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EAST COWETA FOOTBALL COACHES

Mr. Ronald Steinhelfer is starting his 6th year of teaching and 9th year of coaching. 2023 will mark his 3rd 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

COACH RONALD STEINHELFER VARSITY ASSISTANT, WIDE RECEIVERS

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, in which they competed for state championship in 2019 and after being promoted to Offensive Coordinator for the 2020 season they also played for a semi-final. 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 significant other, Brittany Howard have five kids Carter(9), Carson(8), Evan(7), Carden(4), and Evie(2).

Coach A.J. Ellis is entering his 5th year on the sidelines for the Indians after spending 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Sandy Creek High School in Fayette County. He will be the 9th grade head coach, and coach the quarterbacks for 9th grade.

COACH AJ ELLIS HEAD 9TH GRADE COACH

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 2 years old, and twins, Tré and Ty, born earlier this year.

Coach Matt Pearce is starting his 2nd year of teaching and 4th year of coaching. 2023 will mark his 1st season at East Coweta as the 9th Grade Offensive/Defensive Line coach. Coach Pearce also coaches soccer at East Coweta, serving as boys JV head

COACH MATT PEARCE 9TH GRADE ASSISTANT

coach. Before coming to East Coweta, Coach Pearce served as assistant head coach at Lee Middle School and has also coached at Cedar Shoals High School and Clarke Central High School. Coach Pearce graduated from Northumbria University in 2010 with a Bachelor’s Degree before completing Master’s degrees at the University of Georgia (2012) and the University of West Georgia (2022).