The biggest head coach hire in high school football the offseason was La Salle getting Dan Koppen to replace Geoff Marcone and the former New England Patriots’ star’s debut couldn’t have gone better .

But it’s not the only head coaching debut we’ll see in 2025.

When Week 1 games are played, six coaches will make their head coaching debut and two other familiar faces find themselves starting anew in different places.

Here’s what you need to know about the new head coaches in Rhode Island high school football.

Ailton Amado, Juanita Sanchez

Amado started coaching at Juanita Sanchez in 2020 as an assistant under former head coach Steven Nadeau. While he had an opportunity to apply for the job after Nadeau stepped down, Amado didn’t think he could handle the balancing act of being a foot

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