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Jones hopes to spearhead Grassfield turnaround
CHESAPEAKE, VA (WTKR)- Prior to this season, Martin Asprey was the only head football coach in the history of Grassfield High School football, leading the program since its first season in 2007. As the 2022 campaign gets set to kick off, a new era is beginning for the Grizzlies.
There's a new feeling around the Grassfield practice field- new season, new head coach, new energy, even new uniforms. After a 1-9 finish in 2021, the Grizzles are hoping for a new result as well.
Jones takes over as Grassfield head football coach
CHESAPEAKE, VA (WTKR)- Joe Jones is coming home... sort of.
The Chesapeake native is taking over as Grassfield's head football coach, just down the road from where he played his high school football at Oscar Smith.
Read the full story and see video at WTKR.com — February 17, 2022
Grassfield Hires Joe Jones as New Head Football Coach
Joe Jones knows the Southeastern District pretty well. As a linebacker at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, he was a two-time All-Southeastern District performer and graduated in 2006 with the most tackles in Tigers history with 214. That mark would later be broken by his younger brother, Perry, who coaches at Glen Allen High.
Read the full story at VirginiaPreps.com — February 15, 2022
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Joe Jones leaves Lakeland to become the new football coach at Grassfield High
Joe Jones was an All-Tidewater linebacker at Oscar Smith High and later joined the Tigers’ coaching staff under legendary coach Richard Morgan.
He coached linebackers, including his brother, Perry, when Oscar Smith won the 2011 state championship
Read the full story at The Virginian-Pilot online — February 15, 2022