Shrine Catholic High School Names New Varsity Football Coach

Shrine Catholic High School Names Varsity Football Coach

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – February 10, 2023 – Shrine Catholic High School names Mr. Brent Widdows as the new Varsity Head Football Coach.

After a review of dozens of applications and multiple in-person interviews, Mr. Widdows experience and enthusiasm stood out among a highly regarded field of coaches. With more than 20 years of coaching, including ten years of head coaching experience, Mr. Widdows brings with him a vast knowledge of the game as well as coaching experience in the sport of track and field.

We look forward to continuing to enhance and grow our Football program across our school system as well as our cooperative partnership with Southfield Christian for the 2023-2024 season. Mr. Widdows will be on campus regularly to meet with our students and looks forward to attending many community events throughout the coming months.

“I would like to start off by saying how blessed and excited I am to be hired as the new Head Varsity Football Coach. It is truly a blessing to be a part of a community with such a rich history in faith, academics, and athletics,” said Coach Widdows. “It was very apparent to me that this community has hunger and expectation of greatness, but only if it is done in a moral and ethical manner. Royal Oak Shrine Catholic Schools demands the very best from their student athletes and is willing to give their students everything it takes for them to achieve greatness. This faith based community truly lives by the motto, Faith – Family – Future, and I am very excited to see how God will bless us as we journey to our future together.”

“We are excited to welcome Coach Widdows into the Shrine Athletic Program,” said Athletic Director, Ben Kerfoot. “Coach Widdows brings not only an excellent resume, but a desire to be at Shrine and coaching in the Catholic League. His enthusiasm and curiosity for our programs and community was evident from our very first meeting. We look forward to him pouring this passion into the talented student athletes at Shrine and with our cooperative partner, Southfield Christian.”

Welcome to Shrine Catholic High School and Academy Mr. Widdows!

About Shrine Catholic Schools and National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica Shrine Catholic Schools are parish schools of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Michigan. Founded in 1934, the schools provide a co-educational Christ-centered learning environment for Pre- K through 12th grade, with a focus on excellence in college preparatory education as well as extracurricular activities and many after-school programs and clubs. The National Shrine of the Little Flower, named a minor Basilica in 2015 by Pope Francis, was founded in 1926 and serves a parish of approximately 4,200 families in and throughout the Metro-Detroit area.