Princeton High School has made a huge splash in the prep football pool by hiring Andre Parker of Winton Woods as their next football coach pending board approval.

Parker has been the highly-successful head coach at Winton Woods since the 2010 season when then-coach Troy Everhart resigned and took a job at the University of Cincinnati. The Warriors were the 2009 Division II state champions with Parker as defensive coordinator.

Wednesday, he had to tell one team goodbye while introducing himself to the Vikings and speaking with the current staff. 

Counting this season, Parker led Winton Woods to six postseason appearances including two state semifinals and a Division II runner-up finish in 2017. His overall record as head coach was 77-30. Among the Warriors he coached are Dominique Brown (Louisville, NFL), Mike Edwards (Kentucky, just won Super Bowl with Tampa Bay), George Brown (Miami Hurricanes), Jerron Cage (Ohio State), Chris Oats (Kentucky), David Long (West Virginia), Noah Listerman (Michigan State), Miyan Williams (Ohio State), Anthony "Tank" Booker (Maryland) and Andrew "Bam" Booker (Maryland grey shirt commit). 

Parker takes over for Princeton alum Mike Daniels, the former Cincinnati Bearcat who recently took a job with Army football. In four seasons at Princeton, the Vikings were 19-20 with postseason appearances the last two seasons. The Vikings had to forfeit four games in 2018 due to OHSAA violations. 

The 2019 squad featured three top-five Ohio recruits with offensive lineman Paris Johhnson Jr. and defensive lineman Darrion Henry-Young going to Ohio State and linebacker Jaheim Thomas to Cincinnati. 

Last year's 6-2 team also included some blue chips as Parker will be inheriting quarterback Mekhi Lynn and receiver Rodney Harris II. Lynn and Harris are both listed among the top Ohio recruits by 247sports.com. 

In eight games, the 6-foot-3 Lynn led the Greater Miami Conference in passing with 1,429 yards for 17 touchdowns, while running for 358 and six scores. The 6-foot-3 Harris had 24 catches with four touchdowns. Both have been offered by the University of Cincinnati among others. 

Princeton and Parker are slated to open the season Aug. 19 against Anderson, according to Princeton AD Joe Roberts. 

Click here for the original article.