Mica Mountain’s Pat Nugent named Arizona Cardinals High School Coach of the Year

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pat nugent is the 2024 Arizona Cardinals High School Coach of the Year

Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 13, 2024

After leading Mica Mountain to a state championship in just three years of varsity football, Pat Nugent is the Arizona Cardinals High School Coach of the Year.

Last week, Mica Mountain, whose first full year of varsity football was in 2022, beat Arizona College Prep 42-13 to win Arizona’s Class 4A high school football title. The win capped a perfect 14-0 for the Thunderbolts.

This season marked the 22nd as a head coach for Nugent, who is now 172-66 all-time. Prior to Mica Mountain, Nugent was the head coach at Flowing Wells, Canyon del Oro and Cienega.

Nugent and the players will be introduced Sunday at the Cardinals game against the New England Patriots at State Farm Stadium. They will be joined by all of the Cardinals and Circle K High School Players and Coaches of the Week from the 2024 season.

We're proud to announce our 2024 Cardinals High School Coach & Player of the Year!

Congrats Coach Nugent and Tait pic.twitter.com/nIFosu49rL
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) December 10, 2024

Nugent will be honored with $4,000 to support the Thunderbolts’ football program and a trophy to commemorate the award

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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.