CLEMENTS FOOTBALL 2009

Coaching Staff  

Clements Football Coaches 2009

Front Row: Richard Grimm, Glen Stroech, Bobby Darnell, Keith Knowles, Jeff Arthur, Richie Garren, Chris Carrejo, Jason Campbell.
Back Row: Ben Duhon, Kevin Byrd, Isreal De Los Santos, Patrick Longstreet, Ryan Cantrell, Chris Fisher, James Kowalewski, Brett Sniffin.

 

VARSITY COACHING STAFF            Top

KEITH KNOWLES 

Campus Athletic Coordinator / Head Football Coach / Offensive Tackles

 

Experience: Sixth year at Clements and twelfth year coaching overall.

Previously coached at Kingwood and Beaumont Kelly High Schools and Liberty Hill Middle School.

Coaching Achievements: Defensive Coordinator for CHS - State Quarterfinalists in ’07 and District Champions in ’06

Education: Lamar University, B.S. in Kinesiology

Wife: Andrea                 

Children: Kallen and daughter

BRETT SNIFFIN

Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks / Defensive Tackles / Offseason Football Coordinator

 

Offseason: Track Assistant Coach

Experience: Sixth year at Clements and eighteenth year coaching overall. Previously coached seven years at Lamar Consolidated High School and five years at Hudson High School in Hudson, Iowa.

Coaching Achievements:  Special Teams Coordinator for CHS - State Quarterfinalists in  ’07 and District Champions in ’06; Defensive Coordinator for the Class 1A 1994 State Champions, Hudson, Iowa

Education: University of Houston – Victoria, M. Ed.; Upper Iowa University, B.A.; Ellsworth Jr. College - played baseball

Wife: Jeanna           

Sons: Jacob and Joseph

BEN DUHON

Defensive Coordinator / Tight Ends / Linebackers

 

Offseason: Track Assistant Coach

Experience: Fourth year at Clements and tenth year coaching overall. Previously coached two years at Hightower High School and one year at Sulphur and three years at Iowa High Schools in Louisiana.

Coaching Achievements: CHS State Quarterfinalists in ’07 and District Champions in ’06; helped coach two other district champions in football and two in baseball

Education: McNeese State University, B.S. in Secondary Math Education, Minor in Social Studies; 4-year letterman in football; Academic All-American Linebacker.  Played high school football and baseball and ran track.

Wife: Virginia              

Children: Davis, Aislyn

KEVIN BYRD

Special Teams Coordinator / Centers / Guards /
Defensive Ends

 

Offseason:  Girls Track Head Coach

Experience: Third year at Clements and tenth year coaching overall.

Previously coached three years at Giddings, one year at Seguin and two years at Spring High Schools.

Coaching Achievements: HS State Quarterfinalists in ‘07, ’06, ‘05

Education: Hardin-Simmons University, B.B.S. in History and English; Four-year letterman in football at Hardin-Simmons.

Wife: Nicole             

Daughter: Bailee

 

CHRIS FISHER

Varsity Assistant / Running Backs / Safeties

 

Offseason: Boys Track Head Coach

Experience: Sixth year at Clements and ninth year coaching overall. Previously coached for three years at Fort Settlement Middle School.

Achievement: Played on the 1992 Texas State 4A Football Championship Team from Waxahachie High School.

College: University of Texas at Austin, B.S. Kinesiology, Minor in Biology  

Wife: Tobi                   

Son: Jack

BOBBY DARNELL

Varsity Assistant / Receivers / Cornerbacks

 

Offseason: JV Basketball Coach

Experience: Second year at Clements and sixth year coaching overall.

Previously coached four years at Bush High School.

Coaching Achievements: Regional Qualifiers in Track at Bush.

Education: Baylor University, M.S. in Education/Sports Management, B.A. in Telecommunications, four year letterman in football from ’98 – ’02 as a receiver.

Clements Connection: CHS graduate, class of 1997. Three-year starter in football. All District 1st Team selection in “96 and ’95. Holds numerous school records in football including longest TD reception (96 yards). He was a four-year letterman in Track. Lettered in Basketball as well.

Wife: Carly                   

Sons: Micah, Marcus and Maddox

             
RYAN CANTRELL

Varsity Assistant / Offensive Line

Off season:
Instructional
Experience: First year at Clements.
Achievement: University of Kansas Football 2004 -2008
Education: University of Kansas, B.A.S. economics / Minor business
Clements Connection: CHS graduate class of 2004. Played football at CHS 2001 – 2004.
Played baseball 2001 – 2003.

 

 

 


JUNIOR VARSITY COACHING STAFF            top

JAMES KOWALEWSKI

JV Head Football Coach / Offensive Line /
Defensive Backs

 

Offseason: Freshman Basketball Coach

Experience: Third year at Clements. Previously coached at Austin College, Sherman Texas for one year.

Education: Austin College, M.A. in Education, B.S. in History, lettered in football all four years; Academic All-Conference.

High School: FB Austin High School Class of ’02, Two-year letterman in Football, Two time All-District Offensive Lineman, Varsity Captain.

Two-year letterman in Track and Regional Finalist in Shot Put.

 

RICHARD GRIMM

JV Assistant Football Coach / Receivers / Defensive Line

 

Offseason: Varsity Baseball Assistant Coach

Experience: Second year coaching at Clements. Previously was head baseball coach at New Philadelphia HS in Ohio for 10 years; junior high and freshman football coach in New Philadelphia, Ohio, for 6 years; junior high basketball coach there for 5 years.

Coaching Achievements: Eastern District Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003, in Ohio.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Political Science at Allegheny College.  Played four years of baseball at Indiana University and Allegheny College.

High School: Four-year letterman in baseball, three-year letterman in basketball at Jefferson Union HS.

Clements Connection: First teaching position was at CHS in 1997.  Three nieces attended CHS.

Wife: Karen.  Married 18 years.                   

Children: Conner, Tyler, and Jenna

 

 

CHRIS CARREJO

JV Assistant Football Coach / Backs / Linebackers

 

Offseason: JV Baseball

Experience: Second year at Clements. Previously coached 3 years at George Bush HS (2005-2008).  Three-year letterman in baseball at Leander HS.

Coaching Achievements: 2008 HABCA All-Star Coach (baseball)

Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in Government

Wife: Tanya. 

Children: Sarah Marie


JEFF ARTHUR
JV Assistant Football Coach / Offensive Line /
Defensive Ends


Offseason
: Assistant Track Coach
Experience: First year at Clements. Previously coached at Manvel for one year and Clear Brook for two years.  Played football at Brazoswood High School.  Track and field at Brazoswood High School.
Education: Texas State University: B.A. / exercise & sports science
JEFF ARTHUR

 

 


FRESHMAN FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF            Top

 

ISREAL DE LOS SANTOS

Head Freshman Football Coach / Running Backs /
Defensive Backs

 

Offseason: Varsity Baseball Head Coach

Experience: Ninth year at Clements. Previously coached at Deer Park and Tomball High Schools.

Education: Houston Baptist University, B.S. in History, Kinesiology and Secondary Education

Wife: Courtney            

Children: Brianna, Alyssa, Trey, Brooks

Clements Connection:  Courtney is a graduate of Clements.

 

 

PATRICK LONGSTREET

Freshman Assistant Football Coach / Offensive Line / Defensive Line

 

Offseason: Baseball

Experience: Second year at Clements. Previously coached 5 years at Bastrop HS.  Played football and baseball at LaMarque HS (1998 graduate).  Played baseball at Huston-Tillotson University.

Education: Huston-Tillotson University, B.A. in Education/History, 2003.

Patrick Longstreet 

JASON CAMPBELL

Freshmen Assistant Football Coach / Wide Receivers / Defensive Backs

Offseason
: Varsity Girls Assistant Basketball / ELA
Experience
: First year at Clements. Previously coached at San Marcos Academy for nine
years and SAISD for one year. Scholarship in football, baseball, basketball and track.
Achievement: Named Coach of the Year two times. Assistant Coach in 2000
All Star Game.
Education: Southwest Texas State – B.A. / liberal arts
Spouse: Rebecca
Children: Jaylen and Khaysa
Jason Campbell

RICK GARREN

Freshmen Assistant Football Coach / Offensive Line / Defensive Line

Offseason
: Freshmen Basketball / Social Studies
Experience: First year at Clements. Previously coached one year at Pasadena High School
and one year at Galveston Ball High School. Played football at Friendswood High School and
Sam Houston State University. Professional wrestling for 13 years.
Education: University of Houston – business management
Children: Amber
 

 

 


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GLEN "DOC" STROECH

Head Athletic Trainer

Experience: Fourth year at Clements and thirty-fourth year coaching. Most recently was Head Trainer at Katy Morton Ranch High School for two years; Calallen High School for twenty-three years and Georgetown High School for five years.             

Achievements: Head Athletic Trainer for four State Championship Teams and one State Quarterfinalist Team (Clements)

Education: Texas A & M University, M.Ed., B.S.; Student Athletic Trainer at TAMU and at Blinn Junior College.

Wife: Dorothy                Daughter: Megan

 

 


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