Head Coach Tyler Brandt

Bachelor of Science – Iowa State University – Exercise Physiology
Master of Science – Pittsburg State University - Education
Doctoral Candidate – Educational Leadership – University of Phoenix
 

4 Sport – 4 Year Letter winner in High School
Junior College Scholarship Football Player - Middle Linebacker
Junior College Scholarship Wrestler – 190 lbs
Junior College Baseball Player (pitcher/1st base)
University of Nebraska Strength & Conditioning Coach – Football
Labette College Head Assistant Wrestling Coach
Seton Catholic Head Wrestling / Assistant Football Coach
Cesar Chavez Head Wrestling / Varsity Offensive Coordinator
Hamilton Head Wrestling Coach / JV Defensive Coach
 

Arizona Coaching Record
Overall Football Record – 91-30
Overall Wrestling Record – 136-26 Dual Meets

7 State Champions & 26 State Place winner

Assistant Coach Colin Short

B.A. from Anderson University - Business Management

Currently working on Master’s of Divinity degree at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Four year letter winner and senior captain at Anderson University in Indiana

Three year starter at quarterback and two year team captain. Received all-conference honors

Junior all-state and left AHS as the school record holder in

career passing yardage (2928)

career completions (208)

passing yards in a season (1481)

completions in a single game (21)

longest touchdown pass (91)

most consecutive completions in a game (16)

Coach Short enters his second season with the Rams, his first as offensive coordinator.

He has also coached football at Desert Vista High school in Ahwatukee and at Anderson High School in Anderson, Indiana.

Coach Short is the Student Life Pastor at Community of Hope Church in Maricopa.

Coach Short is married to Julie (Sebastian) Short and has two dogs, Indy and Buckeye.

Assistant Coach Damon Johnson

Bio coming soon

Assistant Coach Bill Clemans

BSE Civil Engineering Arizona State University 1991.

Played one year of College football at Northern Arizona University in 1978.
All-Region and All-State Quarterback at Florence High School 1977.
All-Region Quarterback as a sophomore at Florence High School 1975.

This is his second season as a volunteer coach for the Maricopa High
School Football Team.

Currently a Professional Civil Engineer working in Phoenix and living
in Maricopa with his son.

He is currently the media relations director for the Maricopa Football
Booster Club and is involved with several fund raising activities.

Assistant Coach Mike Harvey

Bachelor of Science, Northern Arizona University, Elementary Ed.

Northern Arizona University Running Back
3 year starter at Running Back
All State Running Back 2 years 
Alchesay High School Football Assistant Coach 1995-1999
Cobre High School Football Assistant Coach
Snell Middle School Football Coach
White river Junior High Football Coach
White river Junior High Basketball Coach
White river Junior High Wrestling Coach
Alchesay High School JV Football Coach
Alchesay High School Freshman Basketball Coach
Alchesay High School JV Basketball Coach
Alchesay High School Head Baseball Coach
Alchesay High School Football Defensive Coordinator  

Coach Harvey is a Mathematics Teacher at Maricopa High School.
Coach Harvey is married to Jennice (Tenijieth) Harvey and his two children are in college.  

Athletic Trainer Lisa Gandolfi

Ms. Gandolfi is from northwest Indiana, just outside Chicago. She has been a physical educator for 22 years and has been in sports medicine for 19 years. She is a certified athletic trainer in sports medicine. She served eighteen seasons as a trainer with the University of Chicago Football and wrestling programs.

She is looking forward to developing a sporting training program at Maricopa High School.

Ms. Gandolfi will be teaching Anatomy, Physiology and sports medicine. She will also be working with the athletic teams at Maricopa High School.

Assistant Coach Tyler Shedd


 

Bio coming soon