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Stokes Named Packers Coach of The Week

Thursday, October 7th, 2021 -- 7:13 AM

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The Packers have announced that Keldric Stokes of Thorp High School in Thorp, has been named the Green Bay Packers High School Coach of the Week.

Stokes, in his third year as head coach of the Cardinals, has his team out to a 6-1 record as they and other schools in their conference have made the transition to 8-Man football this season. Stokes took over the Cardinals program following a winless 0-8 season in 2018. In three short years, he has been able to change the attitude and culture of the program. While winning on the field is important to Stokes, impacting the lives of his players and the community off the field matters even more. Stokes often goes above and beyond the role of coach to make sure his players are set up for success down the road.

Stokes graduated from Benton Harbor High School in Michigan in 2002. Throughout high school, he participated in football, basketball and baseball. He played quarterback under Coaches Willie Wilson and Larry Featherstone. Following high school, Stokes attended Huron University in South Dakota and played quarterback for the football team until it closed in 2005. He then transferred to UW-Stout where he played quarterback under Coach Todd Strop. Stokes graduated from UW-Stout in 2008. His coaching career began while at UW-Stout as a QB coach for the Blue Devils from 2006 until 2007. In 2008, Stokes went on to be the offensive coordinator for one year at Bacone College in Oklahoma. Stokes’ coaching career resumed in 2018 when he took a role as an assistant coach for the Thorp Middle School football program. In 2019, Stokes was named the head coach of the Cardinals.

Stokes and his staff oversee a program of 22 players. His assistant staff includes Jimmey Lane, Alec Literski, Joshua Syryczuk, and Shaun Marquardt. In addition to coaching, Stokes is also an internet manager at Courtesy Auto & Truck. Stokes and his wife, Shayla, have one daughter, Kae’Lynn, and three sons, Brayden, Callen, and Jaxon.

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