all right this next award is always one of my favorites because so many in our state deserve it part of the reason I've started to wear some of these school spirit shirts all year is to Spotlight some of the great coaches and programs we have here in the valley this year's Friday Night Fever coach of the Year's from Scottdale Christian head coach Mike Shen they're going to make a movie about this team small school defying the odds and the numbers resilience in their DNA feel like we wrote a movie today in year one under Mike
and the Eagles won the 2A title their first since 1989 so this season they entered ready to defend it to get a drive and go put this ball in the end zone they were play defense and winning this thing nothing went according to plan one and three start they entered the playoffs as the 12th seed and then an end of game scuffle in the first round resulted in 24 players being suspended for leaving the sidelines it felt like it's uh weirdly us against the world with only 15 available players the Eagles won their next game
then in the semi still missing guys they upset the number one SE right now we're the 12 seed playing in the state championship I couldn't be nothing but proud then for the second year in a row if losing to Puma earlier in the year they beat him in the state championship game to go back to back they might make me cry right here I'm so proud of them they're going to make a movie about this team and Mike Shen is your 2024 Friday Night Fever coach of the year I will my teames will glorify God
coach joining us here in studio I love how fired up you get coach by the way it's fun congratulations on on the award when you watch that and you hear about your year and and and this award coach what what what comes to mind cuz I know I know you got a lot of emotions coach so honestly I know I'm going to keep them all in but honestly like thank you to my Lord and Savior first but just opportunity to coach at a school like sea with the administration the players and the community we have
I'm just blessed to be able to be there I just happen to be the guy that's that's running the but man I'm blessed to be able to be there it's it's been an unbelievable year few coaches I think am I had more fun than you did I want to show this video great you've seen it already jump around and going crazy it was where does this energy and this passion where does it come from honestly from the boys I feel like I live off there you go yes they love it like they like I I
don't like to be like seen but then they make me want like make me be seen so they'll clap me into this little huddle and they want me to have some fun and if coach is having fun obviously they're going to have a little bit of fun right by the way this Gator is it cold the gator freezing it was freezing they tried to sneak up on me I was like no just give it to me I'm enjoying this moment too much so coach when think back on this season what will you remember the most
the the struggles the adversity the State title what will you remember you I'm going to remember the love that our boys had for each other right and you know you saw Tate and Hudson in here a little bit and they're they're men that are playing this game just to grow up in an era like this and be able to play with each other and play for the love of each other and play a game that that brings so much out of you you battle through adversity you battle through everything and just to see those boys
play for each other and what they do for each other is more rewarding than anything else all right coach we got back about 20 seconds left are you guys going for a three p is that I mean that's the goal right so I I I I don't know much else so let's let's try to go get three and I would love to it's a tough region tough division um tough football to play but we got to see what happens next year for sure well coach another trophy for you and the Scottsdale Christian congratulations thank you
for everything you guys do FR Night Fever is the best I appreciate you guys coach our coach of the year
