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Canyon ISD board unanimously approves Matt Levornne as Canyon High head football coach
Summary
At a specially called Dec. 16 meeting, the Canyon ISD board approved the administrative recommendation to hire Matt Levornne as Canyon High School head football coach for the 2025–26 school year; the coach introduced his family and brief remarks followed a unanimous vote.
The Canyon ISD board of directors on Dec. 16 unanimously approved the administrative recommendation to hire Matt Levornne as head football coach at Canyon High School for the 2025–26 school year.
Dr. Daryl Pushi presented the recommendation, saying the district had posted the joint position of Canyon High head coach and board coordinator, held interviews and settled on Levornne, who the district described as a Canyon High graduate with more than 15 years of high-school coaching experience. "His emphasis during the interview was about character, accountability, academic success, and growing young people into quality adults," Pushi said. The presentation listed a reported head-coaching record of 89 wins and 22 losses during 14 seasons at Stratford and said Levornne led the Stratford Elks to the 2021 2A Division II state championship and held leadership roles in the Texas High School Coaches Association.
A board member moved to accept the administrative recommendation; the motion was seconded (recorded as "Motion from Casey. Second from Jenny") and the board voted unanimously to approve the hire. The transcript records the result as "that is unanimous" but does not provide a numerical roll call or tally.
After the vote, Levornne addressed the board and audience, introduced family members and thanked school leaders and the board for the opportunity. "I'm really grateful for the trust that you guys have put in me for this role. I look forward to serving our student athletes as the head football coach at Canyon," he said. Attendees posed for a photo before the chair called the short celebration concluded and adjourned the meeting at 6:23 p.m.
The hiring formalizes the administrative recommendation; the transcript did not include further details about a contract term beyond the 2025–26 school year, compensation, or a numerical vote tally. Those details were not specified in the meeting record.
