Joplin's Chris Shields on Tonight's High School Football Radio Show

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

With practice across the state set to begin next Monday, new Joplin High School head football coach Chris Joplin will join me tonight at 7PM EST/6 PM CST on the High School Football America radio show.

Coach Shields, who left Holt High School earlier this year to become Joplin's new leader, will talk about the challenges he's faced since being named the new head coach.  On May 22nd tornadoes devastated Joplin leaving over 100 dead and damage to over 15,000 homes.

Click here to listen to the show LIVE tonight starting at 7PM EST.

Joplin HS Names Shields Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

Chris Shields is leaving Holt High School for the head coaching job at Joplin.

Shields, who was 26-26 since taking over the job in 2006, will be in-charge of taking Joplin into the Class 6 ranks in a district that features defending state champ Rockhurst.