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Wekiva fires football coach following playoff altercation; joining vacancies at Lyman, Tohopekaliga

Rich Bedesem is out as head coach at Wekiva, just four days after the Florida High School Athletic Association punished the Mustangs’ football program for its role in a post-game altercation.

Bedesem confirmed by text message on Monday afternoon that he was let go by the school but said he was unable to comment at that time.

On Thursday, the FHSAA placed Wekiva’s football program on administrative probation through the end of June 2022 and levied a $500 fine to the school for unsportsmanlike conduct. The association also barred the team from playing in a spring game in 2021 and suspended 10 players from interscholastic activities for initiating a physical altercation with opposing players following a region playoff loss at home Nov.