Ned Gonet's Legacy at Ravenscroft | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

Ned Gonet, the legendary 45-year athletic director and former 42-year football coach at Ravenscroft High School, is stepping down — a record-setting tenure that reshaped North Carolina high school athletics. More than just wins and championships, Gonet built champions through discipline and high expectations, mentoring generations of students whose lives he transformed. He turned down offers to coach at Duke and stayed at Ravenscroft, choosing to invest in young people over accolades. His greatest reward? Hearing former athletes decades later thank him for the foundation he gave them — in…