Coaching Staff

Bill Watkins


Position: Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Ends
Family: Jerry (Wife), daughters Ashley Hall(28); Wendi Junod(31); grandchildren Brooks Junod (4), Barrett Junod (3), Anna Hall(2), Graham Hall (1)
Years of Coaching Experience: 30
Coaching Career Path: Liberty High School; Abilene High School; Katy High School; Duncaville High School; McKinney High School; Lake Dallas High School
College/Pro Playing Experience: Baylor University
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: Both daughters were born during football season. Wendi was born on Friday night. That is the only game I have missed.

 

Richard Lay


Position: Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Family: Judy (Wife); children Kristie, Elizabeth, Joshua, Megan
Years of Coaching Experience: 38
Coaching Career Path: Memphis, TN (Fairley and Okahaven HS); Rhodes College, Memphis, TN - 1 yr; Mississippi (Horn Lake and Southhaven HS); Mineola HS, Galena Park HS, Floresville HS, Canton HS, Gainesville HS
College/Pro Playing Experience: University of Memphis
Coaching Mentor(s): Miley Higgins – Bartlett High School, Bartlett, TN
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: Defeating the defending state champion Glimer Buckeyes 61-58 in the 3rd highest scoring play-off game in Texas history

Keith Hall


Position: Defensive Coordinator/Varsity Secondary
Family: Kathy (Wife); Children: Jaimie (25), Lindsey (22)
Years of Coaching Experience: 26
Coaching Career Path: DHS - 2 yrs, Vernon - 12 yrs, Kerens - 3 yrs, Ozona - 2 yrs, Mt. Pleasant - 2 yrs, Kemp - 4 yrs, Kress - 2 yrs
Coaching Mentor(s):  
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: 7 years as a Head Football Coach reaching the Semi-Finals 2 times, Quarterfinals 2 times, and Regional Finals 1 time.

Brandon Melson


Position: Varsity Defensive Backs
Family: Traci (Wife); Children: Brooks(Son 7), Jaden (Step-son 10), Tanner (Step-son 5)
Years of Coaching Experience: 17
Coaching Career Path: Calhoun Middle School – 2 years; Denton HS – 15 years
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: Coaching with Dad for 9 years


Mark Behning


Position: Offensive Line
Family: Nanette (Wife),daughters Richelle (24) and Taylor (18),sons Jacob (22) and Nick (16); grandsons Joshua (4) and Trenton (3)
Years of Coaching Experience: 9
Coaching Career Path: Denton High; McMath MS
College/Pro Playing Experience: College NSCA All American, All Big-Eight, Nebraska Cornhuskers. 1985 2nd Round Draft Pick, Pittsburgh Steelers (4 years)
Coaching Mentor(s) and schools: Ken Garland, DHS & UNT. Ron Blackledge, Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to hoist the black flag and start slittin’ throats!


Kevin Carmona


Position: Freshman RBs and Defensive Ends
Nickname: KC
Family: Kathleen (Wife); Children: Kris (18 ), John (15 )
Years of Coaching Experience: 20+
Coaching Career Path: Denton - 10 years, Midland - 17 years
College/Pro Playing Experience: New Mexico State University
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: Different stadiums in the playoffs


Glen Harrison


Position: Freshman and JV Outside Line Backers
Family: Married to Shelly Gaye (Jenkins) Harrison (24 years); Children: Chad (21), Holly (19)
Years of Coaching Experience: 25
Coaching Career Path: Denton HS- 5th season; Decatur HS- 11 yrs; Arlington Bowie HS- 5 yrs; Red Oak HS- 1 yr; Mansfield HS- 1yr; Clear Creek HS (Houston)- 2 yrs; Stephen F. Austin State University- (Grad Assistant) 1 yr
College/Pro Playing Experience: Stephen F. Austin State University (2 yrs); Lamar University (2 yrs)
Coaching Mentor(s) and schools: I have had the privilege to serve under two great coaches and men: Kyle Story-Decatur High School; Randy Patzkowski- Denton High
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: Coaching baseball team with my son in the Regional Final Championship in 2006


Steve Love


Position: Inside Linebackers
Nickname: The Doctor
Family: Rhonda (Wife); children: Jeremy(26), Jordan (22), Jake (19), and Dava (3)
Years of Coaching Experience: 25
Coaching Career Path: Sunray – 2 years; Tonkawa OK – 14 years; Coronado – 1 year; Pawhuska OK – 1 year; Denton – 4 years
College/Pro Playing Experience: Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: "Coaching my son on a State Championship team."


Reginald Seastrunk


Position: Varsity Runningbacks
Family: Deliah (Wife); Children: Mariah (13); Taylor (11); Jeremy (29); Micah(27)
Years of Coaching Experience: 12
Coaching Career Path: McMath MS – 7 years; Denton HS - 5 years
College/Pro Playing Experience: UNT
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: Ongoing undefeated 2 years at McMath (2000-02)


Pete Hilborn


Position: Head Freshmen Coach, Freshman Fullbacks, Kickers
Family: Elicia (Wife), Camille (5), Caroline (2)
Years of Coaching Experience: 7
Coaching Career Path: DHS 2007-Present , Thomas Jefferson (Dallas) 2 yrs 2005-2007;
College/Pro Playing Experience: Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Coaching Mentor(s) and schools: Mickey DeLaMar, Former Head Football Coach/Athletic Director of Mesquite High School
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: “Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan. “ —Tom Landry


Ken Enslow


Position: WRs and DBs
Family: Ashley (Wife)
Years of Coaching Experience: 4
Coaching Career Path: DHS
Coaching Mentor(s): John Wooden and Clyde Hart
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: Coaching a DHS triple jumper at the state track meet.

 

Todd Ward


Position: Varsity and Freshman Receivers
Family: Cristal (Wife); Children: Cy (16) and Grant (6)
Years of Coaching Experience: 21
Coaching Career Path: DHS - 2 yrs, Wichita Falls High School - 2 yrs, Little Elm High School - 11 yrs, Kingwood Jr High School (Kingwood, TX) - 5 yrs, Iowa Park High School (Iowa Park, TX) - 2 yrs, Gruver High School (Gruver, TX) - 2 yrs,
Coaching Mentor(s):  
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle


Evan Lee


Position: Freshman and JV O-Line and D-Line
Family: Michelle (Wife)
Years of Coaching Experience: 4 years
Coaching Career Path: McMath Middle School (3 years), Cushing High School (1 year)
Coaching Mentor(s): David Treadaway (High School Line Coach) and Travis Oakley (High School Coach)
Favorite Coaching Memory or Quote: "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."