"Spalding Football Coach Confesses to Strangling Girlfriend to Death, Community in Disbelief"
Former players and staff at Spalding High School are in shock after the head varsity football coach, Carl Kearney, Jr., confessed to strangling his girlfriend to death during an argument in Maryland. Kearney, who had been credited with leading the team to a successful season, has a history of domestic violence allegations, including a 2015 arrest for battery and obstruction. He remains employed as the head coach but is currently behind bars and scheduled to face a judge. The victim, Patrina Best, is being remembered as a kind and thoughtful woman who attended Georgia Southern University.
