Daniel Ruffin, a Peoria Central High School boy’s basketball head coach is accused of soliciting a child. Police say officers responded to the school yesterday and spoke with the coach and a 16-year-old female student. Officers observed text messages on the teen’s phone that were determined to be inappropriate in nature. Ruffin was arrested for Indecent Solicitation of a Child and taken to the Peoria County Jail. He is a graduate of Peoria High School and is a former basketball star at Bradley University. He was part of the Sweet 16 Bradley team in the NCAA Tournament in the 2005-2006 season. Ruffin is also a member of Bradley’s Hall of Fame.
A Peoria Central district spokesperson announced that Ryan McElmurry has been appointed as the interim head basketball coach for the Lions. McElmurry is a 2011 Galesburg High School graduate and has been an assistant at Peoria Central for the past several seasons. Peoria is currently 17-7 on the season. They are in first place in the Big 12 conference with a 7-1 conference mark.
