Ruston school on the hunt for new football coach, AD By — sports@rustonleader.com Cedar Creek School is on the hunt for its next head football coach and athletic director. News broke late Monday evening that Matt Middleton would be stepping down as head coach of the Cougars and leaving the school for another position, with the initial report from Gene Ponti. Cindy Hampton, head of school at Cedar Creek, spoke with the Leader Tuesday morning about the change and where the Cougars will go from here.