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Meet the 2009 Falcons Coaching Staff
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Darrel Gorham……Head Coach; Offensive Coordinator
The 2009 football season will mark my fifth year as the head football coach at Highlands Ranch High School. I have coached football for 25 years.
I believe HRHS has the best coaching staff in the state of Colorado. This year we will continue to stress fundamentals and grow in strength, which I feel will lead to an outstanding season.
I have three beautiful daughters. Saundra 27, who got married last summer and moved away to Bluffton, South Carolina. Saundra will be teaching and coaching. Sharee 23, is a cosmetologist working in Fort Collins, and Cyndi 17, is a senior here at HRHS. Watch for Cyndi on the field as she assists her dad as a trainer. When I am not involved with football, I enjoy spending time with my daughters, playing golf, and fishing.
I am privileged to be a part of Highlands Ranch High School. The administration has made this an incredible working experience for me. Our principal, Jerry Goings, and Athletic Director, Janelle Peters, have been incredibly supportive of me as a teacher and the head football coach. I am honored to be associated with such an outstanding school.
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Mark Story... Assistant Head Coach, Running Backs
This is Coach Story's 20th year coaching. He has spent the past fourteen years teaching math and coaching at Highlands Ranch High School. "I enjoy helping players develop not only their athletic abilities, but also the skills that will allow them to be successful outside of the game of football," says CoachStory. "These skills include things such as commitment, teamwork, respect, accountability, time management, and the ability to deal with adversity. Being part of a team sport, unlike an individual one, requires that every player has a role that contributes to the team and that role, no matter how small, is necessary for the team's success."
Coach Story and his wife, Karen, have four children, Justin (21), a HRHS graduate who is currently attending Metro State, Brendan (14), Allyson (9), and Caitlin (7).
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Kurt Krantz…..Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers
Coach Krantz is starting his 33rd year of coaching high school football. Before coming to HRHS he coached at Mullen High School from 1978 – 1982, where he was part of 3 state championships, Rangeview High School from 1982 – 1996, and Heritage High School from 1996 – 2005.
Coach Krantz has one son Kyle ( 22 ) who is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado and a part of the football staff as a graduate assistant. Daughter Jordan is currently a Senior at Arapahoe High School and is a member of the marching band.
Coach Krantz is the Broker/Owner of Premier Real Estate Group and the Littleton Real Estate Company.
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Kevin Wilks…..Varsity Defensive Line
Coach Wilks has been coaching football for twenty years and this will be his fifth year at Highlands Ranch. He has coached the offensive line for nine years. He spent 15 years at Englewood High School where he was JV head coach, defensive coordinator and varsity offensive line coach for five years. He was also wide receiver coach for three years and freshman defensive coordinator for two years.
Coach Wilks wife Kathy is a veterinarian and they have a five year old daughter, Kaitlyn.
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Brian Trautman…..Varsity Offensive Line
Coach Trautman comes to Highlands Ranch High School as an all American offensive lineman from Mesa State College. He has been coaching football for 4 years in Colorado as an offensive and defensive line coach. Coach Trautman is a power lifter and has several weightlifting records at Heritage High school where he graduated from in 2000.
Coach Trautman was fortunate enough to meet the love of his life, Karley, at Mesa State. They were married in March 2006 after they both graduated. Karley is an RN. They have two kids ( dogs ) Kirby and Roxy.
When he is not coaching football, Coach Trautman hobbies include hockey & golf.
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Brandon Carlucci…..Head JV Coach/ Defensive Backs Coach
Coach Carlucci is entering his fourth year as a special education math teacher at Highlands Ranch High School. He coached three years of middle school football beginning in 2002 while attending Colorado State University. Prior to coaching Coach Carlucci was a member of the 2000 Liberty Bowl Championship CSU Football team. This will be his second year coaching at Highlands Ranch.
Coach Carlucci has a beautiful wife Ashley of 5 years who teaches 2nd grade at Eldorado Elementary School. He and his wife attend Jubilee Fellowship in Lone Tree.
In his free time Coach Carlucci enjoys playing golf, water skiing, and following local sports teams.
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Luke Hadden……Linebackers
Coach Hadden comes to Highlands Ranch after coaching the linebackers for four years at Colorado College.
He played linebacker for the University of Pennsylvania and was part of the most successful class in Ivy League history.
He graduated in 2005.
Coach Hadden is engaged to Alison Peters and they will be married later this year
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Ricardo Leal….Defensive Ends
Coach Leal has been coaching football for four years.
This year will be his first at Highlands Ranch.
He coached the offensive and defensive lines for 3 years at Wheatridge High School and was part of 2 state championships.
Coach Leal played Football at Mount San Antonio and Ottawa University.
He has been married for 10 years to his beautiful wife Angela.
Coach Leal teaches Spanish at Highlands Ranch and enjoys long walks and shark fishing.
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Steve Berninzoni…… Head Freshman Coach
Coach Berninzoni is a former All Conference/All State honorable mention running back from Ponderosa High School.
College playing experience includes one year at Carthage
College and two years at Western State College as a running back.
Previous coaching jobs have included Ponderosa High School ( Varsity running backs and Head JV Coach ),
Sagewood Middle School ( Offensive Coordinator )
and Rocky Heights Middle School ( Defensive Coordinator )
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Bruce Jones…… Freshman Assistant Coach
This is Coach Jones first year coaching the freshman team at Highlands Ranch. He graduated in 2005 from Heritage High School where he lettered in both
wrestling and football. Coach Jones played football for two years at Mesa State College.
This is his first year as an Educational assistant at Highlands Ranch
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Adam Laughlin…… Freshman Assistant Coach
This is Coach Laughlins first year coaching the freshman team at Highlands Ranch.
He attended Buena Vista High School where he was selected all conference and all state in football.
He has part of a 2A state championship in 1999 as well as two state basketball championships in 1999 & 2001
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