Head Coach

Hometown Hillsville, VA

Education BA in History from Emory & Henry College and Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Virginia Tech University

Occupation Social Studies Teacher, Shakopee High School

Family Wife Stephanie, son Nicholas, and daugther Skyler

Hobbies Spending time with family, camping, fishing, and Discovery/History Channel

Football Experience Played defensive back at Emory & Henry College. Assistant coach for nine season's at Marshall HS (Falls Church, VA), Mt. Vernon HS (Alexandria, VA) and South County HS (Lorton, VA). Head Coach at Mt. Vernon HS for five seasons and the coming season will be the fifth as Head Coach at Shakopee High School

Favorite Quote "When does a boy become a man? When he has to!"

Assistant & JV Defense

Hometown Richfield, MN

Education BA Degree in Secondary Special Education from University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA; Masters Degree in Education from Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

Occupation EBD/Special Education Teacher, Shakopee High School

Family Wife Carrie, daughter Samantha, son Joshua

Hobbies Spending time with family, softball/baseball, camping, canoeing, choir, getting together with friends

Football Experience Played varsity offensive and defensive tackle for Richfield Senior High School, nose tackle and inside linebacker for Southwest Minnesota State University; coached D-Line and Linebackers at St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, IL and the coming season will be the fifth year of coaching with the Shakopee varsity

Favorite Quote "Try your hardest in all you do and success will, eventually, follow."- unknown

Co-Offensive Coordinator

Hometown Shakopee, MN

Education Master's Degree St. Mary's University Winona, Mn; Bachelor's Degree St. John's University Collegeville, MN

Occupation Minnesota State Patrol State Trooper

Family Married; Christine (wife)  3 children (Kenny, Willie, Claire)

Hobbies Hunting and Fishing

Football Experience Playing:  Shakopee HS 1979-81 (Captain)  St. John's University 1982-85 (Captain)     Coaching: 21 years (18 years of high school coaching at Montgomery-Lonsdale HS, Chaska HS, and Shakopee HS, also 4 years of Shakopee Youth Football)

Favorite Quote "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will"  -Vince Lombardi

Assistant Coach

Hometown Montgomery, MN

Education BA degree from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Occupation Sales

Family Wife Laurie, daughters Christina, Katy and Ashley, son Mike and grandchildren William and Aaliyah

Hobbies Golf, biking and spending time with family

Football Experience Played running back at Montgomery High School and WR for the University of Minnesota; coached nine years at Park Center High School, fifth year coaching at Shakopee

Assistant Coach

Co-Offensive Coordinator

Hometown Prior Lake, MN

Education Degrees in Physical Education, Developmental Adapted Physical Education & Coaching from University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse and Masters Degree from Saint Mary's University

Occupation Developmental Adapted Physical Education Teacher at Shakopee Junior and Senior High Schools

Family Wife Jennifer, son Jade and daughter June

Hobbies Hunting, water sports and bicycling

Football Experience Played OL and DL at Prior Lake High School and OL at UW-LaCrosse, former Sophomore coach at Shakopee and entering the fourth year with the Varsity. 

Favorite Quote "It's not teaching if nobody is learning."

Assistant Coach and JV Head Coach

Hometown Schofield, WI

Education Specialist Degree in Administration from St. Thomas, Masters in Education from St. Mary's
Occupation Coordinator of Alternative School, English Teacher

Family Wife Jenny, sons Jaymeson and Jackson

Football Experience Played in college, coached 1 year of varsity at D.C. Eyerest, 3years of varsity at Chaska, and 5 years of 7th Grade at Inver Grove Heights, entering fourth season coaching at Shakopee

Favorite Quote "In a matter of style, swim with the current; in a matter of principle, stand like a rock."

Head Coach

Hometown Green Bay, WI

Education B.A. Minnesota State- Mankato, M.A. St. Mary's University- Minnesota

Occupation 9th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Hobbies Golf, Basketball

Football Experience 11 years at Shakopee from 7th grade to Varsity assistant

Favorite Quote "What you do speaks so loudly; I can't hear a word you're saying"

Assistant Coach

Hometown Eden Prairie, MN

Education Finishing degree in Special Education through Normandale & St. Cloud State

Occupation Paraprofessional at Shakopee Middle & small business owner

Family Wife Ashley and cat named Lola

Hobbies Enjoy weight lifting and listening to music, not country; sorry folks. Love to play basketball with friends. Like to read books, watch some TV, and eat some great foods. Enjoy spending time with my lovely wife and my family.

Football Experience Two year starter at RB & DB for Eden Prairie HS and won State Title in 2002. Starter at Rochester Community College before being injured and going back to EPHS to coach RB’s in 2005. Helped EPHS win section and state title and this will be first season coaching at Shakopee HS.

Favorite Quote try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value

Assistant Coach

Hometown: Weston, WI

Education: BA Degree in Elementary Education from Gustavus Adolphus College, 2009.

Head Coach

Hometown Shakopee, MN

Education Shakopee High School Class of '84; B.S. English/Language Arts and Coaching from Southwest Minnesota State in '89; Master of Arts Degree in Education from St. Mary's University in 1996

Occupation Eighth-grade English Teacher, Shakopee Junior High School, Freshman Football Coach and Varsity Baseball Coach

Family Wife Brenda, Sons Dominick, Joe (Jack), and Vinny (Trivia question, Name the three brothers with the same three first names that played Major League baseball...), and Daughter Kasey

Hobbies Family time, coaching my kids in their sports, family vacations, fishing, reading, camping

Football Experience Played QB, LB, kicker, and punter at Shakopee High School and played OLB and SS for two years at Southwest Minnesota State University; Began coaching with Shakopee in 1989 and since then has coached sophomores, varsity special teams, varsity defense, and freshman football; also coached for six years at Chaska High School with their sophomore and freshman teams

Favorite Quote "If you think you can or think you can't, you're right!"

Assistant Coach

Hometown Chaska, MN

Education Bachelor's Degree from St. Cloud State University, Masters Degree from St. Mary's University

Occupation Third Grade Teacher, Shakopee

Family Wife Sandy and Sons Gavin and Bennett

Hobbies Playing and watching sports, building things around the house

Football Experience Played for Chaska High School, the coming season will be the tenth year coaching for Shakopee

Assistant Coach

Hometown Belle Plaine, MN

Education Belle Plaine High School Class of '93; B.A. in Secondary Education – Social Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College Class of ‘97

Occupation E/BD Paraprofessional, Shakopee Junior High School, Freshman Football Coach

Family Wife Colleen

Hobbies Family time & vacations, reading, movies, learning to play guitar

Football Experience Played C, NT, and MLB for Belle Plaine High School (three-year starter and four-year letter-winner); Began coaching with Belle Plaine in 1998 and since then has coached junior high, freshman, junior varsity, and varsity football in Belle Plaine, Jordan, and Mayer Lutheran HS

Favorite Quote “Aut Viam Inveniam Aut Faciam”  ("I'll Either Find a Way or Make One") - Hannibal

Freshmen Assistant Coach

Hometown  Shakopee

Education  Shakopee High School Class of ’05; B.A. Social Science, History , and Education from Saint John’s University

Occupation   7^th and 8^th Grade Teacher at SACS

Football Experience   Played all through high school.  Played two years in college.  Coached for two years at Edina High School 

Favorite Quote   “Do or do no, there is no try”  -Yoda