Conestoga Football Takes On Springfield Friday Night

TREDYFFRIN, PA -- Conestoga High School football continues at Teamer Field Friday night as the Pioneers Varsity kicks off against Springfield at 7 p.m.

Conestoga Pioneers JV team will also play against Springfield at Springfield at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning.

The following information on Conestoga's new coaching staff has been provided by StogaFootball.com:

• Head Coach Marquis Weeks – Coach Weeks is a 2000 Conestoga graduate who holds the distinction of being Conestoga’s single season and career rushing yards leader. Coach Weeks earned a full athletic scholarship to play for the University of Virginia, graduating with bachelor’s degree in Social Studies, before going on to play in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. Coach Weeks returned to PA, where he coached at Norristown High and VFMA College. Coach Weeks is a 5th grade teacher at T/E Middle School
• Assistant Coach Brian Kennedy – Coach Kennedy brings his deep bench coaching experience to Stoga, having been a high school assistant coach for area high schools for more than 30 years. Coach Kennedy has taught Health & Physical Eduation in the Norristown School District for the past 29 years.
• Running Back/Line Backers Tre Hadrick – Coach Hadrick has been coaching high school and middle school teams for the past 5 years. Coach Hadrick earned All State, All Area and All League honors at Norristown Area High School and went on to successful playing careers at Auburn University and North Carolina A & T. Coach Hadrick holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management; a masters in School Counseling, and is a middle school counselor at Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy.
• Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Line Matt Kaminskas – After graduating from Stoga in 2008 as a 3 year Varsity letterman, Coach Kamainskas played Defensive End for Kutztown University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in History. Before joining Stoga’s coaching staff, Coach Kamainskas coached at VFMA College. Coach Kamainskas owns a home repair and remodeling business in Wayne.
• Wide Receivers & Defensive Backs Tom Brown – Coach Brown graduated from Conestoga in 1997, where he played Varsity football. Coach Brown holds a position with TESD’s security team.
• Offensive Line & Defensive Line Justin Giles – Coach Giles coached the Freshman team at Pottsgrove School District. He played football for La Salle University, then went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in Special Education at Kutztown University and a Masters degree in Classroom Technology from Wilks University. Coach Giles is a learning support teacher at Stoga.
• Quarterbacks & Defensive Backs Matt Diamond – Coach Diamond, Stoga ’98, was first team All Area as defensive back and quarterback. Coach Diamond went on to Gettysburg College, where he was a four year starter and received all league recognition as a defensive back and returner. Prior to taking on his new Varsity coaching position, Coach Diamond was the Pioneers Freshman Head Coach seven years. Coach Diamond is a teacher at VFMS.

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