Kirtland features high-scoring offense

By John Bassetti

KIRTLAND — Coach Phillip “Tiger” LaVerde has his hands full this week.

No, not with Ursuline, but with his family.

When LaVerde, the Kirtland High football coach, gets home after practice, he’s swamped with the demands of a wife and children ages 1, 2, 4 and 5.

He can’t escape crying babies, sticky fingers and tugs at his pantlegs.

Facing Ursuline might be easier.

The 35-year-old LaVerde is quick to admit that Kirtland hasn’t played as difficult a schedule as Ursuline, but the Hornets’ success under LaVerde isn’t to be underestimated, either.

Read the story in Wednesday’s Vindicator.