Bengals honor high school coaches

St. Xavier's Steve Specht, whose team won a state title, is the Bengals' high school coach of the year.

Specht was chosen from a field of 11 coaches of the week as the winner of a $2,000 check to be used for the football program.

The 10 other coaches of the week received a $1,000 check for their football programs. The list included three state champions: Dale Mueller of Highlands, Noel Rash of Beechwood and Jeff Giesting of Anderson.