Bradenton Christian names Phillip Spess as its new football coach

Bradenton Christian School hires Phillip Spess as its new football coach on Feb. 23, 2024.

BRADENTON − The newest football coach in the area is also one of the newest resident to the area.

Bradenton Christian School hired Phillip Spess as its new football coach Friday, Panthers director of athletics Cole Hudson announced.

Spess moved to the area with his wife Ruth and his 2-year-old son Thomas three weeks ago from Oklahoma.

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“Very new to the area,” Spess said.

It was the area that attracted him to coaching and teaching at Bradenton Christian.

“The area for sure,” Spess said. “That’s always going to be a big part of it.

“The more that we spoke with Cole and other administrations and other coaches and staff members, we just realized how fast and how wonderful the BCS community really is and we want to be a part of it.”

In education for the past seven years, Spess most recently served as the safeties coach at his alma mater Oklahoma Baptist University, a Division II school in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

He coached football, wrestling and track and field on the high school level for the previous five seasons.

“I really think the Lord was really huge on bringing us here and I really feel like I ended up at the right place at the right time,” Spess said. “I’m going to try to build upon what has already been established here and really trying to take the thing to the next level.”

Under former coach Nate Strawderman, who stepped down after one season to become the offensive coordinator at Southeast High, the Panthers finished 7-2, suffering both losses to Westminster Academy of Fort Lauderdale.

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Publish date : 2024-02-23 18:34:56

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