl Free reached a career milestone last week.

In a 49-18 win over the Autauga Academy girls basketball team, Free reached his 100th career win as a varsity head coach. Later in the night, he earned his 101st career win in the boy’s 55-32 win over Autauga.

Free has been a varsity head coach for six seasons, with five of those coming at Edgewood Academy. He coached the Edgewood boys from 2017 to 2020, leading the boys to a state championship in 2019, then took over WS Neal High School team for the 20202021 team.

He returned to Edgewood to coach the boys last season, and now he’s coaching both the varsity boys and girls teams.

“It’s special,” Free said of the milestone. “It’s a time that makes me reflect on all of the players I’ve had over the years and the coaches that have helped along the way. While it’s special to me, it’s also a reflection of how good of players and coaches I’ve had. Even though it’s listed as an individual accomplishment, it’s a team accomplishment.”

While the milestone is a nice