Reimer gets 400th win at Purcell

By Ryan Aber
raber@opubco.com

Purcell boys coach Lee Reimer picked up his 400th win at the school in last Thursday’s 55-52 win at Blanchard.

It didn’t take Reimer long to add onto his wins total as Purcell beat Marlow the next night.

Reimer took over at Purcell for the 1984-85 season, coaching the Dragons to the 1994 Class 3A state championship.

Prior to that, Reimer coached for three seasons at Medford, winning the 1984 Class A title.

Purcell is scheduled to play at Lexington Tuesday night.

Reimer is the second-winningest coach in Purcell boys basketball history. Boney Matthews went 922-245 over a 40-year career, mostly at Purcell, winning three state titles. While not all of Matthews wins came at Purcell, combined, the two coaches have won more than 1,000 games with the Dragons.