EVAN REN: Lucas embracing the challenge of moving up to 4A

SWEETWATER — The biggest coaching change in the Big Country over the offseason is unlikely to fade away quietly. 

When long-time Hamlin coach Russell Lucas resigned in March to take the open job at Sweetwater, jumping two classifications (four divisions) from Class 2A DII to 4A DII, the heightened interest was automatically set into motion.

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