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Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator: Tom Handziak – handziakt@tmore.org

Defensive Coordinator – Garrison Murphy
Receiver Group / Defensive Back Group / Assistant OC / JV OC – Roberto Flores (TM ’07)
Offensive and Defensive Line Groups – Garrison Murphy
Quality Control / Offensive Line Group – Jimmy Litscher (TM ’06)
Special Teams Coordinator / JV Head Coach – Tom Trisco (DB ’72)
Offensive and Defensive Position Staff – Alex Waterstraat

Q&A with Coach Tom Handziak

List of 4 items.

  • How can an 8th grader prepare to join your program?

    Be ready to challenge and test what you think your limits are both mentally and physically. There is ample opportunity within the football program to push you in ways that make you a stronger young adult and build confidence in being able to do things you once thought to be impossible. Before you join identify areas you want to personally grow and then come to us with goals. We will help you beat them.
  • What is one thing you hope athletes take away from a season with you?

    Family. Your football team is your second family. In a demanding sport that is football, you will experience the highest of life’s highs and then some moments where your only ally is toughness. At the end of a season you will be able to look at all of these moments with a sense of accomplishment and ability to persevere. In other words, ready for real life.
  • Why do you love coaching at STM?

    After a game or a tough practice, when I look at the student athletes in front of me … while I don’t see greatness, I do see potential greatness. Working with those kind of kids to help them find that in themselves is one of my biggest blessings in my life.
  • How would you describe the atmosphere and fellowship among your players?

    Family!

Team Accolades

Season: Fall

Conference Champions:
Pio Nono – 1927, 1935, 1936
Don Bosco – 1953, 1954, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970
Thomas More – 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2004

State Champions:
Pio Nono – 1927
Thomas More – 1976, 1977, 1981
St. Thomas More is a Catholic, coeducational high school that inspires students to embrace the values of our Patron Saint by becoming men and women for all seasons. Rooted in Christ and the Catholic tradition, the school community embodies the principles of Christian discipleship, service to others, and academic excellence.

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