Entering into spring practice Mike Henderson, head Football Coach at tiny Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Academy has a lot to reflect on. Just seven short seasons ago he took over the High School\'s 0-10 program and capped off last season with consecutive C.A.A. State Championships. a remarkable achievement. An amazing achievement considering the severely limited physical and personnel assets he was given to work with. Mike Henderson was hired as the Head Football Coach at Huguenot Academy in rural Powhatan county Virginia in 1997. Two years out of the University of Richmond where he played running back, “you really need to call me a blocking back, I hardly ever carried the ball.” He was working with a friend in the landscaping business, coaching part time as an assistant high school coach and attending classes to get his teaching certificate when Huguenot hired him. With his limited
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