Schutt Sports Coaches of the Year

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Jim O'Leary
St. John's Preparatory, Danvers, MA
1997: 11-0, Div. 1 Super Bowl Champions
Record at School: 96-38-2, 14 seasons

On a drizzly and cold Thanksgiving morning, the earliest onlookers could be found claiming their seats as early as 6:30. Eventually, 10,000 interested followers would turn up in their coats and blankets to watch one of the most hyped contests in Massachusetts football history.

In a state without a true playoff, tradtional rivals St. John's Prep and Xaverian, both undefeated and ranked one-two as they had been all through the year, were meeting on St. John's turf. The countdown to the event, forgetting all other games for the schedule, had been hyped by Boston media for weeks.

Xaverian had won the match-up three years running, but St. John's would score....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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