Coach resigns

Errick Lowe has resigned as Boynton Beach’s football coach amidst recruting allegations.

Errick Lowe has resigned as Boynton Beach’s football coach amid an investigation related to allegations made by a former assistant.

The Sun Sentinel early Wednesday obtained cellphone video of Lowe announcing his resignation to the team Tuesday.

Neither Lowe nor Boynton Beach Athletic Director Evan Caruso immediately responded to calls.

Korey Banks, who served as Boynton’s defensive coordinator last season, made wide-ranging allegations against Lowe and the football program in February, following his ouster after little more than weeks on the job as new coach at Santaluces. Among the claims in documents provided by Banks was that Lowe and his staff illegally recruited “more than a dozen players” during his short tenure as Boynton’s head coach.

Santaluces let Banks go in January after Boynton Beach filed a complaint with the FHSAA claiming he’d tried to poach Boynton Beach players and bring them to Santaluces.

A Palm Beach County School District official told the Sun Sentinel Lowe and the Boynton football program are under investigation by the state inspector general’s office over questions raised about fundraising for the team.

Lowe spent two seasons as Tigers coach, leading the team to a 10-10 overall record. Boynton Beach is coming off a 6-4 season with an appearance in the Class 6A regional quarterfinals.

Prior to Boynton Beach, Lowe spent nine seasons as Lake Worth’s coach (2004-12). After two seasons as an assistant at Park Vista, he accepted the job at Boynton.

The accusations coming from both sides began shortly after Banks was hired at Santaluces on Dec. 13. Ten days later, Boynton Beach filed a recruiting allegation to the FHSAA, alleging Banks was attempting to lure players to Santaluces while he was still an assistant coach at Boynton Beach. A school official told the Sun Sentinel at the time Banks was targeting 10 to 15 players.

Banks, a former Mississippi State defensive back who later spent 10 seasons in the Canadian Football League, adamantly denied those allegations at the time, saying it was an assault on his character for the school to make those claims.

The FHSAA then sent a formal letter to Santaluces informing the school it had 10 days to respond to the recruiting complaint.

On Jan. 13, just over five weeks after hiring Banks, the school rescinded his coaching offer. Following that decision, the FHSAA elected to not officially investigate the school, with spokesman Kyle Niblett saying, “…as a result of the actions they took, we decided not to pursue it any further.”

Santaluces later hired longtime area assistant Brian Coe as head coach.

Earlier this month, Banks went public with his accusations against Lowe and Boynton Beach, showing text message conversations among the Tigers’ coaching staff that Banks said proved the school was illegally recruiting players.

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