Family and football.
An alliteration with countless symmetries, the two words blend together effortlessly. It’s the perfect combination for brothers Mark, Chris and Matt Landolfi.
“Growing up, I never watched a football game by myself. It was always a big deal with family, friends, relatives. It was chaos, but it was awesome every weekend,” said Chris Landolfi, the former head coach at Hanover High. “It just created a lifelong, strong bond between all of us. And, still, we get together and watch games. Everything revolves around football, and that started back then with family.”
That’s what makes Archbishop Williams the perfect meeting spot for the two eldest brothers.
In December, the Bishops announced Mark Landolfi as their new head coach and Chris Landolfi as the offensive coordinator. The two Archbishop Williams High alums reunite after a one-year stint in which Chris Landolfi left Hanover to serve as Lawrence Academy’s O.C. for his son Michael’s senior year as quarterback.
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Four of the five Landolfi brothers were at Duxbury High on Thursday night for the opening game of the football season. From left, Mark Landolfi, Hanover’s special teams coach; Matt Landolfi, Duxbury’s head coach; Madison Landolfi; Matt’s daughter, a cheerleader; Chris Landolfi, Hanover’s head coach; and Brian Landolfi, a game official.
“It’s always been a great and special place to me,” Mark Landolfi, a 1986 graduate, said of his alma mater. “Having the chance to coach and do some good things here was something I never thought would happen. But, it did. Now, I’m going to seize the moment and the opportunity.”
A rookie head coach, it’s now Mark Landolfi’s turn to lead a program after 11 years as an offensive/special teams assistant at Hanover –…
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Author : Patriot Ledger
Publish date : 2024-01-22 09:03:14
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