Hughes admits I probably asked her out a hundred times. The team was at a tournament in Pensacola, spending down time between games at a local activity park, complete with putt-putt, skee-ball, and other games and diversions. Root, a 1982 Fairview graduate, proudly called Bestwick his football coach for his four seasons there. JUNIOR VARSITY COACHES: Doug Graham, one of Root's classmates, also spoke with the Times-News about Bestwick's death. And the [attendant] goes, Shes not worth 20 bucks, man, shes crazy.. And right before the finish line, her car died, and I put my feet up, and I drove by, and I went, Were going out on a date! and shes yelling. LINEBACKERS -- JASON ACKERMAN And yes, one who still plays flag football. Highlights Corry-Fairview and Fort LeBoeuf-Girard football, Check out highlights from Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, Corry vs Fairview football and Fort LeBoeuf vs Girard, Erie and USA Track and field Hall of Fame runner Barb Filutze dies at 76, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In 1990, he moved on to a coaching position at the . The Tampa, Florida, resident said that, like Root, he wanted to coach youth athletics at some point courtesy of Bestwick's influence. Fairview football highlights Rocky Mountain High School Watch this highlight video of the Fairview (Boulder, CO) football team in its game Rocky Mountain High School on Oct 27, 2022 All Contest Videos Box Score Oct 29, 2022 @ 1:49pm Players of the Game Congratulations to Zach Lewis for being selected the Fairview players of the game Box Score We were able to play with teams we were nowhere near as good as, and from that point, I stayed 12 years at the middle school.. The fact that that guy from Indiana never showed up, never called, the fact that I was in that loop, and I was a Fairview guy, and he said, Lets just hire a Fairview guy, [was divine intervention.]. Now, we were running it and these new people havent seen it.. Leading up to the Fairview High School football team's playoff game against Chinook, Derek Gackle made one simple comment to his wife, Melissa. % He kind of grows on you. I always say [to my players], I love you and God loves you, no matter what. And I said, Well, my background is baseball. I said, I never played football, but I think I can do it., And he goes, Well, I hired a coach out of Indiana, and he hasnt shown up, and weve got a game Thursday. And it was Tuesday.. The Yelowjackets are the preseason pick to win the region again. The next year, his squad won an intramural title at MTSU. FRESHMEN COACHES: I know that was a really cool experience for our kids, Soboleski said. Bestwick received the initial honor for his coaching career two years after he retired. (12-21-21) Fairview is in need of another football coach, the well traveled Phil Mauro has already left the area after a 3-7 season with the Apaches. Root has held his position with the Lakers since 2014. Had life gone according to plan, Hughes would still MTSU, running the recreation center as a means to play flag football. The 2002 Metro Erie Hall of Famer said he couldn't attend because he and his family had committed to travel to Williamsburg, Virginia, for this weekend's homecoming festivities at The College of William & Mary. QUARTERBACKS -- DAVID THISTLE "The atmosphere was amazing," added Fairview head football coach George Redding. The Fairview Township resident, a 1975 graduate, is widely regarded as the Tigers' best player during Bestwick's coaching era. Under Mauros direction, Canal Winchester won two MSL-Buckeye Division championships and appeared in the OHSAA playoffs in four straight seasons, 2007-2010. Mauro replaces Doug Rakes, who leaves after eight seasons, who led the Apaches to a 10-1 season before losing to Columbus Grove in the playoffs 42-21. He played college football as a linebacker for the University of Michigan from 1982 to 1985. The Mean Machine played the 7-on-7 kind, within the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association. I was an OK football player, but I still love football to this day because of Coach Bestwick.. P Plentywood 14 Fairview 52 Final Box Score Sep 3, 2022 @ 5:37am 30-12 (L) Fairview vs. Belt On 8/27, the Fairview varsity football team lost their neutral non-conference game against Belt (MT) by a score of 30-12. My memories of Coach revolve around how he made football a way of life in Fairview, Bell said. Also in that class? << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 5709 >> "When you see these kids as sixth graders, growing up, to get to see them just kind of grow and in the end celebrate; there's nothing better." Fairview took down Gore 32-28 for the Class A state championship Saturday night at Chad Richison Stadium. Distance runner Barb Filutze, a member of the hall's 1987 class, died Aug. 20 at age 76. Bell previously was an assistant coach at Nashville Christian, where the Eagles went to a pair of Division II-A state championship games and made the state semifinals four times. He's also active in sports as an employee of Bownet, a nonprofit that manufactures practice and training nets. We had a guy that played quarterback in high school who started playing, but wasnt very good. [The coach] told me I was the meanest player on the team, pound for pound. You wouldnt believe it, Pagano said. Bob Bestwick, a Charlotte, North Carolina, resident, also announced the loss of his father via his Facebook post. Belt 30 And I said, Why dont you see if shell play co-ed with us?. Williamson Source is your personal portal to all things Williamson County. He not only was a great football coach, but a great teacher. Fairview High was a revolving door of coaches before Hughes was promoted to that head coaching job a decade ago. At the end of the day, 16 years later, here we are with a couple of kids, so Im good with it, she smiles. View career profiles, stats, photos and video highlights. Devin Booker sulked. He was in England earlier this week for a family function when he learned of Bestwick's death. He was 56 when he died in 1981. In this case, the numbers can only say so much. But I only weighed 40 pounds, Hughes laughs. However, it was Bestwick's 1992 team, his final one at Fairview, that's remembered the most by the school's fans. A small brick wall, adorned with a plaque that details his football accomplishments, was built near the players' main entrance to the field. When Mallory graduated, his 211 career tackles ranked third in school history behind Ron Simpkins and Mike Boren. Nate McPeeks resignation takes effect at the end of the regular season. That 1-7 first season in middle school remains his only losing season in his career. On June 12, 2020 Piedmont (NC) HS announced that Mauro would be the school's new head football coach. Fairview 2021 Football Schedule :: CoachT.com Tennessee High School Sports Inside Fairview Football Fairview Yellowjackets Fairview, TN 2021 Football Team Home Schedule Roster Schedule Analysis Correction? And for coaches, the networking was something else. In a separate case, a former lacrosse player at the school was convicted in February of raping three students and sentenced to 90 days in jail followed by two years of probation. American football player and coach (born 1962), "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Mallory&oldid=1129909262, Eastern Illinois Panthers football coaches, Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches, Kent State Golden Flashes football coaches, Northern Illinois Huskies football coaches, Players of American football from Illinois, Short description is different from Wikidata, Denver Broncos currentteam parameter articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 18:09. Burton Funeral Home in Erie is expected to handle those arrangements. In 1993, he accepted the head football coaching job at Fairview. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 1989, and began his teaching/coaching career at Boulder's Burbank Junior High School (now Manhattan Middle School) in 1989. A former football player at Fairview High School was convicted Thursday of a misdemeanor in a sexual assault case. It's easy to look at Coach Bestwick's win-loss record throughout his career," Root said. LINEBACKERS -- BARRY REMINGTON Please post photos and video . To make a long story short, we came down to four-and-four, and I said, Lets settle it with go-karts.. Mercyhurst Prep, coached by Jeff Root, will host Warren at the same time as Friday's game between Fairview and Girard. He installed in us lifelong lessons that we go back to every single day. That team was the first version of the Mean Machine, the squad thats brought Hughes to national prominence as an adult. According to high school football expert Murphy Fair, Hughes is 80-28 at Fairview. x]i_W>D-k5]R>!v!}YBtl) 2+P=*{~*S^MSYi,)E/U[TCS8&>)!*s&}tA%}l,w(=YO|A{h%K-(Z/EcPJ**v,u9tsYh,awy*?u[Ki:Vj>w:@5GdvM@c>`=+4Q 4} p~:ErN$aPev=^XS@(6?AS_/?C} g8)-nVB\z"QjtVjZU1c -2IO,SF0]mz3P)fj(Syra#j8BtYjZ|fT\xq(` #'dZLCCcAp,sj[U@FvChi)/5 j mVKU~f_u'X5gDIp7 u1}QR fG Oc-,tJ&^]!k d:hn]J,c/\DBXnOlJ9AJ2Q6YS.CBdoC.PUnz]\5[ZuP]nF[Xru'!&TlX.g}mk bTl;,cCyNxl3fG- V~9Q0xl9,Zjr`1+f+`&ssHIMLsiU0[olG2 And she starts yelling at me. RUNNING BACKS + WIDE RECEIVERS-- BRIAN CLARK Dutch Clark, a legend in is own right who grew up in Pueblo and now has the areas largest prep stadium named after him. varsity coaches: head coach / off coordinator -- tom mccartney offensive line -- paul litwinetz running backs + wide receivers-- brian clark video scout -- david whitfield quarterbacks -- david thistle defensive backs / def coordinator -- aaron jones defensive line -- rob vandepol I want to know why we ran, she admits. Contact Mike Copper at mcopper@timesnews.com. The clock isnt running out on his football coaching career. Before that, he most recently worked as assistant special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Hes an offensive guy and I know hes always gonna go for it. From the . He now ranks seventh in school history. @brad_johnson04. Hughes football career ended over three decades agoor so he thought. (4-28-21) Fairviews new head football coach, Phil Mauro, is well traveled over his careeras well as being quite successful. The NFL Hall of Fame cornerback and former Jackson State. Paganos guidance of Fairview into one of the states most formidable programs may bring a lot of recognition, but it was the Mile High Football Camp founded by Pagano that will also be fondly remembered for growing the sport in the state. Fairview Football Coach Chris Hughes said yhe defensive line of Bubba Skelton (1990), Jacob Buttrey (2013) and Anthony Sisco (2012) were "very formidable up front." Last year, Fairview went 9-4 overall, including a perfect 5-0 mark in Region 6-3A. Two years, I took a one-hour racquetball [class], just so I could play intramural [flag football], Hughes said. 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BVSD Graduation and IB Diploma Requirements. This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Late Jack Bestwick remembered by Fairview community, former players, Fairview coaching great Jack Bestwick dies at 84, remembered by his former players, Late Jack Bestwick remembered by Fairview community, former players. I organized a dorm team and got it together, he recalls. Follow him on Twitter @ETNcopper. Evers & Sons is a family-owned business that was established in 1981. 2023 Fairview Football Youth Camp When-June 26,27,28. On 9/2, the Fairview varsity football team won their home conference game against Plentywood (MT) by a score of 52-14. Before the game, people stopped and read the. But what she didnt know, while she was in the bathroom, I gave the [go-kart attendant] 20 bucks to cut her car off at the end of the race. I wasn't an all-county player, but I was decent. But the desire never left. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Create a website or blog at WordPress.com, Seth Whiting Named New Minster FootballCoach, View statelinesportsnetworks profile on Facebook, View @StateSportsNets profile on Twitter, The CLICKS Page-Mercer County Outlook and The Stateline SportsNetwork, IHSAA 2023 Baseball State Tournament PairingsRevealed, IHSAA 2023 Softball State Tournament PairingsRevealed, Lots Of All Star High School BasketballGames. I'm just so proud to have played for Coach Bestwick, Rozantz said. However, Soboleski said he was fortunate to meet the stadium's namesake in person when Bestwick attended one of the Tigers' 2021 home games. Overall Record: 6-5 Region Record: 4-2 Region Schedule 10 were here. It seems safe to say football has never betrayed Pagano, and hes certainly never turned a cold shoulder to it. . When you got to the age where you could play eighth-grade football, you didn't ever want to lose. Try it now. We won District 10 and advanced to the PIAA State Semifinals in his final season in 1992. He did everything first class., Added Doug Hatfield, who played for Fairview from 1978-80 and returned to help coach from 1983-89: Sams a very loyal person, and what you see here is a product of that loyalty. Oct. 21 marked the first true home game for the Aggies in three years and the fans turned out in mass to celebrate football back on the campus of Fairview High School. Pasta Jay's Night April 5, 2023 at FHS (Auditorium) from 6-930 pm. It was all of us who didnt play on the high school team and I played quarterback on one of the teams. While DiStefano watched Friday's game from the press box, John Bell took it in from field level. She joined the paper in 2019 and previously worked as a crime reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pennsylvania and the Chattanooga Times Free Press in Tennessee. One night, Hughes spotted a prospect at an MTSU intramural game. Genetics brought his formal career to a halt. The Mean Machine made it to the quarterfinals of the AFFLs 128-team national tournament. ASSISTANT COACH -- KEVIN KIRSCH But because we were so well coached by Coach Bestwick, as players, as students and as young men, that's why we were so successful.. We all have great memories of being challenged to do your best, playing hard and trying to be perfect. Kevin Durant moped. The ex-football player is at least the third student to publicly face allegations of sexual assault since 2019. On 9/30, the Fairview varsity football team lost their home conference game against Rocky River (OH) by a score of 35-7. Curt Mallory, Mike's younger brother, was also hired by Zook, who said, "I am thrilled to have on our staff two sons of the man I played for and who led me into this profession. Wins were over Paulding, Edgerton and Hicksville. Williamson County Player of the Week Week 1, Titans Select Tulane RB Tyjae Spears in the Third Round of NFL Draft, Titans Select QB Will Levis in Second Round of Fridays NFL Draft. He understood talent and he understood motivation he was a great motivator. Soon, Hughes discovered a vast universe of flag football beyond Murfreesboro, and wanted to be in the middle of it. . That 1-7 first season in middle school remains his only losing season in his career. -5+8tV%3ZHRe~fYAM0-zedo``JN;qX[_D7n-Xs{. Fairview Middle went 1-7 that first season. I challenged her to the best out of 10 [games], that wed bet, and I had $100 against her going out on a date with [me]. He thinks through everything. Incoming Freshman Team New players please complete this contact information form - FHS Football Season 2023 Please read the information below. 10 scholarship . Bestwick's burial was private, according to Venice's Farley Funeral Homes and Crematory. However, it was nowhere close to the honor the 1989 graduate felt when he played for one of Erie County's legendary coaches. FAIRVIEW Ben DiStefano wrote and recited the speech that honored the late Jack Bestwick ahead of Friday's football game between Fairview and Girard. I backed into my job, Hughes admits. East Allegheny ended Fairview's state championship hopes with a 34-13 victory at Sharon. Hughes soon had a star player. Before the game, people stopped and read the. Elise Schmelzer is the public safety reporter at The Denver Post and covers policing, crime and criminal justice. stream Even last year as his grandson, Mariano Kemp, was playing his senior season for FHS before heading down to play at CSU-Pueblo, Pagano and his wife didnt miss a game at home or on the road. And that presented a road block. q.-@ %*l}X3m@f7"z9BJ5LbQA}NDpXF!fJD @B*MRpT, We played in Nebraska, we played in Florida, we played everywhere, he recalls. Itd become a coaching clinic during the afternoon in the beer room, and then wed play a lot of poker at night after the kids went to sleep. Keeler: Chris Paul got dirty. Hughes remains easygoing, grateful and humble through it all. For my dad's players, coaches, students and friends, I'm sorry to announce that my father, Jack Bestwick, passed away overnight, Bob Bestwick said. He played college football as a linebacker for the University of Michigan . He was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 1984 team and was named a team co-captain and an All-Big Ten Conference player in 1984 and 1985. December 21, 2021 statelinesportsnetwork 0 Comments. Fairview held a moment of silence in honor of former football coach Jack Bestwick, who died Monday, ahead of the Tigers' game against Girard. Follow for news, updates, scores, schedules and more! Barchony is the director of advancement for DuBois Central Catholic School. I feel like God works that way. The ex-football players defense attorney, Erik Fischer, argued that the locker-pinning incident never happened and that his client was falsely accused. CAMDEN The Camden Fairview School District released its coaching assignments for the upcoming school year. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. "It is an atmosphere we have seen so many times here in Dafford Smith Stadium. The Tigers have 685 players on their Football all-time roster. Today it was announced that he would be leaving and moving back to Ohio to become the new football coach at Fairview. His one and only season at the school/. More: Fairview coaching great Jack Bestwick dies at 84, remembered by his former players. 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