Home delivery and Digital Access customers of The Eagle-Tribune get deals for restaurants, hotels, attractions and other businesses, locally and across the country. Grogan will be its new football coach, while Brent Hidalgo will take over the baseball program. It was different than anything I had ever experienced.. . He was with the legendary Bob Stem in 1988 when Bethlehem Catholic was one of the first state champs crowned. Central Catholic officially named Lehmeier as its new head coach Tuesday morning. His record 204-79 has been unmatched the last two decades. The 2004 team will always hold a special place in my heart, recalled Adamopoulos. "That was the best coaching job in the state," Smith said. Its my job to uphold that tradition.. The school announced via its Facebook page that C.L. "It wasn't just the winning and Super Bowl years, though they are all memorable," said Adamopoulos. The two powerhouse programs avoided semifinal upsets to keep their streaks alive. I fell in love with the tradition that was here and camaraderie in the school. First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The former Scorpion head coach resigned in January 2022 and will. The former Scorpion head coach resigned in January 2022 and will now join newly hired head coach Nate Hooks at MCC. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a high school player, Lehmeier was a dual-thread quarterback for North Hills coach Jack McCurry. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Eagle Tribune Carrier Route Opportunities, Parenting before politics for Valerie Sununu, Mayor joined by councilors, other city workers , Resilience personified! WEST LAFAYETTE If Kevin O'Shea got the job he wanted, maybe one of the most dominant runs in the history of Indiana high school football doesn't happen. Central Catholic head coach Terry Totten watches his team before a game against NA on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at North Allegheny High School. Hes a member of St. Kilian Catholic Church in Cranberry, the school noted in its release announcing his hire. The longtime football coach is the new man in charge at Allentown Central Catholic.The Vikings athletic department announced Melosky's hiring and the resignation of Tim McGorry simultaneously on . Chris Harlan is a Tribune-Review Staff Writer. Justin Cessante, who captained CC to back-to-back state championships in 1997-98, was introduced Wednesday at its Novi campus as the Shamrocks' next head coach before a gathering of players,. The Rams won conference championships in 2006,08,09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19 & 2021. Low 23F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. We all respected him and we all played for him.". Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs. You have permission to edit this article. The students do service for the city. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. Among the best of the best part of Adamopoulos time at Central was the fact all four of his children Cate (Olinski), Zach, Molly and Brian graduated from Central. He said there were too many individual memories over the years, including his 14 years as an assistant, to single out a few. "And having great players is a key component.". I had business degree and it was tough finding a job, recalled Adamopoulos. "What the heck else are you supposed to do?". Despite starting that season off 1-2, Central didnt lose another game, including the schools first ever Super Bowl championship. In than span the Raiders have compiled a record of 107-28. The Raiders fell to St. John's Prep, 21-0. Adamopoulos could go through so many of his former and current coaches, many of whom are still among his best friends, through so many wins, losses and, most of all, laughs. Hiring Coach Kimmey is another step in doing so!, 2023 Maverick Multimedia, Inc. 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North Catholic had averaged 44 points per game this season. No. Mr. Eric Boucher '04, eboucher@centralcatholic.net. Central Catholic head coach Terry Totten fist bumps Eddie Tillman after practice on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Oakland. Lehmeier proved himself as a successful play-caller as an offensive coordinator, but said his focus as a head coach will be wider in scope. He began as a quarterbacks coach and worked primarily with the sophomore and junior varsity teams before being elevated to the varsity staff. He said there will probably be two more family weddings the next year or two. He never has been.. Over the past two days, Ive talked to a lot of people who hold this school and this football program in the most high regard, Lehmeier said. Over his 26 seasons as head coach, Central won 13 MVC titles, went to five Super Bowls, and won three of them. Feb 23, 2023. "I thought I knew a lot being the head coach of a program and I go back and work with him and he has taught me so much more," Brown said. "Everywhere he went, he got better," Smith said. Monitor contact with student . The then-new head of buildings and grounds was at the field that day, watching from afar. He has served as an assistant coach for the past two seasons where he worked with the pitchers and catchers. Ive been so fortunate to play under Jack McCurry, and then play for the winningest coach in the PSAC in George Mihalik.. She attended Loyola University in New Orleans where she was a four-year starter for the volleyball team. Coach Pyne has been at the helm of Central Catholic since 2003 and has compiled a 173-52 (.782) record overall. If first impressions are as important as people say, Adamopoulos legacy was off and running during his first year as head coach in 1997. Sexton is no stranger to the Central program. Blanchard served as assistant softball coach this past season. Our three teams with the youngest players (Atom, Mosquito and Peewee) play in the Montreal Regional Football League (MRFL) while our two teams with the oldest players (Bantam and Midget) compete in the Quebec Bantam Football League (QBFL) and the Quebec Midget Football League (QMFL). Lowell resident John Sexton has been named the head varsity football at Central Catholic High School. Like the gig at Pentucket, he went back to school at night nearby Salem State to get his teachers certificate. "He's very outgoing, very friendly . Central Catholic High School announced three new hires Monday as it will enter the 2021-22 school year with new football, baseball and softball coaches. I am thankful that the administration has given me this opportunity. Montreal, Quebec H4T 1N8, Address: 908 New Hampshire Avenue #100, Washington, DC 20037, United States, Home service for people with reduced mobility. 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I love the school and I love where we are in the city. It was the teams second title in a row and fourth in six years under Totten (2020, 19, 16 and 15), joining trophies his teams won in 2013 and 2007. Lyn Bordenet, who taught at McCutcheon with O'Shea's brother Tim and is the sister-in-law of Central Catholic athletic director Tim Bordenet, sat next to O'Shea at an Attica versus Central Catholic basketball game. Coaching Honors: 2002 Portland Interscholastic League Coach of the Year, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 Mt. "I went down and saw what they did and (O'Shea) came and saw me. They were a team we had circled every year.. Ernie (DiFiore) has been with me from the beginning. Central Catholic football coach Chuck Adamopoulos salutes the troops after his 200th career win. Not to be out done, the Birch brothers connected on three touchdowns passes with Brett scoring on receptions of 25, 14 and 11 yards. During his most recent run at Central Catholic, Minton compiled a 44-30 mark, with one semifinal appearance and two quarterfinal appearances. RT @CoachLehmeier: About to FINISH the Week! Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 9:01 AM. Central now has a void. Following the resignation of Tim McGorry a week ago, Rob Melosky was waiting in the wings. And he makes it a point to go see them play in college and you can see how proud he is of them while he watches. But I remember that banquet and being so proud. Allentown Central Catholic football Tim McGorry is resigning after four seasons and three District 11 titles. Sexton, a 1997 Central graduate, is taking over for Chuck Adamopoulos, who retired in November after 26 seasons and more than 200 wins at the Lawrence school, most of them highly successful ones. But I loved that group.". Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.. Mostly cloudy. I was jogging down at the Pentucket track, unemployed, and Steve Hayden, who had just gotten the job as head coach, came by and basically asked if I wanted to coach. Play sudoku, the daily jigsaw, word search and more. I realized that those are hours and hours I can spend with my family and my grandchildren, Savannah and Camden [Olinski].. Only three football coaches have won more WPIAL titles than Central Catholics Terry Totten, but he hasnt spent any time contemplating his place in league history. "The year we finished 3-7 ended up being one of my favorite teams. "He just wants this program to be the best that it can be. O'Shea was fired at his alma mater McCutcheon, which he quarterbacked to its only state finals appearance in 1982. "I talked to Red Faught, the coach at Franklin, and Kevin leads the nation in passing. Its about the kids. Lehmeier takes over a Central Catholic team that was WPIAL 6A runner-up last season with a junior-heavy roster. Game Stats Season Stats Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:48am 49-17 (L) Central Catholic vs. West Linn Home Former Satellite Scorpions Coach Ted Kimmey Joins Melbourne Central Catholic Football Staff. You need to go through and make sure you are putting them at the forefront of everything you are trying to do.". Every place he went, he got better.". Schedule/League: Central Catholic plays in the Mt. A lineman in high school, he played rugby at URI, before joining the Pentucket staff for two seasons upon graduating. Golf. Bridenbaugh celebrated seven titles at New Castle. If Javascript is disabled browser, to place orders please visit the page where our photos are available to purchase. Low 23F. I had a blend of so many great coaches that I worked with at Central, said Adamopoulos. When he finally had one, he said I told you if I had an opening on my staff I would think of you for it but, one, the pay stinks; and two, I think you being able to coach with your dad is the coolest thing in the world. "I think I caught them off guard more than anything.". Central Catholic coach Chuck Adamopoulos yells to his team during the Division 1 North final as assistant Mike Leal looks on. Now I get to teach and work with him and not many people get to do that with their dad.. ALLENTOWN, Pa. - After four years at the helm for Allentown Central Catholic football, head coach Tim McGorry is . We had only one lineman over 200 pounds and he weighed 208. All of the players that came through. Coach A born to coach at Central: After 39 years, Adamopoulos steps down. Overall, Sexton has coached at Central for the past 22 years. Behind the scenes, O'Shea was teaching the game to not only CC football players, but also a new generation of up-and-coming coaches. Adamopoulos built Central into a Merrimack Valley Conference and state power. I have some great kids, some kids that want to work, some kids that want to get better, so its going to be an exciting transition for myself and the kids, Grogan said. Elizabeth Forward is headed to the WPIAL finals for the first time in school history. Id like to think Im always part of the program, too.. I look back at the last 10 years (as the head coach) and am thankful for the experiences we have had. Varsity games usually take place on Fridays with a few exceptions, and Junior Varsity, Junior Varsity II, and Freshman games are usually played on Thursdays. He put us in position to do a lot of fun things offensively. January 16, 2023 Space Coast Daily News Brevard Countys Best Newspaper. Barron Miles. Hood Conference Coach of the Year 6 times, Oregonian State Coach of the Year twice and OACA Coach of the year four times. Perry Traditional Academy. Full Bio. Kendra was on the first Lehigh Valley coaching staff to win a state football team. O'Shea went 114-10 over the next nine seasons with the Knights before moving to Indianapolis and taking on the challenge of turning around a moribund North Central program. Central repeated again in 1998, this time going 10-1, and the Adamopoulos Dynasty had begun. 28-7 (W) Central Catholic @ Mt. The group of six-time winners includes Chuck Klausing, Tom Nola, George Novak, Art Walker Sr. and Mike Zmijanac. He spent a year-and-a-half majoring in accounting. "I was with him fresh out of college," said Mark Brown, an assistant at CC under O'Shea for six seasons. Lowell resident John Sexton has been named the head varsity football at Central Catholic High School. And I wasnt even a Catholic, he added. Central Catholic has been home in more ways than one. After two years, Adamopoulos heard about a teaching job (business) at Central Catholic. The junior made three game-winning kicks in the past week including a go-ahead extra point with 4.7 seconds left in Friday nights 20-19 victory over Gateway in a WPIAL Class 5A semifinal. There were only three returning starters back, said Adamopoulos. It has been great to us. This is the first head coaching job for Lehmeier, 34, who has three WPIAL and two state titles on his resume as an assistant. Players and parents want to be a part of a program that gets players scholarship offer as weve already done with Pittsburgh, Penn State, and Texas A&M, and that gets championships. Eleven times in the past eight years, Lehmeier coached a team on the opposite sideline from Central Catholic, so he can appreciate the success of the Vikings' program. I hired him. In addition to a stint in the Arena Football League, he worked as an assistant at Patterson High as well as Natchitoches Central High School. Sanders served in the position for three years before stepping down following this season to return to her home state of California. Athletics. Theyll meet in the WPIAL Class 4A championship Nov. 14. Cherpak could add a ninth next weekend when Thomas Jefferson faces Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class 4A final. Thomas told his players Tuesday he has resigned as head football coach at Greensburg Central Catholic after two seasons. A few flurries or snow showers possible. All of the coaches, many who are still my best friends, that I worked with. Pine-Richlands Phil Jurkovec had nearly 4,000 in 2017. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Its too much, said Adamopoulous. He is the only offensive coordinator I've ever had. Indiana Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. This past years squad was upset in the regional round of the playoffs 2-1 in a best-of-three series against Central Private. Kimmey coached the Scorps for five seasons, posting a 36-16 record and culminating with reaching the regional finals in his last season as head coach. He leaves as not only one of the schools greatest coaches, but deserves mention among the many Merrimack Valley greats, including Andover Highs Dick Collins and Methuens Larry Klimas. A few flurries or snow showers possible. In his time at Central Catholic, Coach Pyne has been fortunate enough to have coached eleven All-Americans: Kevin Frahm '07 (Offense / Defense Game), Myles Wade 07' (U.S. Army Game), Brennan Scarlett '11 (U.S. Army Game), Alex Balducci '12 (U.S. Army Game), Connor Humphreys '14 (U.S. Army Game), Blake Brandel '15 (Semper Fi Game) and TJ Salu '15 The official 2022 Football Roster for the University of Calgary Dinos. "You don't get up here without a heck of a lot of help," said O'Shea, who is 239-100 entering his 30th season and sixth at North Central. Chris Harlan is a Tribune-Review Staff Writer. Since 2019, he has worked at Central Catholic as a defensive coordinator and with the defensive backs and wide receivers. We had some close, tough losses that year. Go To Coaching Staff. Coach Hidalgo possesses all the characteristics and leadership skills of a great baseball coach, both on and off the field, the school said in its announcement. In four of his six seasons as a coordinator, Lehmeiers offenses had a quarterback pass for more than 2,000 yards. 3 seed Central Catholic defeated No. "I love this place. LAWRENCE -- Chuck Adamopoulos is stepping as the Central Catholic football after 39 years on the job, the last quarter-century as the programs head coach. Who knows? Maybe when its over, someday Ill think about that, he said Friday night, while crediting his assistant coaches and players for the teams success. Lately, whenever Andrew Massucci kicks a ball, Peters Township wins. I think Ive spent more time in Lawrence than I have in Groveland, said Adamopoulos of his familys residence. - The transition from old to new head coach at Allentown Central Catholic was a quick, and smooth one. His Central Catholic team finished 9-3 (4-1 in the MVC large schools) and made it to the state semifinals, falling to St. John's Prep, which meets Springfield Central on Saturday. For more coverage of Adamopoulos, see Sports on Page A9. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. The Sanders cousins combined for 320 rushing yards in a 55-16 semifinal victory over Shenango. Following a strict protocol, our coaches ensure daily compliance . Anytime we played Central, it was a big game, Lehmeier said. If you attended or played football at Central Catholic and have a memory about Coach Chuck Adamopoulos over his 39 years there, we want to know about it. "Having him as a head coach, but also seconding as my quarterback coach, I got to know him more personally," said Avery Denhart, a 2017 Central Catholic graduate who quarterbacked the Knights from 2014-16, including the 2015 Class A state championship. Seneca Valley went 13-8 in two seasons with Lehmeier, and senior quarterback Graham Hancox passed for 2,012 yards and 20 touchdowns last fall. That makes the Warriors story unique. Our football program is for youth ages 7-17 and allows them to play the sport and to gain precious life lessons. Samuel Gendreau. Perhaps, O'Shea isn't standing on stage at the PurdueMemorial Union ballroom, next to current Winamac and former Carroll and Northwestern coach John Hendryx as the newest inductees into the Indiana Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. They really care about this place. I passed my trainers test [after graduating from college], said Adamopoulos. Im humbled beyond belief to be able to represent this great school and all of the graduates and alumni who have played there and coached there, said Lehmeier, a former assistant at Seneca Valley and Pine-Richland, who was hired Tuesday as Central Catholics coach. Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks. Both times, Massucci kicked the game-winner in 2-1 victories. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. @PCC_FOOTBALL . Dec 31, 2022 Blessed to be named 1st Team All State Inside Linebacker @PCC_FOOTBALL @PaFootballNews Adamopoulos, whose dad Arthur had a legendary career at Peabody High, grew up in Groveland and graduated from Pentucket Regional in West Newbury. Lehmeier inherits a 2,000-yard passer at Central Catholic in quarterback Payton Wehner, and the team has three pass-catchers with Division I college offers in wideouts Peter Gonzalez and Vernon Settles and tight end Cole Sullivan. That was 2014, but his opponents probably arent too impressed with that six-year streak. It was weird. In all, he has six years of experience in an assistant coaching role, with other stops at Berwick High School and Beau Chene High School. Purchase Photo Options When Central Catholic. Adamopoulos guided Central to winning records in 23 of his 26 seasons, including the last 14 seasons. You can send an email to bburt@eagletribune.com with your anecdote and details. The WPIAL Class A championship will be a family affair. Rob Benedetto '89, rbenedetto@centralcatholic.net, Ms. Colette Madore, cmadore@centralcatholic.net, Ms. Josselyn Wilson, jwilson@centralcatholic.net, Mr. John Sexton '97, jsexton@centralcatholic.net, Mr. Eric Boucher '04, eboucher@centralcatholic.net, Mr. John Sears, jsears@centralcatholic.net, Mrs. Jami Hayden, jhayden@centralcatholic.net, Mr. Carlton Cronin, ccronin@centralcatholic.net, Mr. Adam Westaway, awestaway@centralcatholic.net, Mr. Mark Dunham, mdunham@centralcatholic.net, Ms. Casey Grange '03, cgrange@centralcatholic.net, Ms. Ashley Hashem '01, ahashem@centralcatholic.net, Ms. Heather Fusco, hfusco@centralcatholic.net, Mr. Mike Collett, mcollett@centralcatholic.net, Mr. Mike Leal '94, mleal@centralcatholic.net, Mr. Shawn Dumas, sdumas@centralcatholic.net, Mr. James Durkin '00, jdurkin@centralcatholic.net, Ms. Stacy Ciccolo, sciccolo@centralcatholic.net, Mr. Matt Sansoucie '06, msansoucie@centralcatholic.net, Ms. Kate Smith, kssmith@centralcatholic.net, Director of Athletics & Activities, Athletic Trainer, A College Preparatory High School of Excellence in the Marist Tradition, Over 67% of our coaches are CCHS graduates, Over 250 combined years of head coaching experience, Over 100 championships won at the State and Conference levels. Im still going to be around. Boom. While a student at Central, Sextonplayed football, baseball and basketball. On 11/11, the Central Catholic varsity football team won their away playoff game against Mt. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. She brings to the table experience on the field as a powerhouse player as well as a unique gift to connect with players as a mentor and now head coach, the school said in its release.
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