Gus Frerotte Appears on High School Football America

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Gus Frerotte's first year as head coach of the John Burroughs School ended just short of a gold medal, and he joined me on Thursday night's High School Football America radio show to talk about last weekend's Class 3 championship game loss to Logan-Rogersville.

JBS was knocking-on-the-door late in the game down 21-14 on Saturday when junior running back Ezekiel Elliott fumbled.  Logan-Rogersville recovered the ball near the goal-line to preserve the school's first state title.

Frerotte talks about the disappointment of the school's second straight runner-up finish.  In 2010, John Burroughs lost 21-20 to Richmond, after losing a 20-7 fourth quarter lead.

With only eight seniors on this year's squad, Frerotte also talks about the excitement of 2012.

Frerotte is one of three former NFL players on the show.

Former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Don Beebe talks about his team, Aurora Christian, winning the Class 3A Illinois state championship last weekend.  Also on the show is former Jacksonville Jaguar QB Phil Stambaugh, who talks about guiding his school, Pius X, to the Pennsylvania Class A quarterfinals.

Click here to listen to the interview on High School Football America.

Former 49er & Cowboy Hired at Hazlewood West

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

Duane Hawthorne is the new head football coach at Hazlewood West.

Hawthorne, who is the former University City head coach, played defensive back and special teams for the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys.

Hawthorne takes over for Cordez Vaughn, who resigned after only one season.  Last year the Wildcats were 1-9.

Hawthorne is the second former NFL player to take-over the reigns of a Missouri high school program.  Gus Frerrotte is the new head coach at John Burroughs.

New John Burroughs School Football Coach Gus Frerotte on Tonight's NHSCA Sports Hour

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Just me at 6 P.M. EST for the latest edition of the National High School Coaches Association Sports Hour.

My co-host Trish Hoffman and I will be talking high school football, boys basketball and wrestling.

Joining us on the show will be former NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte, who was just hired as the head football coach at John Burroughs School in St. Louis. Frerotte, who played with seven NFL teams, has been the school's quarterbacks' coach during the past two seasons.

Last year, John Burroughs finished runner-up in Missouri's Class 3.

Also on show will be 2010 High School Rudy Award winner Chance Anthony of Breckinridge County High School in Kentucky. Anthony was a two-way starter on this year's football team in spite of the fact that he was born without the lower part of his right arm.

To listen to the show LIVE on the Artist First radio network, click here.

John Burroughs School Hires Former NFL QB Gus Frerotte

by Jeff Fisher
Missouri High School Football Huddle

Gus Frerotte, who played for seven different NFL teams during his career, is now a high school football head coach.

Frerotte has been hired by John Burroughs School in St. Louis.  For the past two years, the former St. Louis Ram (also played for Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Minnesota and Washington) quarterback has been an assistant coach for the Bombers.

Frerotte takes over for Todd Small, who retired at the end of the season after leading the team to a runner-up finish in Missouri's Class 3. Small was 44-21 in six seasons as head coach.