Providence Catholic Head Coach Matt Senffner Retires

One of the best high school football coaches in the country is taking off the headset. After 38-years Providence Catholic Head Coach Matt Senffner is stepping down at the end of the current school year.

It certainly will be a little strange next year not seeing Senffner on the sideline, since he's the only head coach the Celtics have ever had. Senffner, who will also step down as the school's athletic director, started the school's football program in 1968. After a slow start (1-6, 0-7, 1-8 in the first three seasons), he built the Celtics into a state powerhouse.

Providence won its first of nine state titles in 1987 and then really turned things on in the 90s. From 1994-97 the Celtics won 50 consecutive games and four straight state crowns.

Senffner compiled a 300-114-1 record in 38 seasons, and retires as Illinois' all-time winningest head coach. His 2005 team went 5-5 and lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs.

To read more on this great coach, click on the title "Illinois' All-Time Winningest Head Coach Retires"

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