’Coach Lan’ holds court
Fred Jeter | 2/17/2022, 6 p.m.
Coach George Lancaster has been honored again at his old stomping grounds, Highland Springs High School in Henrico County.
“Coach Lan,” as he was known to decades of Springers, won State Group AAA championships in 2003 and 2007 while gaining more than 700 basketball victories in 37 seasons.
Coach Lancaster also coached at Huguenot High School in Richmond for four years prior to taking the job at Highland Springs.
He retired from Highland Springs in 2015.
Last Friday, the basketball floor in the new Highland Springs High School’s gymnasium was dedicated in his honor — the George B. Lancaster Jr. Court. Many of his former players from both Highland Springs High and Huguenot High were present for the ceremony.
This isn’t the first time Coach Lancaster has been honored by the Springers. In 2016, the court at the former Highland Springs High building, where Coach Lancaster coached, was named in his honor. A new Highland Springs High building opened this school year.
Since leaving Highland Springs, Coach Lancaster has returned to his roots in Mecklenburg County, where he coaches the Bluestone High School Barons boys varsity and junior varsity squads. He coached the Barons’ girls team prior to this season.
