Livonia Public Schools District recently issued the following announcement.
Wow! Congrats to Churchill Chargers Football Coach Bill DeFillippo for being named the Detroit Lions Coach of the Week! So cool!!
From the Lions: The Detroit Lions have named Bill DeFillippo of Livonia Churchill High School the week six recipient of the 2021 High School Football Coach of the Week Program. DeFillippo’s Chargers defeated Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA)-East Division opponent Livonia Franklin 42-14 to move to 6-0 on the season. In week #3, Churchill defeated No. 1 Belleville 28-21 for Belleville’s first regular season loss since 2016. Currently, Livonia Churchill is ranked #2 in Division 2.
DeFillippo is in his 24th season coaching high school football and in his 9th season as a head coach at Livonia Churchill. He spent 10 years as an assistant at Ann Arbor Huron and 5 years as offensive coordinator at Livonia Churchill before taking over the head coaching reigns. DeFillippo’s career record is 54-33 (62.1%) with six state playoff appearances. On Friday, October 8, Livonia Churchill travels to Dearborn to take on 5-1 Dearborn Fordson in KLAA East Division showdown.
Detroit Lions Football Education sat down with Bill DeFillippo to talk about the positive impact his student-athletes are having off the field with Livonia elementary school students and athletes of Special Olympics. He was also informed of his Coach of the Week selection on Head Coach Hangout. See his reaction and the entire interview by visiting www.DetroitLions.com/coachoftheweek.
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