Tyler Leighton has been named the new Head Boys Basketball Coach at Concord High School pending school board approval on May 5. Leighton takes over after two seasons at Jimtown, where he led his team to sectional and regional championships for the first time in 21 years. “I’m humbled by the amount of support shown to me by the Concord administrative team. And, I’m very excited for the opportunity to coach at Concord in the NLC and in the Elkhart Sectional.” Prior to taking over at Jimtown, Leighton was an assistant under Hall of Fame Coach Al Rhodes at Penn High School. At Penn, Leighton helped coach the Kingsmen to Elkhart Sectional and NIC Conference championships in 2022 and 2023. Leighton takes over a Minutemen program that went 13-10 in 2024-2025 under Coach Derrick DeShone who was promoted to an administrative position within the district. When asked about his time coaching at Jimtown, Leighton said “I’ve loved working at Jimtown and leading my alma mater. I’m very proud of how we’ve rebuilt the program.” “We are excited to have Tyler join our staff,” said Dave Preheim, Concord High School Athletic Director. “Our committee was impressed with his varied experiences, but more importantly his history of building relationships and serving as a positive role model for the student-athletes in his program. We look forward to him continuing to build upon the history and traditions of Concord Basketball and can’t wait for him to get started!”