West Charlotte part ways with head football coach Sam Greiner

Story byWSOCTV. com News StaffSat, December 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM UTC·1 min readSam Greiner will not continue as the head football coach at West Charlotte High School, our partners at the Charlotte Observer are reporting. Greiner just led the Lions to the 8A West regional championship game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGreiner, who also teaches at the school, has been suspended with pay from his teaching duties pending the outcome of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools investigation, sources said. ALSO READ: Charlotte 49ers relieve athletic director Mike Hill of dutiesThe principal of West Charlotte High School informed families via email that the search for a new football coach is underway. The Observer is reporting that Greiner was unable to comment on the situation. Greiner had been the head coach of the West Charlotte Lions since 2020.