Northwood High School Football
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Rick Curtis, Special Teams Coor./Offensive Line  Coach Rick Curtis begins his 33rd year coaching high school football and his 10th year as the head football coach at Northwood High School. His prior coaching experience includes stints at Servite High School, Laguna Hills High School, University High School, and Irvine High School. While at Irvine High School he was the athletic director (10 years) and defensive coordinator for Irvine High's consecutive CIF Championship teams of 1991, 1992, and 1993. Rick has 28 years of experience in teaching business education and physical education in the Irvine Unified School District. Coach Curtis also served as the school's athletic director for the first 5 years of its existence. Coach Curtis received his master's degree from Concordia University and is also an adjunct professor at Concordia University in the Masters in Athletic Administration and Coaching program.Coach Curtis is excited to lead this year's team after many traditions have been established by previous teams, including 3 consecutive Pacific Coast League championships, 5 consecutive trips to the CIF playoffs, and a trip to the CIF finals in 2005. Coach Curtis is extremely proud of his coaching staff and he and his staff were chosen as the 2004 South Orange County All Star staff, and topped off that honor with a 22-7 victory in that year's Orange County Classic. Coach Curtis and his lovely wife Mary, are the proud parents of 7 children; John, Steven, Asleigh, Leslie, Bryan, Sean, and Blake. Mike Zorn, Quarterbacks  Coach Mike Zorn joins with Coach Curtis for his second season coaching quarterbacks for the Northwood Timberwolves. Coach Zorn coached quarterbacks for six years at Irvine High School and was involved in helping Irvine win three CIF Championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993. Coach Zorn played collegiate football at Sonoma State University and resides in Irvine. Mickey Dickson, Defensive Backs  Coach Dickson returns to Northwood High School for his sixth football season. He begins his second season as a varsity coach after three years as the head coach of the freshman team. Before coming to Northwood, he was the defensive coordinaor at Millikan High School in Long Beach from 1993 to 1998. He is also very excited to begin his 19th year as a science teacher. He loves the opportunity to be able to connect scientific concepts to football techniques. Mickey and his lovely wife, Brynn, live in Aliso Viejo with their nine year old daughter, Lakin.
Phil Roh, Running Backs/Offensive Coordinator
Adam Garza, Receivers  Coach Garza is starting his second season as a varsity coach after coaching on the junior varsity level for the Timberwolves. Coach Garza is a 2006 graduate of Northwood High School and played on the 2005 CIF finalist team whiling playing tight end and outside linebacker. Adam is attending Santa Ana College and is loooking to pursue a creer in the business field. Coach Garza resides in Irvine. Dean Toohey, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers  Coach Toohey returns to NHS for his 11th season as well as his second year as athletic director for Northwood High School. His passion for education nutrition, conditioning, and strength of our team continues to be his focus for the Timberwolves. His positive impact with the players earned him the coveted "Golden Touch Award" in 2002. Along with coaching the linebackers Coach Toohey works with the physical education department at Northwood. He stands behind his motto, "attitude is everything". He and his wife, Sandie, and two sons Dylan and Colin live in Anaheim.Kramer Johnson, Defensive Line  Coach Johnson is starting his first season as a varsity coach for the Timberwolves. Coach Johnson is a 2008 graduate of Northwood High School and played on the 2005 CIF finalist team while also playing on special teams. Kramer is attending Irvine Valley College and is planning to transfer to UC Berkeley or UCLA. He is looking to pursue a career as a teacher, possible at the high school level. Coach Johnson resided in Irvine.Dave Harper, Special Teams/Defensive Line  Coach Dave Harper is starting his fifth season with the Timberwolf varsity staff after coaching four years at the lower levels. He attended Magnolia High School and graduated from California State University at Fullerton. Coach Harper resides in Irvine with his wife Annie and sons, Matt and Kyle, both of whome played football for the Northwood Timberwolves. . Sean Karol, Offensive Line Assistant  Coach Karol will be joining the Northwood coaching staff for the first time this year as the Junior Varsity offensive line coach and assistant offensive line coach on varsity. Sean Karol is a recent graduate from Northwood who currently attends a local college and continues his passion for football through coaching at Northwood. Being a former player and graduate from Northwood High School Coach Karol returns to the program with extensive knowldge of offensive line techniques he has learned from both playing and observing football over the years. Coach Karol aims to help drive Northwood to a championship level of playing through motivation and intensity incorporated in his coaching of the offensive line. Visit the following NHS Websites: |
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Andie Sepulveda, Athletic Trainer  Andie Sepulveda is in her 9th year with Northwood High School athletics. Andie has been instrumental in keeping the football players healthy and playing at their peak performances. No injury, minor or severe, goes undetected or untreated. Ernie Medina, Equipment Manager  Ernie makes sure all player equipment is in tip-top shape. He has been with Northwood High since its inaugural year. His responsibilities have grown as the schoool has grown. Rick Crowell, Video Productions
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Rick Crowell has been with Northwood football since its inception. His initial responsibilities were limited to providing game films to the Timberwolf coaching staff. In 2001 he created the Northwood-Football.com website and continues to maintain it to this day. In 2002 Rick began keeping team and individual player statistics for the Northwood football team. Rick's son Casey was a member of Northwood's first football championship team, the 2001 Northwood Timberwolves.