Roster & Coaching Staff

2024 Midview Football Coaching Staff

Head Coach: JACK ARMSTRONG

Armstrong, a 2012 graduate of Midview High School, is a Special Education teacher at his alma mater and has served as a varsity assistant coach with the Middies for six of the last seven seasons. He becomes the just the eighth coach in program history, which dates back to the consolidation of Belden, Eaton and Grafton high schools in 1955.

"I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to lead the Midview football program and give back to the community that has given so much to me," Armstrong said. "From becoming a Middie myself in seventh grade and then returning as a teacher and assistant football coach, this school district runs deep in me and has shaped me into the man I am today. I look forward to having a lasting impact on the players and bringing a positive spirit to the community through the sport."

Armstrong earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Bowling Green State University in 2017 and holds a Mild-Moderate and Moderate-Intensive dual license with the Ohio Department of Education. He joined the Midview High School teaching and coaching staff that fall. Armstrong was an offensive line coach for two seasons before being elevated to Offensive Coordinator in 2019. He also led the program's strength and conditioning program in 2018 and 2019. Armstrong coached the freshmen football team at Rocky River High School in 2020 and then returned to the Middies as the linebacker coach and then safety coach the last two seasons, respectively.

Armstrong, a captain of Midview's 2011 squad, played one year of collegiate football at Otterbein University. He has playing and coaching experience on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball, which gives him a well-rounded perspective on the game.

"I have been blessed with amazing mentors, including Coach [DJ] Shaw, Coach [Jeff] Riesen and my football "dads"—Coach [Scott] Crum, Coach [Todd] Strebel and Coach [Chad] DiFranco—who have taught me invaluable lessons over the years that I will surely bring with me to the head coach position."

Armstrong also recognizes that it will take a holistic approach from kindergarten through 12th grade in order to prepare the Middies to compete as the smallest school in the SWC.

"Long-term, we want to make the Midview football program a consistent team to look out for," Armstrong said. "We understand the value of strength in numbers, so I plan to maintain a strong focus on building this program for now and for the future. My goal is to put these players in the best position to succeed, both on the field and in the classroom. My staff and I are going to set a positive culture that bleeds throughout the district."

You can contact Coach Armstrong at jarmstrong@midviewk12.org.

OFFENSIVE STAFF

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR:

SCOTT CRUM

Wide Receivers Coach: Doug Meyers

Coach Meyers is entering his 3rd year coaching as a part of the Midview Middies coaching staff. Coach Meyers has spent the past 10 years coaching football at Parma High School. He coached in various roles throughout his 10 year coaching career. From 2007-2009, Coach Meyers served as Freshmen and JV Offensive Coordinator. In 2010, he became the head coach of the 8th grade football team at Shiloh Middle School where his team went 6-1-1. In 2011, Coach Meyers was hired onto the Parma High Varsity staff where he coached Quarterbacks and Defensive Backs. In his tenure at Parma High, the Parma Redmen won the League Title twice and made its first ever playoff appearance in school history. Coach Meyers graduated from Parma High School in 2003, where he was a two sport Varsity athlete in Football and Baseball. Coach Meyers was a 3 year Varsity Baseball Captain and earned All-League Honors for 3 seasons. In addition, he was the 2002 Lake Erie League Most Valuable Player. In football, Coach Meyers was the starting Quarterback on the Varsity Team for 3 years, where he earned All-League Honors twice. Coach Meyers threw for over 1800 yards his senior season and still currently holds school records in Single Season and Career Completions. In 2016, Coach Meyers was inducted into the Parma Senior High Athletic Hall of Fame. After high school, he pursued his athletic career by playing football at John Carroll University (2003-2007). Coach Meyers currently serves as a History Teacher at Midview High School and I enjoy spending time with my wife Lauren and my twins Chase and Kennedy.

RUNNING BACKS COACH:

JOHNNY WALSH

DEFENSIVE COACHING STAFF

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR:

MIKE PASSERRELLO

CORNERBACKS COACH:

BRAD COLE

Defensive Line Coach: TK Burk

Coach Burk is a 2012 graduate of Avon Lake high school, where he lettered in both football as well as track and field. After his high school football career he had the opportunity to play in the Big 33 football classic, where he would help Ohio win their final game against Pennsylvania. Coach Burk went on to play Division 2 football at the University of Findlay, where he played offensive line. He graduated from the University of Findlay in 2016 with his degree in Health/Physical Education. His coaching career began coaching offensive and defensive line for 8th grade (16’), as well as the 7th grade head football coach for Avon Lake (17’). He has also spent time coaching basketball as well as and joined the Midview track staff to coach shot put and discus. Coach Burk will be going in to his sixth year teaching physical education at Midview Middle School and his sixth year on the Midview High School Varsity Football coaching staff.

LINEBACKERS COACH:

JAMES HOMOKI

DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH:

Mike Hayes

Coaching Career:

Coach Hayes started his coaching career when he became an assistant coach for the Midview Middies in the fall of 1999. During this time at Midview, Hayes coached wide receivers. He would coach at Midview until 2003 when he took a position as an assistant coach (Co-special team coordinator and assistant defensive back coach) with the Amherst Comets. After a 2 year stint with the Comets Hayes returned back home to his alma mater where he would coach again with the Middies. While at Midview, for the next 10 years, Hayes coached defensive backs and was the special teams coordinator for the Middies. In 2014, Hayes moved up to the collegiate ranks to coach at NCAA Division 3 Oberlin College Yeomen where he spent 5 years coaching kickers, punters, and defensive backs. In 2017 Hayes’ freshman punter earned North Coast Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year honors and was a second-team all-region selection by D3football.com. In that same year, Hayes coached his placekicker to first-team All-NCAC honors and to a third-team all-region selection.

Playing Career:

Hayes was a 4 sport standout at Midview High School garnering 9 varsity letters. In football, Hayes was an All-Erie Shore Conference first-team punter and wide receiver and second-team place-kicker at Midview. He achieved 1st team All-State honors as a punter, he set the school's single-season punting average record at 43.9 yards per punt. As a wide receiver, he set records for catches (46) and yards (736). He continued his record setting pace at the University of Akron where in his sophomore year he averaged 46.3 yards on nine punts against #12 Virginia Tech including a 71-yard punt. On the season, he produced 14 punts of 50 yards or more. In his junior year he was the 16th ranked punter in the nation (Div. 1) and was ranked No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference. Hayes averaged 43.8 yards per punt for the season and was named to the All-Academic All-MAC First-Team.

Hayes still holds the school record at The University of Akron for punting average in a season (43.8) and career (42.4). He went on to sign free agent contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2003) and Carolina Panthers (2004).

Hayes, who graduated from Akron in 1999, has his doctorate in physical therapy and works as a physical therapist at the Cleveland Clinic.

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