Catch the Hamilton Touch Down Action……
The Hamilton Huskies would like to introduce the “2016” season game day action & event photographers.
All pictures can be downloaded FREE from the Husky Website or the personal websites of Dee Anna Varela.
For JV “2015” Season please visit: Nikki Kinnerk Photography.
Varsity Photographers
Dee Anna Varela
JV Photographers
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Freshman Photographers
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The Gridiron “thanks you” for your volunteer support!
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It’s Another Hamilton Touch Down…
The Hamilton Huskies would like to introduce the “2016” Home Game announcers.
Varsity Announcer – TBA
JV Announcer – TBA
Freshman Announcer – TBA
The Gridiron “thanks you” for your volunteer support!
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The folks who take great care of our football players.
Introducing the Hamilton Student Training Staff:
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Coach Rodger Schenks: Head Freshman Coach
19 years teaching and coaching served as Varsity Head Football coach has won 2 state titles. Been named 2002 Arizona High School Coach of the Year, 2002 AZ Central Small School Coach of the year. Head Coach AZFCA All-Star Team 2003 and 2013. Coach Schenk’s family includes his wife Terra , children Brandon, Joshua, Isabella and Christian.
Kevin Hartwig – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line: Coach Hartwig serves as the Freshman Football Defensive Line Coach. Kevin just finished his 16th season at Hamilton High School as the Varsity Basketball Coach. Coach Hartwig was born and raised in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and graduated from Scottsbluff High School. He later earned his Education Degree from Kearney State College in central Nebraska. Coach Hartwig’s family includes his wife Kim and his children: Kyle ,Karli , and Kaitlyn .
Rick Cunningham – Offensive Line: Coach Cunningham attended Texas A&M where he played offensive line. He was drafted into the NFL in 1990 and played professionally for 16 years. After retirement, Coach Cunningham began coaching at the Youth and High School levels. Rick is happily married and a father of seven, and a proud grandpa of two!
Coach Ellis Krout – Wide Receiver . Coach Krout Attended the University of Oregon where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in political science. Coach Krout 4 year College Career was great especially considering he was a QB until his freshman year at University of Oregon. His career numbers 244-4155 yards 68 TDS. He also returned 48 kickoffs for 1118 yards and 1TD giving him a career total of 69 TDS in 46 games. Coach Krout tore his ACL his Sr. season but was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is the son of Ellis and Verna Krout he has 2 brothers and a sister…He and his wife Talese Cyrus have 2 daughters, Tristyn and Payton.
Galen Flynn – Safeties: Coach Flynn has a Bachelors Degree in Business Management, is a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps and is currently a police sergeant with the City of Casa Grande. Galen has coaches Youth football for seven years and was most recently the Head Coach of the 8th Grade All-American team in the Chandler Youth Football organization where they were the 2013 State Champions. Coach Flynn graduated from Casa Grande High School in 1988 where he played quarterback and safety. From there, Coach Flynn played basketball at Central Arizona College for two years. Galen is married to Suzy and has two sons, Brayden and Graysen.
Chuck Kelly: Cornerbacks : is in his 3rd year coaching the freshmen level at Hamilton. He is currently the Cornerbacks and special teams coach. Chuck is a graduate of Corona del Sol High School in Tempe where he played football and baseball. He continued playing both football and baseball at Mesa Community College. Coach Kelly completed his undergraduate degree in business administration from Ball State University and was a two year starter on the football team as a defensive back. When Chuck is not on the field he is the owner of Chuck Kelly State Farm Insurance Agency. His outside activities also include baseball, golf, cruising on his bike, and working out. Chuck is married to Bethany, and has a daughter Jaclyn that attends Hamilton.
Rob Zimmerman: Linebackers
Born in Dayton, Ohio. Three year starter at Fairmont East High School (Ohio). College football at Scottsdale Community. Occupation: Realestate Broker, General Contractor.
Coached 16 years in East Valley Family, wife’s name is Alyssa, 8 children.
Jeremy Kitamura – Quarterbacks: Coach Kitamura has been coaching freshman football at Hamilton since 2012. Jeremy played baseball and football at Chandler High School where he graduated in 1985. Coach Kitamura attended ASU and currently works as a Personal Financial Advisor. Jeremy is married to Tracy and has two children, Jimmy and Jacey.
Derrick Stinson – Running Backs: Derrick Stinson has been a freshman coach at Hamilton High School since 2012 as the running backs coach. Coach Stinson attended Manzano High School in Albuquerque, NM. from 1978-1982. He received a football scholarship to New Mexico State University where he was a three year starter at Fullback and Special Teams. Derrick finished with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice and then came back to school after 1 year in the NFL and finished his Masters of Social Work at New Mexico State University. Coach Stinson has three sons, Jordan, Gavin and Justin.
Matt Thornton – Receivers: Matt Thornton has been an assistant coach at Hamilton High School since 2010 coaching freshman receivers. Prior to arriving at Hamilton, Matt coached Youth football in Chandler since 2002. Matt is currently working at General Dynamics in Scottsdale as an Engineer with 30 years experience. Coach Thornton was born in Los Angeles in 1962 and grew up in Bellflower, CA. He attended Downey High School where he played tight-end and long-snapper. After graduating in 1980, Coach Thornton attended Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Long Beach where he obtained a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering respectively. Matt is married to Ronda, and has a son Brandon and daughter Brooke who both attend Hamilton.
Rod Kronschnabel – Tight Ends: Coach Rod Kronschnabel has been coaching at Hamilton High School since 2008. He is currently coaching the Tight Ends and Offensive Line. This will be his 7th season coaching for Hamilton at the Freshman level. Rod began coaching at Hamilton as a position coach for Wide Receivers. He has also coached Special Teams and Safeties. Coach Kronschnabel is originally from Maryland, but he and his family have lived in Chandler since 1993. Both of his sons, Joe and Evan, played Tight End for Hamilton. Coach Kronschnabel is an electrical engineer by trade and works at DataSoft Corporation in Tempe. He holds engineering degrees from Virginia Tech and Stanford. He is married to Ellie Kronschnabel, and they have 5 children and 4 grandchildren.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Coach Schenks
Check the Hamilton High School Freshman Football websites for additional information.
Kelly Stout has been at Hamilton since it opened in 1998. He is the only JV head coach that the program has had. He has been a part of and helped the Huskies win seven 5A-l State Championships. Under his guidance the JV team enjoyed a 47 game win streak from 2003 – 2008. Prior to coming to Hamilton, Coach Stout coached at Chandler High and several schools out of state, including one year as a graduate assistant at his alma mater.
Coach Stout grew up in Chandler. He had the opportunity to play for his father who was the head JV coach at Chandler High for many years before playing 2 years as a varsity defensive back. After graduating high school, Coach Stout played 2 seasons at Mesa Community college. Coach graduated from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas with a B.A. in Physical Education and Social Science in 1984. He received a M.Ed. in Social Science from Harding in 1991. Coach Stout was the head varsity football coach at Bald Knob, Arkansas from 1992 – 1995. He returned to Arizona in 1995. At various times in his career, Coach Stout has also coached basketball, baseball, tennis, track and volleyball.
Coach Stout teaches US history at Hamilton. In his spare time coach enjoys traveling and seeing historical sites as well as spending time with loved ones in his life and attending sporting events. He has 1 son, Jacob.
Dick Baniszewki has been at Hamilton High School since 2006. During his eight seasons with the Huskies Dick has been a part of five state championships in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012, two state runners-up 2011, 2013 and one state semi-final appearance in 2007. While at Hamilton the Huskies have continued to enjoy unmatched success both on the field and in the classroom. During the 2011 season the Huskies held the nation’s longest active winning streak at 53 games.
Dick began teaching as well as coaching football, wrestling and track at his alma mater McClintock High School in Tempe Arizona. As a senior linebacker he helped McClintock win the Arizona Football State Championship in 1980. He continued his playing career as a linebacker at both Mesa Community College and The University of San Diego. As a varsity assistant coach in 1989, Dick was fortunate enough to assist McClintock in capturing its third state title.
In the fall of 1991, Dick was hired at Phoenix Mountain Pointe High School as Department Chairman of Social Studies in the school’s inaugural year. During his tenure at Mountain Pointe he coached varsity football, taught Psychology, History and in 1995, was named Assistant Principal/Athletic Director. In 2000 Dick returned to McClintock where he taught, A.P. Psychology, Psychology and Weight Training. As the Chargers Head Varsity Football Coach he was voted the 5A Central Region Football Coach of the Year.
Coach Pearson has been with the Hamilton football program since its inception. For the Huskies, he started at the freshmen level and moved up to JV four years ago. Moving from Illinois in 1984, he coached at Chandler Junior High and Andersen Junior High. Retiring from the classroom a year ago, Coach Pearson still is involved with the academics. He offers math tutoring to the football program during the season. The nine years of teaching/coaching in Illinois and the years with the Chandler school district brings 40 years of his experience to the program.
Justin Artis was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on February ninth 1990 to James Artis and Lisa Noreau. Born and raised in the Phoenix area, Justin attended Willis Junior High, then proceeded to go onto Hamilton High where he was a two sport athlete playing Varsity Tennis as well as an All-State Defensive End for the Huskies football team from 2004-2008. Continuing a career in football he went on to play at Adams State University where he was a starting outside linebacker. Justin volunteered to join the Army as a military police officer and now works full time for the Arizona Army National Guard. Currently he studies Criminal Justice at the University of Phoenix. Justin lives in Gilbert with his wife Christian. Justin coaches youth basketball, and gives weight lifting and cross fit classes. This is his second year coaching junior varsity defensive line at Hamilton.
3 year Varsity player at Dobson HS. Won a state championship in 1987. Played 2 years and GCC. 10 years of coaching experience. First year coaching at Hamilton.
Coach Fahrenholtz has been coaching freshman football at Hamilton High School since 2001. Brian attended Boulder High School in Colorado and after graduating, went to Yakima Valley College in Washington where he played cornerback. Coach Fahrenholtz started his coaching career at Ft. Lupton High School in 1994 as the defensive backs coach.
Questions? Please contact Coach Stout:
480-883-5092 or 480-201-6326
Check the Hamilton High School JV Football website for additional information.
Steve Belles has been the head coach at Hamilton High School since 2006. During his eight seasons with the Huskies he has lead them to five state championships (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012) and 3 Runner-Up’s finishes (2011, 2013, 2014). The Huskies were also region champions in seven of those Nine seasons. Following the championship in 2006, Steve was elected as the Arizona 5A Coach of the Year and after the 2010 season was voted the 24-7football.com Coach of the Year. Prior to Hamilton, Coach Belles was the head coach at Mountain Ridge High School from 2000-2005 and appeared in one state final game vs Hamilton. He was also the head coach at Desert Mountain High School from 1995-2000 and guided the 1997 team to a region championship. Coach Belles was also a part of two other state championship teams as a coach for St. Mary’s High School in 1991 and 1995.
Coach Belles was born in Phoenix, AZ in 1966. He attended St. Mary’s High School from 1982-1985. As the starting quarterback for the Knights he led the team to a state championship in 1984 and was selected as the Arizona High School Player of the Year. He accepted a football scholarship to play at the University of Notre Dame where he played a variety of positions (QB, RB, and WR) under legendary coach Lou Holtz. He also was a member of Notre Dame’s last National Championship team in 1988. Coach Belles played professionally in Europe for the Revenna Chiefs in 1991 and later moved on to the Arena Football Leagues’ Arizona Rattlers in 1992. The following season he became the offensive coordinator of the Arizona Rattlers for one season before heading to the high school ranks to coach.
Deke Schutes has been a member of the Hamilton coaching staff since 1998. He took one year off of the Varsity staff in 2006 to coach the Junior Varsity team. Coach Schutes has been the offensive coordinator for several years at Hamilton helping the Huskies varsity team win six state championships.
Deke Schutes attended Chandler High School from 1983-1986. During that time he led the Wolves as their quarterback. His father, Delvin, was the head coach at Chandler High School during that time. Following his career at Chandler, Deke went on to play quarterback for East Central University in Oklahoma from 1988-1991. He coached at McClintock and Chandler High School before coming to Hamilton.
Coach Tucker has been an assistant coach at Hamilton High School since 1998. He is currently coaching the offensive line with the Huskies. His coaching background includes being the offensive line coach and special teams coordinator for the Arizona Rattlers and the New Orleans VooDoo in the Arena Football League for several seasons. He currently works for the Phoenix Fire Department.
Mark was born in Washington in 1968. He attended Banning High School in Wilmington, California. Coach Tucker won multiple honors in high school including All-State Underclass Team as a junior, and Linemen of the Year (1986) as a senior. Coach Tucker then went on to have a celebrated career at the University of Southern California. He was a four year starter at offensive guard. He was named to the All Pac-10 team as a sophomore and senior. He was also awarded 1st Team All American Honors as a senior. Mark was a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy and Outland Trophy during his senior season. “Coach Tuck” was drafted in the 7th round by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991. He played with the Falcons, Colts, Saints, Jaguars, and Phoenix Cardinals during his NFL career. He then moved on to the Arizona Rattlers in 1997 and played for ten seasons that included an Arena Bowl XI victory.
Mike Johnston has been a member of the Hamilton High School football coaching staff since the school opened its doors in 1998. He is currently the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator. Coach Johnston was an assistant freshmen coach from 1998-1999 and joined the varsity prior to the 2000 season. He was named offensive coordinator for the 2006 season in which the Huskies won their third state championship. He has assisted the special teams since 2000, but was officially named the coordinator in 2006. He has been a part of all seven of the Huskies 5A-1 State Championships. Johnston also coached for two seasons prior to Hamilton at South San Francisco High School in California.
Mike was born in Burlingame, California in 1972. He attended South San Francisco High School from 1987-1991. As a junior, Mike helped lead his team to a perfect 11-0 season, capturing the Central Coast Section (CCS) Championship. He was named the League Player of the Year following the 1990 football season and was voted as the San Mateo County Athlete of the year in 1991. Mike is also one of four players in the over 100-year history of his high school to have his jersey retired. Mike was also elected to enter the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame (Northern California Chapter) in 1991. He then accepted a scholarship offer to play football for Brigham Young University under head coach LaVell Edwards and offensive coordinator Norm Chow. During that time he earned all league honors as a return specialist and wide receiver for the Cougars and was a part of four bowl games. Following his senior season, Mike was selected as the “1995 Receiver of the Year” at BYU and was awarded the “Hitachi Promise of Tomorrow” national scholar/athlete award. He also played shortstop for the BYU baseball team for two seasons.
Craig Cobley is back for his second stint with the Huskies. Coach Cobley originally joined the Hamilton coaching staff in 2006, when Steve Belles was hired. After 2 years on the staff he left Hamilton to pursue a business interest. While away from full time coaching, Coach Cobley stayed in touch with the program by being in the booth on Game Nights. Prior to joining the staff in 2006, “Coach Cob” served as an assistant at Mountain Ridge, and as Defensive Coordinator and Head Coach at Desert Mountain High. Prior to coaching in Arizona Coach Cob coach for several years at Burbank High and Crescenta Valley High in California.
Craig has been married to Sharon for 34 years and they have 3 daughters, Jessie, Sarah and Hannah.
Lane Reynolds has been a coach at Hamilton High School since 2003. Lane coaches the linebackers and is also the Defensive Coordinator. Since coming to Hamilton, Coach Reynolds has been part of Seven State Championship teams, Four Runner-Up teams and two Semi-Finalist teams. Prior to arriving at Hamilton, Coach Reynolds was the Head Football Coach at Desert Ridge High School while also making coaching stops at Highland High School, Mesa Community College, Corona del Sol High School and Flagstaff High School.
Coach Reynolds was born in Mesa, Arizona in 1969. He attended Corona del Sol High School where he played quarterback and safety. After graduating in 1987, Coach Reynolds attended Northern Arizona University where he played Safety for the Lumberjacks. He obtained a Bachelors Degree in History/Physical Education and a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership. Lane is married to Nicole, and has two boys, Ty and Cade.
Coach Palomarez started coaching at HHS in 1998. He was the DC for the Huskies first 3 State titles. He had the opportunity to participate in the Bill Walsh minority coaching program for the Arizona Cardinals in 2007 (Super Bowl year).Coach Palomarez was born and raised in Chandler, AZ. He played for Delvin Schutes from 1983-86 at Chandler High . He then attended Phoenix College before moving on to East Central University in Ada , Oklahoma where he graduated with his bachelor’s degree. Coach received his Master’s Degree from N.A U.
Coach is married to the love of his life, Stephanie and they have an awesome little 4 year old, Tripp, who keeps us very busy.
Coach Maluski joined the Hamilton High School football staff in 2004 as the defensive backs coach. Prior to joining the Huskies he was the coach at Marcos de Niza High School as the defensive coordinator (1995-2003) and as the head coach from 2001-2002. At Marcos de Niza he was awarded the AZ Cardinals Coach of the Week award and was voted the Region Coach of the Year in 2001. Coach Maluski also had stops as the defensive coordinator at Seton Caholic High School (1992-1994), Gililand Jr. High School (1988-1992), McClintock High School (1997) and in Fargo, North Dakota (1986).
Mike Maluski attended West Fargo High School in North Dakota where he was a defensive back on the football team. He also played basketball, golf, and baseball for the school. Unfortunately, he was involved in a major car accident that cut his athletic career short.
Coach Parker has been a member of Hamilton coaching staff since 2006. He has coached one year on the freshmen level football. Since coming to Hamilton Coach Parker has been part of five State Championships teams, three runner-up teams.
Coach Parker attended McClintock High School in Tempe 1980-1984. Three years starter for the baseball and football teams. All-State performer as a senior in both sports, Player of the year for the 1983 football season. He received a football scholarship to attend Arizona State University where he was a four year starter at cornerback and punt returner. Member of the 1986 ASU Rose Bowl team who defeated the University of Michigan. All-Pac 10 selection as a junior and Jim Thorpe watch list as a senior. After tearing up his knee his senior year and going un-drafted he went on to have a 9 year NFL career. Played for the Vikings, Rams and Buccaneers retiring after the 1998 season. He also played one year In the World Football League where he earned All- League honors and shared Player of The Year. Married to wife Mary and has two sons that played at Hamilton. Colin graduated in 2007 with two state championships, Cedric graduated in 2011 with three state titles
Pat Quinn has been coaching football at Hamilton since 2001. He has coached at the freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity level in football. Coach Quinn is also currently the head wrestling coach at Hamilton. He has been coaching wrestling on and off for the past 15 seasons. He also took on the responsibility of becoming the head badminton coach for three seasons.
Pat Quinn attended East Rochester High School in New York. He graduated in 1989 and participated in football, wrestling, and baseball during his athletic career. He then moved onto Courtland State University to continue on his wrestling career. He graduated from Courtland State in 1993 before moving to Arizona. He has taught at the elementary school level, as well as at Desert Vista High School in Ahwatukee.
Kenny King is in his 4th year as the Varsity Assistant Coach working with the defensive line. Kenny King graduated from the University of Alabama in 2003 with a Bachelor degree in Business Marketing/Management. Kenny was a 4 year starter for the University of Alabama football program as a defensive end where he was awarded the All SEC Academic Athlete honor 3 consecutive years and the Verizon’s Academic All-American in 2002. He was also n 2 year All-SEC performer, and 2 year Alabama’s Iron Man award reciprocate during his tenure at the University. In 2003, he was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals, where he played defensive end for four seasons and defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens during the 2007 season. After 5 seasons in the NFL, Kenny suffered a career ending injury and he officially retired in 2008. Upon his retirement, Kenny focused his time and effort on being the President of X-Sell Media, a large printing and production company in Tempe, Arizona. In addition, he created Kenny King Charities to ensure that athletes focus on academics, while developing their football skills. In 2009, Kenny decided to expand the reach of his charity to other athletes in the Phoenix, Arizona Community by creating the Alliance Youth Sports Association.
John Melone is in his fourth year in the program, he has coached both receivers and quarterbacks on the JV level. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Coach Melone assists with the video coordination and Hudl programs. Prior to coaching at Hamilton he has been a JV assistant, Head Freshmen Coach, and Varsity Assistant at Valley Vista High School.
Coach Melone played both football and basketball at West Chicago Community High School and went on to graduate from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He continued his education at the University of Phoenix with a master’s degree in Secondary Education. He is married to his wife Carly and they have two sons, Hunter and JT.
Coach Rosales is a third generation Chandler Unified School District alum. He enjoyed sports at an early age at his elementary school, Erie, and Jr. Highs Andersen and Bogle. He excelled both academically and athletically at Hamilton High School, before graduating in 2009. At Hamilton he played both baseball and football, earning many accolades and honors, including three state championship rings. Coach Rosales attended college on a four year sports scholarship, most recently graduating from Colorado Mesa University. Coach Rosales brings many positive contributions to the Hamilton Football Program. Most importantly, his background knowledge of the high expectations of the program, his ability to motivate and communicate with the youth, and his desire to continue the winning tradition of Hamilton Football
This is Coach Conrad’s first year at Hamilton High School. He has been coaching for 24 years in Arizona and in California. Coach Conrad is a graduate of Northern Arizona University. He has his Bachelor’s and Masters degree in Education. He also played at NAU from 1986 to 1990 as an offensive lineman. Coach grew up in Phoenix and attended Horizon High School. Tony is married for 17 years to Tracy and has three children: Hanna (16), Amanda(14), and Robert (10)
Coach Bragg has been a member of the Hamilton High School Football Coaching Staff since 2014. Coach Bragg’s coaching responsibilities consist of coordinating the Defensive Scout Team and working with the Offensive Coaching Staff to develop a scouting report for each opponent.
Before starting a career as a Physical Education Teacher, Coach Bragg completed a four year enlistment in the United States Air Force as a Military Police/Security Forces Member. Coach Bragg started his coaching career as a Varsity Secondary Coach at St. Petersburg (Florida) High School in 2003. Coach Bragg and his family relocated from Florida to Arizona in 2009 where he had the opportunity to coach at Mountain Pointe High School and Basha High School as the Varsity Secondary Coach.
Coach Iseman has been a part of the Huskies coaching staff since 1998. He is in charge of keeping the Hamilton High School Football Statistics throughout the season. Coach Iseman provides coaches and players with a very detailed packet of statistics for each game. He also updates game, season, and career records. He does an outstanding job for the Huskies
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