After one winning trip to Ford Field, Harbor Beach football coach Troy Schelke will make another.

This time, he already owns the victory.

The Detroit Lions named Schelke their 2025 High School Football Coach of the Year, honoring the Harbor Beach coach after he led the Pirates to a 14-0 season and the Division 8 state championship.

“We have such great support here,” Schelke said. “It starts with teachers at school, administration at school and all the support staff. We’re really blessed. The outpouring of support from community is outstanding.

“The backing at Ford Field … we really felt the energy of the crowd at Ford Field. We really did feel it in a positive way.”

The state championship was the second for Harbor Beach and Schelke, who claimed the state title in 2012. The Pirates out

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