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

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