(CNN) — It was a big night for the football team at Union High School on Virginia’s northwest edge: They were set to play a pivotal game after going undefeated all season.

The Union High School Bears soared to another victory , their 12th since the season began in August, as they advanced to the regional finals, two games away from a potential state championship.

But the coach who had guided them throughout the season wasn’t there to cheer them on. He had disappeared earlier that week — and is now the subject of a missing persons investigation.

Travis Turner, listed as a physical education teacher and the head football coach at Union High School , has been missing since Thursday, according to Virginia State Police. They say the 46-year-old was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, s

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