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AURORA – The Denver Broncos, in partnership with the Colorado High School Activities Association, honored a High School Coach of the Week for both flag football and tackle football during the regular season for both sports this year. At the end of each season, a coach of the year was also selected for both sports.
 
The Denver Broncos have been honoring a tackle football coach of the week since 1996 and added a flag football coach of the week in 2024 to coincide with it being the first year as a CHSAA sanctioned sport.
 
There were 10 coaches honored for both flag football and tackle football, with each coach receiving $2,500 from the Broncos to put towards their programs. The two coach of the year recipients will each receive $5,000 for their programs.
 
All of the state championship teams and coaches of the year will be honored this weekend at the Broncos’ ‘High School Salute’ game on Dec. 14 vs. the Green Bay Packers. Each of the coaches of the week were honored throughout the seasond during a pregame on-field ceremony.
 
 
Flag football honorees will run from Wednesday, Aug. 20 through Wednesday, Oct. 22, while tackle football honorees will be announced Wednesday, Sept. 3 through Wednesday, Nov. 5. The two Coaches of the Year will be announced following the conclusion of the fall state championships.
 





Flag Football
Tackle Football




Week 1
Joe French, Horizon (Aug. 20)
JD Stone, Haxtun (Sept. 3)


Week 2
Duane Tyler, Mountain Range (Aug. 27)
Ben Startzer, Northfield (Sept. 10)


Week 3
Guy Ryan, Pomona (Sept. 3)
Matt Flavin, Buena Vista (Sept. 17)


Week 4
Summer Katzoff, Elizabeth (Sept. 10)
Toby Kechter, Idalia (Sept. 24)


Week 5
Greg Johnson, Ralston Valley (Sept. 17)
Travis Peeples, Wellington (Oct. 1)


Week 6
Aaron Waters, Poudre School District (Sept. 24)
Chris Lake, Eagle Valley (Oct. 8)


Week 7
AJ Carter, Denver North (Oct. 1)
Jake Novotny, Fountain-Fort Carson (Oct. 15)


Week 8
Connor Payne, Steamboat Springs (Oct. 8)
Jeremiah Behrendsen, Dakota Ridge (Oct. 22)


Week 9
Rebecca Hopeck, Northfield (Oct. 15)
Brian Brown, Strasburg (Oct. 29)


Week 10
Lance Petrillo, Chaparral (Oct. 22)
Jared Yannacito, Ralston Valley (Nov. 5)


Coach of the Year
Dana Srdoc, Mountain Vista
Jeremiah Behrendsen, Dakota Ridge