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Jun. 24—Joplin High School head football coach Curtis Jasper has named five men who will serve as assistant coaches for the 2024-25 season.
They are:
—Jim Cessna: A 2017 graduate from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, who was a three-year starter at center on the offensive line. He helped lead his team to the Middle Atlantic Conference championship in 2015, where they were ranked No. 12 nationally. Cessna comes to Joplin from Hickory High School in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, where he was the offensive line coach for the 2023 District Champions and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state semifinalist. He helped develop an All-State offensive lineman and two All-Region offensive linemen. Cessna was also the offensive coordinator and coached quarterbacks at North East High School in North East, Pennsylvania, and offensive line coach at Middlesex High School in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania. He will teach special education at Joplin High School and coach the offensive line.
—Cody Kitts: Kitts is a 2007 Joplin High School graduate who played varsity football in high school. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Army. Kitts is a special education teacher at Eastmorland Elementary School. He will be helping on the defensive side with linebackers and secondary.
—Hunter Mehrle: Mehrle is a 2021 graduate of Central Methodist University in Fayette. He played defensive end before moving to tight end for his junior and senior seasons. Mehrle coached the defensive line as a redshirt sophomore in college. His degree is in physical education and he spent the last two years teaching elementary physical education and technology in the Wentzville School District. While in Wentzville, he was the cornerbacks coach, JV defensive coordinator, and worked helping players at Holt High School to be recruited…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/joplin-high-school-football-coach-223100436.html
Author : The Joplin Globe, Mo.
Publish date : 2024-06-24 22:31:00
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