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It was quite an eight-day stretch for former Marian Catholic boys basketball coach Mike Taylor .

Taylor, who is also the school’s athletic director, had a heart-to-heart talk before Thanksgiving with girls basketball coach Tom Nichin, who gave up the job after five games, citing health reasons.

A Hall of Fame boys coach, Taylor decided he would take over the girls program.

“Just throwing someone in would be a disservice to the kids and a disservice to a coach,” Taylor said. “I thought right now at this point, I would be best equipped to get them through this period.”

With the 64-year-old Taylor at the helm, the host Spartans opened the East Suburban Catholic Conference season Wednesday night with a 51-12 loss to Carmel in Chicago Height

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