New and Improved Lifting Classes and PASS

We are at the start of a New Year and with that bring new commitments to living a healthier lifestyle. This also marks the beginning of our 2010 football season! Yes, it will be here before you know it! Coach Wright (who is also the Physical Education Department Head) has been spearheading some efforts to allow our athletes to have an improved experienced in their lifting/conditioning classes during the school day.

The result of that effort has allowed MANY football players to sign up for lifting classes. As a matte of fact, all but 6 football players (on this years roster) have signed up for a lifting/conditioning class of some type. This is the highest participation every experienced at HCS by the football team. Therefore we will not be having before/after school lifting until this summer which is the intent of having a quality program during the school day. This will allow players after school to focus on studies and their spring sports as well as increase their participation in the PASS program. The PASS program will now be offered from 3:30 - 4:30 on the following days in January and February in the auxiliary gym. According to Drew Riddick, the schedule for PASS is as follows:

January - 4-8-11-15-19-22-25-29

February - 1-5-8-12-16-19-22-26

Please look to the Athletic Website for changes to this schedule.

I am excited about the possibilities for our 2010 season and know that the upgrades to the lifting schedule by Coach Wright will be of tremendous benefit to our student athletes. I will be checking in on players during class time as well as during PASS. Please make sure to mark each PASS opportunity on your calendar and make a commitment to be there and make yourself a better athlete!

ALEX BUTTERWORTH - TOP 50

The Indiana Football Coaches Association names a "Top 50" football squad. Members of this team are not eligible to be named on the IFCA All State Team as this carries its own distinction.
This top 50 honors team is comprised of athletes in all classes. Alex Butterworth was named as the kicker on the Top 50 Squad. This is a tremendous honor. Congratulations to Alex.

ALL STATE - COACHES POLL

The coaches around Indiana recognize an All State Football Squad for each Class. HCS players were voted on by coaches around the state of Indiana and received multiple players on this team. Senior QB Jackson Kirtley, Senior WR James Houck. The IFCA also names an all junior team. Kevin Fitzpatrick was tabbed as first team All State as a junior. Congratulations to all of these men.

ALL CITY

Congratulations once again to our football players on receiving some incredible post season awards. HCS had four first team All-City Players named to the team. Senior Offensive Tackle Evan Winiger, Senior Defensive Tackle Blake McFarland, Senior Wide Receiver James Houck, and Senior Kicker Alex Butterworth.

Honorable Mention All-City athletes were: Jackson Kirtley, Max Russell, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Nick Cummings, Austin Olvey, Anthony Warrum, Brendon Burke, and Denzel Butler. Congratulations to all of these players on these tremendous honors.

Go Big Blue,

Coach Qualls

HCS All State Players Named

I am proud to announce that once again our football team has been honored by the media across the state of Indiana with All-State accolades. This round of awards were voted on by the associated press. Although the HCS football team did not reach the state championship, Eagle squad shocked the state of Indiana with 11 of the players being named to the All State team.

Leading the way with first team nominations were Quarterback Seniors Jackson Kirtley and Kicker Alex Butterworth. Joining Kirtley and Butterworth with post season honors on the Honorable Mention list on the offensive side of the ball were Senior Offensive Tackle Evan Winiger, Senior Running Back Austin Olvey, and Senior Wide Receiver James Houck and Freshman Anthony Warrum.

The Defensive All State recipients were Junior Defensive End Kevin Fitzpatrick, Senior Defensive Nose guard Blake McFarland, Junior linebacker Brendon Burke, Senior Inside Linebacker Max Russell, and Junior Cornerback Nick Cummings.

Congratulations to all of our football team and the way in which they continue to carry the tradition of His excellence.

Go Big Blue, Coach Qualls

MEET THE COACHES

Meet the coaching staff for 2009

The coaching staff for the 2009 season is getting closer to completion. We are excited with the awesome coaching staff the Lord is putting together to minister to our boys. Please take some time to welcome our coaches to HCS!


Charles Hedman II begins his first year as an HCS coach and will coach inside and outside linebackers. Charles played linebacker at The University of Notre Dame, graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame (2003, BA in Political Science). Charles then completed his Juris Doctorate cum laude from Notre Dame in 2007. Until recently Charles worked in the Litigation Group of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Charles is currently working with Venture International. Charles will have the opportunity to spread the Gospel in other private schools in the Indianapolis Area.

Charles is married to Jaime who is a Pediatrician with St. Vincent Hospital. Charles and Jaime were introduced to each other by Jaime’s college roommate who was a High School Classmate of Charles’.


Kyle Johnson is in his second year on the Heritage Christian Coaching Staff. Kyle was the head football coach at Eastern Hancock for 10 years. While at EH, Kyle coached his team to eight winning seasons and four sectional championship games! Kyle will be coaching our offensive and defensive lines as well as coordinating our running game. Kyle also coached at Georgetown University after a very successful playing career at Olivet Nazarene University.

Kyle will also serve as the IS/MS Boy’s Shepherd and 7th Grade Social Studies teacher. Kyle has a bachelor’s degree in Social Studies from Olivet Nazarene University and an MA from BSU in PE Pedagogy. He has over 15 years experience teaching MS and HS Social Studies and PE. Kyle and his wife Karen have three elementary age boys and a daughter in preschool.

Kevin Wright joins our staff as the Offensive Coordinator, a position that Kevin has held the past three years at Division 1, Western Kentucky University. Prior to his stint at WKU, Kevin was an extremely successful high school head coach. Kevin has experience as the head coach at Tulsa Union HS in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Trinity HS in Louisville, Noblesville, Frankfort, and Warren Central where his team won the 5A State Championship three consecutive years.

Kevin will also serve as the Part Time Middle School Assistant Principal and will teach Middle School Computer. He brings over 20 years teaching, coaching and administration experience in a variety of school settings and grade levels. Kevin has his Master’s in Education from Indiana Wesleyan University and also completed the Principal Licensure Program at IWU. Kevin and his wife Elizabeth, have two children—daughter Trinity, who is seven, and son William, who is three.

Ron Qualls continues as the only Head Football Coach in HCS history. Coach Qualls started the program in 2002 and has comprised a 44-36 record in seven short years. In the past three seasons the team experienced their first winning record, achieved a birth in the State Championship game in the RCA dome, and then won the State Championship this past year in Lucas Oil. Coach Qualls also has experience in a state title game while at Westfield, an undefeated season while coaching at Hamilton Southeastern, multiple championships at Peru High School, as well as college coaching experience at Ball State University and Anderson University.

Ron also serves as the Intermediate and Middle School principal, a position he has held since 2002. Coach Qualls earned his BS from Indiana University, a MA from Ball State University and his administrative license from Indiana University. Prior to coming to HCS, Ron served as an administrator in the Hamilton Southeastern Schools for 10 years. Ron is married to Vanessa (17 years) and have two children at Heritage, Mallory (12) and Malachi (8).