Female High School Coaches Make History in Chicago

Jouscelyn Mayfield and Konesha Rhea made history at a Chicago high school football game on September 15.

The game between DuSable and Fenger High Schools marked the first time that two female head coaches faced off in a boys high school football game.

Fenger’s Jouscelyn Mayfield and DuSable’s Konesha Rhea are also the first two Black female head football coaches Chicago Public League history.

Fenger won the game 50-0, giving Mayfield her first victory in her first season with the Titans. Coach Rhea is in her second season at DuSable.

After the win, both coaches discussed the matchup with the Chicago Sun-Times.

"It’s an honor," Mayfield said. "(Coach Rhea) is a legend. Me? I’m just me, but she’s the one that first broke down those barriers."

"(It was) a horrible loss," said Rhea. "But it’s a win for the sport, a win for girls and women looking to coach football."

Below are the Week 4 High School Coach of the Week honorees:

Team	Coach	School
Baltimore Ravens	Todd Sommerville	Crofton HS
Buffalo Bills - Rochester Region	Rich Gray	Frontier HS
Buffalo Bills - Buffalo Region	Mike Stumpf	Webster Schroeder HS
Cleveland Browns	Ted Ginn, Sr.	Glenville HS
Denver Broncos	Ricky Manzanares	Littleton HS
Houston Texans	Gary Jessie	Sterling Aviation HS
Indianapolis Colts	Casey Kolkman	Heritage HS
Jacksonville Jaguars	Marcus Miller	Oakleaf HS
Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas	Jesse Owens	Gardner-Edgerton HS
Kansas City Chiefs - Missouri	Ken Clemens	Oak Park HS
Las Vegas Raiders	Dan Barnson	Somerset Academy Losee Campus
Los Angeles Chargers - LA County	Peter Gunny	Cleveland HS
Los Angeles Chargers - Orange County	Steven Anderson	Westminster HS
Los Angeles Chargers - San Diego County	Kellan Cobbs	Granite Hills HS
Miami Dolphins	Jube Joseph	Miami Central HS
New England Patriots	Dave Morse	Sharon HS
New York Jets	Mike Scarpelli	Clarkstown South HS
Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Brown	Hempfield HS
Tennessee Titans	Jeremy Jenkins	Daniel Boone HS

Team	Coach	School
Arizona Cardinals	Dr. Bobby Newcombe	Casteel HS
Atlanta Falcons	Larry Harold	Central Gwinnett HS
Carolina Panthers	Kennedy Tinsley	Mallard Creek HS
Chicago Bears	Jouscelyn Mayfield	Fenger HS
Chicago Bears	Konesha Rhea	DuSable HS
Dallas Cowboys	Seth Parr	Anna HS
Detroit Lions	Chris Kelbert	Livonia Franklin HS
Green Bay Packers	Taylor Ripplinger	West Bend West HS
Los Angeles Rams	Tom Crawford	Bishop Diego HS
Minnesota Vikings	Tom Demars	Pine River Backus HS
New Orleans Saints	Dorsett Buckels	Hammond HS
New York Giants	Michael ware	Albany HS
Philadelphia Eagles	David Gueriera	Malvern Prep
San Francisco 49ers	Jason Piccolotti	Terra Nova HS
Seattle Seahawks (3A/4A)* Seattle Seahawks (1A/2A/2B)*	Adam Schakel Doug Bilodeau	Emerald Ridge HS Fort Vancouver HS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Mullaney	Palm Harbor University HS
Washington Commanders	Maurice Vaughn	Dunbar HS

*Week 3 COTW