Football

Season Recap

Football finished the regular season undefeated. Their outstanding performance earned them multiple accolades, including both the Crossroads Conference Championship and the District Championship.

Coaching Staff

Varsity Head Coach Bio

Sam Knopik is in his 22nd season as head football coach at PHS, where he also serves as a world history teacher. Over the course of his career, Sam has compiled an impressive record, including three undefeated regular seasons and six playoff appearances. This past year, he led his team to a Crossroads Conference title, a district championship, and a trip to the Class 2 State Quarterfinals. A highly respected figure in the coaching community, Sam was inducted into both the Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Sam earned his undergraduate degree from William Jewell College in 1996 and his master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1997. He also spent the 1998-99 school year teaching fourth grade at the Kyiv International School in Ukraine, where he coached teams that competed in tournaments in Prague and Cairo.

"X's and O's will come and go. Strategy and schemes are part of the game but the uniqueness of high school team sports, of which I believe football has the greatest opportunity to impact a young man's life, are the lessons we can teach. Of the lessons we teach, relationship building and a concern for others will always remain the most important."

- Sam Knopik
Head Coach

Sam Knopick
 

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Coaching Accolades

2024 - Inducted into the Missouri Football Coaches Association: Hall of Fame
2024 - Inducted into the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association: Hall of Fame
2024 - Crossroads Conference Coach of the Year
2020 - Community for Coaches Coach of the Year Finalist
2016-2018 - President of the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association
2016 - MFCA Paul Martel Award for Outstanding Service Recipient
2013-2017 - American Football Coaches Association, Board of Trustees
2013 - GKCFCA Man of the Year Recipient
2013 - US Marines Semper Fi Coach Award Recipient 2011 - Kansas City Chiefs Missouri Coach of the Year
2010-2012 - President of the Missouri Football Coaches Association
2009-2020 - Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association, Board of Directors
2004-2016 - Missouri Football Coaches Association, Board of Directors
2003-2017 - American Football Coaches Association, High School Committee
6 x Kansas City Chiefs Coach of the Week

Varsity Assistant Coaches

Thatcher Anderson
Scott Guthrie
Chris Justus
Andrew Lewis
Greg Smith
Rasean Weathers

Middle School Coaches

7/8 Head Coach: Chris Justus
Assistant: TBD

5/6 Head Coach: Ronald Graves
Assistant: TBD

Team Schedules

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Varsity

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Post Season Appearances

State Titles

Second Place Third Place Fourth Place
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1985
  1994
1993
1987

District Titles

2024
2023
1994
1993
1991
1987
1985
   

Crossroads Conference Titles

2024