Football

Sam Knopik is in his 15th season as head football coach. Sam also serves as a world history teacher at PHS and as assistant athletic director. He has compiled a 80-65 record in 14 seasons, taking his teams to the playoffs five times. He has been named the Greater Kansas City Coaches Associations Man of the Year (2013); The Kansas City Chiefs Missouri High School Coach of the Year (2011) and awarded the Marine Corps Semper Fi Award (2013).

Sam is a native of Omaha, Neb., and received his undergraduate degree from William Jewell College in 1996 and his master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1997. Sam spent the 1998-99 year teaching at the Kyiv International School in Ukraine where he taught fourth grade and took teams to Prague and Cairo for various tournaments.

He returned to Missouri where he taught and coached in Moberly, Mo. before returning to Kansas City in 2001.

Sam serves as an ex-officio member on the American Football Coaching Association (AFCA) Board of Trustees, and is chairman of the High School Program Committee. He's also served on the Missouri Football Coaching Association Board of Directors since 2005, and the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Board since 2008.
 

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sknopik@pembrokehill.org

Scott Guthrie
Eddie Hornback
Sam Love
Anthony Hollinshed
Greg Smith

Head Coach: Chris Justus
Assistant: McCay Tuttle

2022-2023

Raider Award Winner
Gavin O'Toole

Captains
Darin Conley, Harry Falk and Ben Perin

Varsity Letter Winners
Zaydan Ahmed, Julian Arbelo, Owen Barewin, Auggie Bash, Oscar Bash, Michael Brandmeyer, Darin Conley, Harry Falk, Quinn Fitzgerald, Ash Garrison, Dustin Greenwood, Mav Hawkins, Braden James, Ryann Ketcherside, Ryan Kumer, Jack Lambert, Aiden Leblanc, Matthew Long, Xavier May, Peter McLiney, Hunter Mutti, Gavin O'Toole, Ben Perin, Malik Raizada, Austin Soulis, Josh Stahl, Max Washington, Price Wilson, Jack Wollard, Daniel Young, Managers - Ava Darby-Herbert and Colbie Hyde

Junior Varsity Letter Winners
Anawat Chantaramongkol, Vladimir Crouch, Jack Grant, Matt Newbold and Griffin Wetzel

Team Highlights
Districts - second place

Individual Honors

• Auggie Bash - All-District (running back)
• Darin Conley - All-District (defensive line), Second Team All-State
• Xavier May - All-District (running back)
• Hunter Mutti - All-District (defensive end)
• Gavin O'Toole - All-District (linebacker)
• Reuben Perin - All-District (defensive line)
• Josh Stahl - All-District (defensive back)
• Maxwell Washington - All-District (linebacker)

2021-22

Raider Award Winner:
Jake Degnan

Captains:
Quinton Conley, Jake Degnan, Miles Marshall

Varsity Letter Winners:
Liam Baggott, Owen Barewin, Oscar Bash, John Benson, Lowell Burd, Darin Conley, Devin Conley, Quinton Conley, Vladimir Crouch, Jake Degnan, Harry Falk, Quinn Fitzgerald, Nicholas Franano, Dustin Greenwood, Tyler Gross, Dimitri Guy, Blake Johnston, Ryan Kumer, Matthew Long, Charlie Mann, William Mann, Miles Marshall, Will McKinley, Ben Miller, Xavier May, Peter McLiney, Gavin O'Toole, Ben Perin, William Pierce, William Schroeder, Josh Shaw, Max Washington, Price Wilson, Christian Wollard, Anisa Arrington – Manager, Kirsten Jordan-Hyde - Manager

Junior Varsity Letter Winners:
Auggie Bash, Anawat Chantaramonkol, Ash Garrison, Jack Lambert, Aiden LeBlanc, Zubeer Mohamed, Hunter Mutti, Matt Newbold, Austin Soulis, Josh Stahl, Josiah Stigger, Alex von Uckermann, Daniel Young

2020-21

Raider Award Winners: 
Jaden Hill

Captains:
Quinton Conley, Innis McLiney, Hank Newell

Varsity Letter Winners:
Joe Barewin, Owen Barewin, Ethan Berning, John Benson, Lowell Burd, Quinlan Charlton, Darin Conley, Devin Conley, Quinton Conley, Jake Degnan, Ben Graves, Dustin Greenwood, Jaden Hill, Blake Johnston, Ryan Kumer, Matthew Long, Miles Marshall, Innis McLiney, John Moore, Hank Newell, Gavin O'Toole, Ben Perin, Spencer Perin, Josh Shaw, Cooper Starks, Buzz Stevens, Max Washington, Ethan Wolf, Christian Wollard, Price Wilson, Anisa Arrington – Manager, Kirsten Jordan-Hyde – Manager

Junior Varsity Letter Winners:
Jordon Abernathy, Jaylon Abernathy, Liam Baggott, Harry Falk, Quinn Fitzgerald, Tyler Gross, Patrick O'Reilly, William Pierce, William Schroeder

Individual Honors:
Jake Degnan - All-District (returner), All-State (returner)
Devin Conley - All-District (wide receiver)
Quinton Conley - All-District (punter, wide receiver, defensive back), All-State (wide receiver)
Jaden Hill - All-District (linebacker)
Hank Newell - All-District (linebacker), All-State (linebacker)
Innis McLiney - All-District (quaterback)

2019-20

Raider Award Winners: 
Spencer Sabates

Individual Highlights:
Mac Mullen (DE) - All-District
Robert Green (DT) - All-District
Innis McLiney (QB) - All-District
Quinton Conley (WR) - All-District
Quinton Conley (WR) - All-State
Mubariz Tahirkheli - Missouri Football Coachas Association Hands Team

2018-19

Raider Award Winners: 
George Embry

Team Honors:
-Districts: 2nd Place

Individual Highlights:
Nathan Barewin - All-District Team (Tight End and Linebacker), Second Team All-State (Linebacker)
Aaron Berkowitz - All-District Team (Defensive Line), Second Team All-State (Defensive Line)
Peter Burditt - All-District Team (Linebacker)
Quinton Conley - All-District Team (Wide Receiver)
Robert Green - All-District Team (Offensive Line)
Hank Newell - All-District Team (Linebacker)
Declan O'Leary - All-District Team (Defensive End), Second Team All-State (Defensive End)

2017-18

Raider Award Winners: 
Tommy Wolfe

Individual Highlights:
Bert Bean - All-District Team (Quarterback), Academic All-State
Nathan Barewin - All-District Team (Tight End and Linebacker)
Aaron Berkowitz - All-District Team (Defensive Line), Academic All-State
Yakini Kasimu - All-District Team (Running Back)
Declan O'Leary - All-District Team (Defensive Line)
Joe Graves - Academic All-State
Charlie Thorne - Academic All-State
Tommy Wolfe - Academic All-State
Henry Hogan - Academic All-State
Matthew Berkley - Academic All-State
Paolo Laskero - Academic All-State

2016-17

Raider Award Winners: 
Hank Graves

Individual Highlights:
Hank Graves - First Team All-District ( MFCA)
Declan O'Leary - First Team All-District ( MFCA)
Quinn Brandmeyer - Second Team All-District (MFCA)
Alex Hrinya - Second Team All-District (MFCA)
Bert Bean - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Nathan Barewin - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Matt Berkley - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Aaron Berkowitz - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Davis Brooks - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Alex Hrinya - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Henry Hogan - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Paolo Laskero, - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Declan O'Leary - Academic All-State (MFCA)
Tommy Wolfe - Academic All-State (MFCA)

*MFCA-Missouri Football Coaches Association

2015-16

Raider Award Winners: 
Inkoo Kang

Individual Highlights:
Griffin Brandmeyer: All-District Second Team
Davis Brooks: Academic All-State
Hank Graves: All-District First Team
Daniel Duffy: Academic All-State
Inkoo Kang: All-District First Team, Academic All-State
Michael Keane: All-District Second Team, Academic All-State
Daniel Stanley: Academic All-State
Ben Wang: Academic All-State

2014-15

Raider Award Winners: 
Paul Newell

2013-14

Raider Award Winners: 
Charlie Mueller

Individual Highlights:
Cameron Chartier: Academic All-State (Missouri Football Coaches Association-MFCA)
Alec Hursh: All-District Team (MFCA), Academic All-State (MFCA)
Max Montague: All-District Team (MFCA)
Charlie Mueller: All-District Team (MFCA), All-State-Second Team (MFCA)
Dylan Peters: Academic All-State (MFCA)
Shea Radel: Academic All-State
Tristan Threatt: Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Team

2012-13

Raider Award Winners: 
Harold Edwards

Individual Highlights:
Harold Edwards: All-State-Third Team (MFCA)
Jak Kittoe: All-State-First Team (MFCA)

Pembroke Hill - second place - 1985

Pembroke Hill - second place - 1991