Vigor (Alabama) Dismisses State Championship-Winning Head Coach: Report

After just one season back on the sidelines for Vigor High School, John McKenzie won't be retained moving forward.
According to a report by BamaPrepsFB on Friday morning, Vigor has dismissed McKenzie, who led the program to a Class 4A state championship in 2021 when they defeated Oneonta.
McKenzie led the Wolves to a 12-2 season in 2024, guiding Vigor to the Class 5A semifinals, falling to eventual state champion Montgomery Catholic.
BamaPreps has learned that Vigor is firing HC John McKenzie.
— BamaPreps (@BamaPrepsFB) January 17, 2025
McKenzie went 31-8 in 3 seasons at Vigor. He led the Wolves to the 2021 4A State Title game winning over Oneonta 52-14.
He returned to Vigor this previous offseason and led the Wolves back to the playoffs with a… pic.twitter.com/B6bAu3UeWo
This was McKenzie's second stint with the program after serving as the head coach in 2020-2021 before he left to take the same position at Murphy in 2022.
Through three seasons overall as Vigor head coach, McKenzie went 31-8.
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