Vote for the Detroit Lions High School Coach of the Year

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Beginning today, fans can begin voting for the Detroit Lions 2023 High School Coach of the Year. In all, there are 18 finalists, 16 of whom will be coaching this weekend for a Michigan high school football championship at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions. The other two finalist are the 8-Player championship coaches.

Voting will be open through Sunday, November 26. At the conclusion of voting, the one coach who has the most online votes will receive one vote overall to go along with the votes of our 5 high school football media panelists. The votes will be tallied and the Detroit Lions High School Football Coach of the Year will be announced the week of November 27.

Click here to go to the Lions’ COTY Voting Page

For the past 27 seasons, at the conclusion of the high school football season, the Detroit Lions have selected a High School Football Coach of the Year.

The winning coach’s school/athletic department receives a $3000 grant from the Detroit Lions and the NFL Foundation. This individual also becomes the Detroit Lions nominee for the Don Shula NFL High School Football Coach of the Year and will recognized in an on-field ceremony prior to the Detroit Lions-Denver Broncos game in mid-December.

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2023 Detroit Lions High School Coach of the Week Winners

Week 9 – Eric Sweeney, Ubly HS

Week 8 – Steve Herrick, Corunna HS

Week 7 – Don Jess, Charlevoix HS

Week 6 – Larry Witham, North Muskegon HS

Week 5 – Bob Meyer, Avondale HS

Week 4 – Brent Cummings, Rockford HS

Week 3 – Jake Weingartz, Davison HS

Week 2 – Gary Houghton, Mason HS

Week 1 – Joe Palka, Saline 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.