COACHES/TRAINERS
Head Football Coach
Shaun McDowell
Coach Shaun McDowell entered his 1st year as Head Football Coach and Campus Athletic Director for the Grand Oaks Grizzlies of Conroe ISD on January 3, 2023. Prior to Grand Oaks, Coach McDowell was Head Coach/Campus Athletic Coordinator at Foster High School of Lamar Consolidated ISD from March 2013-December 2022. In February 2012, Coach McDowell served as the Head Football Coach/Campus Athletic Coordinator at Willowridge High School in Fort Bend ISD. Previous assistant coaching stops include Ft. Bend Bush and Cy-Creek High Schools. This will be Coach McDowell's 20th year coaching.
In his tenure at Foster High School, Coach McDowell earned a head coaching record of 85-34. He has an overall head coaching record of 88-41. In 2016, Coach McDowell and the Falcons went 14-1 and reached the 5A State Semi-Final game. Coach McDowell has helped many athletes play on the collegiate level and in the National Football League. The NFL players coached by Coach McDowell include Russell Okung, Cameron Fleming, and most recently CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys.
Coach McDowell graduated from and played high school football for Stephen F. Austin High School in Fort Bend ISD. After high school, Coach McDowell received an appointment and football scholarship to the US Coast Guard Academy where he played fullback and was a member of the 1997 Freedom Football Conference Champions and helped the team earn a berth to the 1997 NCAA Division III playoffs. After the Coast Guard, Coach McDowell earned a BBA in Finance from the University of Houston and a Masters of Education Administration from Lamar University.
Coach McDowell is heavily involved in local and state level organizations that enhance the game of football and the coaching profession. He is currently a Texas High School Coaches Association Board Director, Treasurer for the State 7on7 Organization, Past President and current webmaster for the Greater Houston Football Coaches Association, and a member of the Touchdown Club of Houston Player of the Year selection committee.
Coach McDowell is married to Amanda and they have six children, Maya (22), Ella (19), Shaun (18), Kyler (12), Kaia (6) and Garrett (6).
Head Football Coach/Campus Athletic Coordinator
shaun McDowell
Where did you attend college?
Texas A&M University
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How long have you been coaching?
23 years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
The players! They keep me young and energized. I also love being around the football staff because we are a team within a team.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Hard work doesn’t guarantee you anything. It only gives you a chance!
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Tell us a little about your family.
I am married to my beautiful wife, Amanda, who is a teacher at York JH. We have 6 kids: Maya (22), Ella (19), Shaun (18), Kyler (12), Garrett (6) and Kaia (6). We also have our 2 dogs: Tank and Millie
Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Tackles
JOE DANZER
Where did you attend college?
University of Dubuque in Dubuque Iowa​
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How long have you been coaching?
17 years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
The preparation and the constant chess match you have with who you are playing. Also the fact that actually get to see the kids grow up right before your eyes. You get to see the true meaning of “hard” and watch the kids overcome it and become better humans for it. But the biggest is getting calls 12years later from former players just so they can thank you!
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Life is hard, no one will give you anything. If there is something you want, work, and take it!
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Tell us a little about your family.
Family to a 4 year old boy that is in constant motion and never sits still. Wife, Christine, is a teacher and former coach in Aldine ISD. ​
Corners
Jesse Balderas
Where did you attend college?
Texas A&M University Kingsville
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How long have you been coaching?
15 Years​
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
I love coaching high school football because I get to make a positive impact on the athletes I coach.​
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
I always tell my players that becoming a student of the game will take their natural ability and elevate their level of play.
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Tell us a little about your family.
Married to Stephanie Balderas
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Inside Linebackers
John Boodon-Elliott
Where did you attend college?
University of Texas - San Antonio
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How long have you been coaching?
​15 years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
​Building relationships and helping young men grow personally and on the field of competition.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Do the best you can, and take care of your family.​
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Tell us a little about your family.
I have been married for 7 years to my wife, Amethyst. She is an instructional coach in CFISD. W have two daughters. Gwen, 6, is in 1st grade. Maisie, 2, is in daycare.
Defensive Ends
Clayton Callicutt
Where did you attend college?
Angelo State B.A. Lamar M.ED
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How long have you been coaching?
​7 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
The ability to shape young men into becoming contributing members of society by proving the tools necessary to shape them into bright contributors of the next generation.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Small things will take care of the big things. Do the little things right, the big things will take care of themselves in the long run
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Tell us a little about your family.
Married to my beautiful wife Madison Callicutt and will be celebrating our third wedding anniversary this December. We have a little boy named Dean who is one years old and have two dogs named bruiser and peanut.
Offensive Line
JORDAN DAVILA
Where did you attend college?
Western Governors University, Dallas Baptist University​
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How long have you been coaching?
10 years unpaid for 5 on 5, 7 on 7 kids, first year paid
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
There's too much for me to cover on this. I love football for more than what it is. Set up an interview one day. The following would be my main points: Football was an outlet for me and taught me how to use my hard head for a good cause. It makes life seem simpler and provides a way for me to give back to the community while also giving me some anger management therapy. Partially joking. But it's the life lessons that you have to give to young men who are about to reach adulthood and setting up themselves up for their lives through academics and building a solid work ethic. Mental toughness is something that is important to me as well.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Be humble, play with a chip on your shoulder, keep your head on a swivel, fix the little things, and be smart.​
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Tell us a little about your family.
3 cats, 1 wife, no kids. My wife and I are the exact opposite, but somehow it still works.
Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties
Nick Ekanem
Where did you attend college?
Southwestern A/G for Bachelors/ East Central for Masters
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How long have you been coaching?
12 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
The impact we have on children.​
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Enjoy your HS playing years, it’s something you will remember for a lifetime ​
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Tell us a little about your family.
Family originally from Nigeria. I have three sisters and an older brother. I have a 9 year old daughter as well.
Wide Receivers
JUSTIN FOSTER
Where did you attend college?
Texas Lutheran University and Prairie View A&M
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How long have you been coaching?
7 Years​
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
I love being able to help students reach the next level and become better men.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
“Run your race.” Get better everyday.
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Tell us a little about your family.
Parents are Cedric and LaNeatra Foster. One sister Jailyn Foster. No kids.
Quarterbacks
Scott Holloway
Where did you attend college?
Baylor University
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How long have you been coaching?
24 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
​Building relationships with players. Witnessing their growth and development not only in football but in their lives.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Mental focus and mental toughness are crucial to football excellence. ​
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Tell us a little about your family.
Wife Tabitha, Son Dawson 23, Daughter Abby 15
Tight Ends
Aaron Johnson
Where did you attend college?
​Minnesota State University @Mankato
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How long have you been coaching?
20 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
The energy on Friday Nights - The atmosphere on the sideline and the reward of seeing all the hard work and preparation come to life.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Control what you can control - your effort, attitude, and toughness. If you bring those everyday, success will take care of itself.
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Tell us a little about your family.
Coach Johnson has been married for ten years to his wife Cassie, a 4th grade teacher at Buckalew Elementary. They have two children- Bryce (8) and Skylar (6). The Johnson family enjoys traveling back home to Minnesota and supporting the team throughout the season.
Defensive Outside LB
Dennis Krantz
Where did you attend college?
Texas A&M University
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How long have you been coaching?
20 Years​​
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
Everything it translates to life ; it teaches a boy to become a man and a man to become a better man.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Set goals high exceed them and rinse and repeat. ​
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Tell us a little about your family.
My daughter goes to Texas State Freshman; wonderful wife Denise of 22 years
Defensive Backs / Special Teams
ALLAN MCCUTCHEN
Where did you attend college?
WTAMUSe
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How long have you been coaching?
2 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
​Interactions with the kids
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
It’s not where you start, It’s how you finish!
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Tell us a little about your family.
Married to my wife Christy for 24 years My daughter Carlie is a Senior at Texas Tech. My son Paxton is a Senior at Grand Oaks.
Offensive Line
Tony Morales
Where did you attend college?
Texas Tech University​
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How long have you been coaching?
7 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
I love helping young people grow into confident, capable adults through the game of football.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
Use football, don't let it use you!​
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Tell us a little about your family.
We are a family of five. My girlfriend Valerie and I have three daughters. Via Morales (7), Viviana Morales (4), and Violetta Morales (3).
Defensive Line
Jerron Myers
Where did you attend college?
Ball State - Undergrad
Grand Canyon - Masters​
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How long have you been coaching?
22 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
Helping young men become they best that they can be.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
To do what you want you have to do what you don’t want to do.
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Tell us a little about your family.
Wife Melissa & Daughter Jillian
Running Backs
Steven Ochoa
Where did you attend college?
​University of Houston
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How long have you been coaching?
​12 years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
​Shaping young men and making a positive impact both on and off the field.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
​Control what you can control.
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Tell us a little about your family.
Wife, Tiara (married 4 years) Soraiya, Daughter (2 years old)
A Backs
Reid Parsons
Where did you attend college?
​University of Arkansas
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How long have you been coaching?
​7 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
​It takes a team to win. It’s all 11 guys on the field working towards one goal.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
​Whatever you do, do it with 100%.
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Tell us a little about your family.
I was born and raised in Houston. This will be my 8th year in education and my 7th year coaching. I have been married for 6 years to my wonderful wife, Hayley. She is currently a clinical educator at a hospital, before that she was an ER nurse. We have one daughter, Lillian, who was born earlier this year. I am so excited for this season and to work with our Grizzlies.
Wide Receivers
Marlon Thomas
Where did you attend college?
​Sam Houston State
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How long have you been coaching?
​7 years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
​Players having fun and working together as a team.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
​Never quit!!!
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Tell us a little about your family.
My wife Susan and I have two sons Jackson who is in grad school and Brody who is a senior at Grand Oaks High School.
Director of Football Operations
Jeremy Willis
Where did you attend college?
​Sam Houston State University
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How long have you been coaching?
​24 Years
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What do you love most about coaching high school football?
​Coaching and mentoring young athletes, building their confidence, and teaching the value of hard work and teamwork—lessons they can carry far beyond the field.
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What's one piece of advice you always give your players?
​Control what you can control, your effort, your attitude, and your preparation. Everything else will take care of itself.
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Tell us a little about your family.
I’ve been married to my beautiful wife, Andrea, for 20 years. We have a son, Logan, who is beginning his first year of Aviation School at Lone Star College. As a family, we share a love for travel—especially trips filled with hiking and outdoor adventures.
MAT, LAT, ATC / Assistant Athletic Trainer
Stephanie Barrientos
Where did you attend college?
​Texas Lutheran University
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What is a motivating quote you would tell your players?
​"Luck favors the prepared mind"
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How long have you been coaching?
​3 Years
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What is your favorite food?​
Pizza
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Tell us a little about your family.
​I am from Mission, Texas which is a city deep in the Rio Grande Valley. I played soccer for 16 years and even got the chance to compete at the colligate level. Received my Bachelor's in Kinesiology and Master's in Athletic Training from Texas Lutheran University. I joined the GOHS community in 2021, and I am so excited to see our 23-24 athletes compete!
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What is your favorite hype song?
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MAT, LAT, ATC
Tim Woodstock
Where did you attend college?
​Bachelor's- University of Missouri, Master's Texas Tech University
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What is a motivating quote you would tell your players?
​"It ain't about how hard you're hit, it's about how you can get hit and keep moving forward."
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How long have you been coaching?
​9 Years
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What is your favorite food?
​Anything on the grill
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Tell us a little about your family.
​I live with my girlfriend Kathy, we are both athletic trainers. We have 2 dogs Yukon and Everest. If we aren't at work we love to spend time hiking or at the beach with the dogs.
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What is your favorite hype song?
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