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Eastmark enters off-season with championship mindset terscholastic Association. Casteel followed suit with its first state title at the 3A level after just three seasons. uilding a championship caliber footNow, Eastmark hopes to do the same. ball program in short order is no “Certainly, there’s a goal, but there’s a easy feat. process with it,” Especially at the Eastmark coach high school level, it Scooter Molander Their minds are set could take years to said. “When I was on competing for a build up a student blessed to get this population large job, I wanted to do championship next fall, enough and with everything the right and the work they’ve all many athletes to way. If we get betput in so far in the quickly help a new ter every year, kids off-season shows that. program rise to are going to want that level of comto come here. It’s a petition. But it’s goal of ours to build not unheard of. Especially in the southeast something special.” Valley where new homes are being built by Molander was hired to start the Eastmark the dozens. program in 2018 when the school was built American Leadership Academy - Queen as part of the Queen Creek Unified School Creek won its first championship just two see EASTMARK page 28 seasons into its stint with the Arizona InBY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor
B From left: Austin Johnston, coach Scooter Molander, Kaden Armstrong and Ramar Williams are all part of an Eastmark football program ready to make a splash in 2022 after reaching the 3A playoffs for the first time ever this past fall. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff)
Skyline recommends Schiermyer as next coach BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor
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kyline High School announced Friday night it is recommending Eastmark offensive coordinator Adam Schiermyer as its next head football coach. According to school Athletic Director Phil Wail, the hire is pending approval from the Mesa Unified School District Governing Board, which will take place in the coming weeks. “We were looking for someone that had some youth to him, some energy to him and at the same time has had experience of being in a high-profile coordinator position at a big school like he has with Perry,” Wail said. “I think he has the hard-working pedigree. We had some players on our panel, and he related to them.
“They wanted someone who knows football and someone who can push them, get them to the next level and hold them accountable. Adam brought all of those to the table.” Schiermyer spent the last three seasons as the offensive coordinator at Eastmark High School under legendary coach Scooter Molander. It was there he helped develop the football program, which went undefeated in the 3A Central Region and made the conference playoffs in its second year of varsity football. Before Eastmark, Schiermyer served as the offensive coordinator for five years under Preston Jones at Perry High School. It was there he coached both Brock and Chubba Purdy, advancing to the 6A semifinals in 2016 and the state championship
game in 2017 and 2018. Schiermyer said learning under Jones and Molander has prepared him for the opportunity to take over a program. “I don’t know very many assistants who have worked for, who I would say, are two of the best coaches in the state,” Schiermyer said. “I really feel blessed to have been able to work under Scooter and Preston.” Both Wail and Schiermyer agreed transforming the Skyline football program won’t be an
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Skyline announced Friday night it has recommended former Perry and Eastmark offensive coordinator Adam Schiermyer as its next head football coach. (Courtesy Adam Schiermyer)
