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FOOTBALL COACHES

Mr. Ronald Steinhelfer is starting his 5th year of teaching and 8th year of coaching. 2022 will mark his 2nd season at East Coweta as their Wide Receivers coach. “Coach Stein” coached 3 years of high school football at Lowndes High School and 3 years at Crisp County High School after he served 10 years in the United States Air Force. He took the tight end and H-backs job at Crisp County High School in 2018 before being promoted to Offensive Coordinator for the 2020 season. Coach Stein graduated in 2008 from Bellefontaine High School in Ohio, Bowling Green State University in 2018 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Technology, and the University of West Georgia in 2022 with a master’s of Art and Teaching degree in Teacher Education . Coach Stein and wife, Jennifer Steinhelfer, have three sons Carter(8), Carson(6), and Carden(3).

COACH RON STEINHELFER VARSITY ASSISTANT

Coach A.J. Ellis is entering his 4th year on the sidelines for the Indians after spending 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Sandy Creek High School in Fay ette County. He will be the 9th grade head coach, and coach the quarterbacks for 9th grade. He will also be coaching basketball at East Coweta. A graduate of Northgate High in 2008, where he played football, basketball and baseball, he began coaching while working on his Associates degree at Georgia Military College. He is married to McKenzie, and they have one daughter, Remi, who is 1 year old.

COACH AJ ELLIS 9TH GRADE HEAD COACH

Todd Crafton is currently teaching his 14th year at East Coweta High School, focusing on Computer Science. Overall, this is his 15th year teaching after graduating from Georgia Tech and Georgia State. After previously serving as a lacrosse coach for both boys and girls, he joined the football staff for the first time as Director of Football Operations in 2018, and has loved every minute of it. He and his wife Lisa recently celebrated their 13th year of marriage and they have one son, Chris, who is currently in 4th Grade at Glanton Middle School, where Lisa is a 1st Grade teacher. In his spare time, He likes to spend time with family, read, play video games, and trav el. He is excited about the prospects for this season and can’t wait to see what these young men can achieve both this year and going forward.

COACH TODD CRAFTON DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

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