“A town feel”: Community getting behind new OA football coach ahead of first season

New Oliver Ames High football head coach coach John Sperrazza said that coaching football in Easton has had a very “town feel” to it.

His neighbor happens to be the grandmother of starting quarterback Pat Deloughrey. Sperrazza will often run into her, as well as Deloughrey, telling him how excited she is for the upcoming season.

Elsewhere in town, residents will vocalize their support for Sperrazza and the football team whenever they see him about.

“Everyone’s rooting for you. Everyone’s saying, ‘Good luck coach, go get ‘em’,” Sperrazza said. “It’s nice to be associated with the town and the school. It’s been nice.”

Sperrazza takes over for former Oliver Ames head coach Ed DeWitt, who left for a head coaching position at Quincy.

It’s also a town feel in a literal sense for Sperrazza as he has been a resident of Easton since 2016. Prior to taking the job at Oliver Ames, he was in his second stint as an assistant coach at Mansfield, where he played quarterback in high school.

Oliver Ames High School head football coach John Sperrazza during a scrimmage against Whitman-Hanson on Friday, August 30, 2024.

Before that, Sperrazza was in Milford for three years after his initial tenure with Mansfield that began in 2009. Regarded as one of the strongest programs in the state, Mansfield has won eight state titles.

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Sperrazza was a part of two of those championships, one as a player in 2003, and one as an offensive assistant in 2019. He also played quarterback at Northeastern University, finishing his career as a Husky just one year before the school decided to cut the program in 2009.

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Author : The Enterprise

Publish date : 2024-09-05 08:08:28

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