Story By SHANNON J. ALLEN

Luke Pruitt is the new head football coach at Boaz High School.

The Boaz City Board of Education approved Pruitt’s hiring during a Thursday morning meeting at the school system’s central office. He succeeds Jeremy Sullivan, who left to take over the Jacksonville High School program.

Pruitt, 41, is a 2002 graduate of Plainview High School. He comes to Boaz following a successful seven-year stint at Pisgah. The last four seasons, his Eagle teams won 41 games, including eight state playoff victories, while being ranked in the ASWA rankings for 36 consecutive weeks.

Pruitt guided the Eagles to the semifinals of the Class 2A state playoffs in 2022 and 2023. His 2024 squad won the Region 7 championship and lost in the state quarterfinals.

He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Jacksonville State in 2006. He spent one year as an assistant at Hoover, helping the Bucs reach the state championship game.

Following his time at Hoover, he served seven years as the offensive coordinator at Plainview for his father, Dale. The Bears reached the postseason six times, winning the region championship in 2014.

Luke followed his father to Albertville in 2015. He served three years as the Aggies’ defensive coordinator, helping them reach the state playoffs in 2015 and 2016.

Luke is married to Laura Glover Pruitt. They have four children — sons John Cooper (sixth grade), Hudson (fifth grade) and Spencer (first grade) and daughter Charlsie (kindergarten).

Read more about Pruitt’s hiring at Boaz in the Saturday, April 12, print edition of The Reporter.