Wright, son of Central coach, leads blowout win in debut
Law Wright could feel the butterflies and the nervousness that comes with making making a varsity debut.
The Warriors were on the road, playing a school in a higher classification, and making their first appearance in a game since 2019.
And the 6-foot-1, 175-pound junior quarterback was playing for his dad, Central coach Major Wright.
“When he’s on the football field, it’s Coach Wright and he’s on my tail,” Law Wright said. “But when we get home, he’s just dad and I love it that way.”
Once the game kicked off, none of the emotions showed. It was just a cool, calm, collected performance that led the Warriors to a 49-7 blowout victory over Cordova on Friday night.
“I was very pleased with the way he played,” Major Wright said. “We had some drops, but there were very few throws that he missed and a good number of them were not primary targets. So I thought he had a lot of poise back there
checking to the next guy which is rare.”
Law is the oldest of Major Wright’s three sons. He was named after his late grandfather Lawrence “Larry” Wright,
who coached high school sports for more than 40 years with stops including Northside, White Station, East and Hamilton. Larry Wright died in May at age 89.
The first touchdown of Law’s high school career came on a 14-yard pass to Yale commitment Quincy Briggs. It was one of four touchdowns for Briggs.
“He’s not scared to throw the ball, regardless of if he gets hit or not, he’s going to put it there.” Briggs said. “Like, every pass hit my hands. Every pass. He’s going to throw for a lot of yards, especially with me and (receiver) Dohnovon (Hunt). I know Coach Wright is happy. He doesn’t show it, but I know he is. I would be happy if that was my son. I want to know what goes on behind closed doors. I might sneak in there one day and see what he says.”
All three of Major Wright’s sons play quarterback.
His middle son, Hays Wright, is a freshman quarterback who got in for a few snaps at the end of the game. His youngest son is a sixth-grader at Bellevue Middle.
“I’m very competitive with both of them,” Law Wright said of his younger brothers. “We’re very competitive about who can be the best quarterback out there.”