PRESS RELEASE
From the George C. Marshall Activity Office
George C. Marshall High School has named George Masten as its Head Football Coach. Coach Masten has extensive high school coaching experience and has coached in Northern Virginia since 2009. Coach Masten started at Marshall High School in 2009 as an assistant and coordinator. In 2014 he became the head coach, and the team broke a 26-game losing streak. He was the head coach from 2014-2017, earned 3 playoff berths and won the District Championship in 2017. Most recently, Masten has served as the head football coach at Rockridge High School.
In addition to his coaching experience, Coach Masten is a teacher in the field of special education and does amazing work with students. His football mission statement is to “Develop young people into successful adults using the lessons found in the game of football to produce strong, dedicated, respectful members of society that will change the world for good.”
“George Masten is not only an experienced head coach but a selfless human being. He forms lasting relationships with all members of our community. He is student-centered and exemplifies the five stars of George C. Marshall: Respect, Responsibility, Spirit, Honesty, and Community. I look forward to working with him well into the future”, said principal Jeffrey Litz
The Director of Student Activities, Joe Swarm said, “We are pleased to name George Masten as our Head Football Coach. He did an amazing job as our head coach previously and our football community was deeply saddened when he had to step down for personal reasons. He is a “players coach” and always maximizes the potential of each of his student athletes.”
An All-Players Interest Meeting will be held at 3:20PM afterschool in the Cafeteria on Monday, March 6th.
For further information, the media can reach Coach Masten at George.Masten@lcps.org
