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The grass, they say, is always greener on the other side.

In the case of C.J. Woods, that is even true of the Arizona desert.

Woods, the youthful and personable La Conner High School boys’ head basketball coach and athletics director, has stepped down to assume a similar dual position at Chinle High School, which boasts top-flight sports facilities. The Apache County, Arizona school is the subject of an acclaimed Netflix documentary.

“It’s a really bittersweet feeling,” Woods, 28, who last winter led the underdog Braves to a Northwest 2B Bi-District title and state regional berth, told the Wee...