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Shawn DiVece has been named as head football coach at Cherokee High School.
Shawn DiVece knows about the great tradition of Cherokee football.
He has actually lived it for much of his life.
A former player and assistant coach for the Chiefs, DiVece is now taking the next step as the new head football coach at Cherokee.
He replaces Brian Glatz, who resigned after the season, which was his seventh as head coach.
“I am beyond excited to really just continue the tradition and excellence that I was basically instilled by my former coach John Scott and coaching under PJ Mehigan and Brian Glatz, both former Cherokee players,” DiVece said.
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DiVece, 43, is a 1999 graduate of Cherokee. As a senior in 1998 he played on an 8-3 team that advanced to the South Jersey Group 4 semifinals.
DiVece rarely left the field.
“He was a good player, one of the leaders on the team,” said Glatz, who was a Cherokee assistant coach when DiVece was a player. “He was a starter at wide receiver and safety/linebacker and was tough and competitive.”
From there, he attended La Salle University, where DiVece started at receiver as a sophomore, moved to defense and played linebacker his junior season and was a starting wide receiver as a senior. He also was a college punt returner.
DiVece learned a lot about the game both in high school and college and in 2003, he became an assistant coach under Mehigan at Cherokee.
During his time with Mehigan, DiVece coached receivers and was a passing game specialist, fully involved in game planning.
In his seven seasons under Glatz, DiVece was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
When DiVece mentioned the great tradition of Cherokee football, he certainly knew what he was talking about.
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Publish date : 2025-02-23 02:49:00
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