Football Coach Tries to Restore Glory at NW
Northwest High School football coach, Bob Hampton, is optimistic about the team's ability to overcome last year's challenges.
To say it's been a tough 18 months for the Northwest Jaguars football program would be a gross understatement. 2009 was unquestionably the most turbulent for the Germantown school since it opened in 1998. In March 2009, junior David Katembwe was imprisoned for robbery and three months later, a car crash injured senior Hassan Dixon, killing his 12-year-old sister. Tragedy struck again that summer when Edwin "Dek" Miller died after collapsing during conditioning drills. On the field, 2009 was no better for the Jaguars. On top of its 3-7 finish (the worst since the school's first year in 1998), Northwest's then-head coach Mark Maradei was suspended at one point in the season for allegedly making inappropriate contact with a player during …
