AUGUSTA — Cony High School girls basketball coach Paul Vachon, who was named Cony's athletic director earlier this week, has announced his resignation from coaching.

Vachon coached the Cony girls for 23 years at Cony, finishing his career with a 433-37 record. He won seven state championships and 11 Eastern Maine Class A titles.

“I really don’t think I could justify doing the AD’s job and coaching at the same time,” Vachon said. “Coaching girls basketball at Cony High School is a very difficult job. You’re a coach, you’re a teacher, a guidance counselor, a motivational speaker, a parent’s consultant and sometimes you’re even a parent.”

The seven Class A girls titles won by Vachon’s teams are the most of any coach in the state. Over that time, his teams have won 92 percent of their games. They’ve generally done it with an uptempo offense built around an aggressive, pressing defense and 3-point shooting.