Lexington High School is hiring a state championship-winning coach to lead its football program. Saluda’s Stewart Young will ...

Saluda's Stewart Young was introduced as the new Lexington High School football coach on Jan. 29, 2025.

Young spent the last 11 years as the head coach of Saluda who won the 2A state championship in 2019. He now moves to Class 5A and a region filled with heavyweights.

Saluda High School’s Head Football Coach Stewart Young is ready to leave the Tigers. The longtime coach, who spent two decades with Saluda, is leaving for Lexington.

After nearly two decades with the program, Stewart Young left Saluda football Wednesday to take the head coaching job at Lexington.