Massaponax (Virginia) head coach Eric Ludden named Washington Football Team’s High School Coach of the Week

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Eric Ludden, the head football coach at Massaponax High School, is the Week 8 winner of the Washington Football Team’s High School Coach of the Week. This weekend, Ludden’s team, currently ranked No. 9 in the High School Football America Virginia Top 10, will play top-ranked Oscar Smith in the Class 6 state semifinals.

Coach Ludden has been Massaponax’s head coach since 1998.

The High School Coach of the Week program is a National Football League initiative designed to recognize area high school football coaches who continuously demonstrate hard work and dedication to their football programs, the health and safety of their players, and who make a difference in their communities. Each honoree will receive a $2,000 donation from the Washington Football Charitable Foundation to their football program.

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For more information on the Washington Football High School Coach of the Week program or the Washington Football Charitable Foundation, visit http://www.washingtonfootball.com/community or follow the Foundation on Twitter and Instagram at @WasNFLCommunity.

Click here to nominate a Coach in the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Virginia or Prince George’s or Montgomery Counties in Maryland.

Washington Football High School Coach of the Week is presented by Inova Sports Medicine.

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2020/21 Washington Football Team Coach of the Week winners

Week 7 – Minoso Rodgers, Woodrow Wilson HS

Week 6 – Matthews Hutchings, Midlothian

Week 5 – Greg Weisbecker, Justice

Week 4 – Brandon Wheelbarger, Tuscarora

Week 3 – Wayne Hogwood, Wakefield

Week 2 – Perry Jones, Glen Allen

Week 1 – William Patrick, Louisa County

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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.