Dan Rohn Grand Rapids West Catholic High School (MI) In 2013, Coach Dan Rohn’s Grand Rapids West Catholic team started the season 1-4 – and went on to win the Michigan state championship. In 2012, West Catholic started 1-3 – and reached the state championship game. In Rohn’s first eight seasons, West Catholic won its season opener only three times. It’s all part of the plan. “We gear everything toward being the best football team in November,” Rohn told AFM fresh off winning West Catholic’s second straight Michigan Division 5 state title. “You don’t win a state championship in August. You prepare yourself (as a head coach), your kids, your coaching staff, your entire program to be there at the end of the season.” Everything from summer camps to in-season strength and conditioning to even the schedule are
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