Chicago Bears name Justin Jostes of Maroa-Forsyth High School as their Week 7 Coach of the Week

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Maroa-Forsyth High School head coach Justin Jostes is the Week 7 Chicago Bears Coach of the Week.

Below is part of a news release from the Bears on Jostes’ award:

“On Oct. 7, Coach Jostes helped lead his team, the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans (7-0), to a tight 24-20 conference game win, snapping a three-game skid against the undefeated Williamsville Bullets (6-1) of Williamsville for the outright conference lead. With this victory, the Trojans remain undefeated and are first in their Sangamo Conference. According to a panel of sportswriters from the Associated Press (AP) Illinois High School Football Ranking, Maroa-Forsyth ranks second in Class 2A heading into their Friday night game. Recently, Jostes was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) 2021 Hall of Fame after coaching Maroa-Forsyth for more than 22 years with an outstanding 192-58 career record. Aside from being a head coach, he’s also a Driver Education teacher and a weight training coach.”

From Chicago Bears

In his 22 years as head coach, Coach Jostes accomplished the following:

  • 2X State Champ
  • 6-time State Runner-up
  • 11-time Conference Champion
  • 8-time Coach of the Year

About Coach of the Week

The Chicago Bears “Coach of the Week” program was launched in 1996. It honors outstanding Illinois high school coaches who develop players’ football skills and knowledge, character, leadership, discipline and teamwork abilities.

2022 Chicago Bears Coach of the Week Winners

Week 6 – Anthony Dotson, Chicago Academy

Week 5 – Miles Osei, Elk Grove HS

Week 4 – Jouscelyn Mayfield, Fenger HS and Konesha Rhea, DuSable HS

Week 3 – Dedrick DeWalt, Lane Tech

Week 2 – Julius Carter, Westinghouse HS

Week 1 – Anthony Kopp, Highland Park HS

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About the Author

Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.