(Union Mills, IN) - A former high school basketball coach in La Porte County is returning to the sidelines.

Ben Anderson is the new girl's varsity basketball coach at South Central High School. Currently, Anderson is the high school principal.

He was an assistant coach for the boy's varsity team at La Porte High School when the Slicers won the sectional title in 2014.

The South Central Satellite girls nearly made the state finals two years ago.  Anderson takes over for Wes Bucher, who stepped down in February.