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WILSON, N.C. (WITN) – Fike is promoting Marcus Johnson to Interim Football Coach and bringing Toni Varacchi back to be Interim Athletic Director, Wilson Schools confirmed to WITN Thursday.
Replacing Rocky Lewis in both roles after two years with Fike, The Wilson Times reported Lewis was suspended on June 2nd, and that he is still part of the school faculty as a physical education teacher.
Going 9-13 with Fike, Lewis previously coached South Brunswick since 2016.
With Johnson now at the helm, the Golden Demons bring back a quarterback alum of the program who graduated in 2006. He’s been the Fike Girls’ Basketball Coach since 2020.
For Varacchi, she returns after coaching 24 years of soccer there and is a member of the Fike Hall of Fame.
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