By Sean C. Bowers
When Coach Jenkins won the first ever back-to-back state championships (1990-1991) in the BEACH district’s long existence in Virginia AAA basketball history, the state, the Beach district’s other coaches and principals were not happy that BAYSIDE High School, a predominantly BLACK school, a BLACK team and especially, a BLACK coach accomplished the feat twice. In short, they ol’ school white-washed history. Let’s set the record straight!
Flatly put, Coach Jenkins has not been inducted because he has never been nominated.
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