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One of Connecticut's highest paid high school head football position filled by team's offensive coordinator

Lawmen offensive coordinator Ryan Pearson was named the program's new head football coach on Wednesday

Andy Villamarzo

Ryan Pearson, the Lawmen offensive coordinator, was named Jonathan Law head football coach on Wednesday
Ryan Pearson, the Lawmen offensive coordinator, was named Jonathan Law head football coach on Wednesday / Courtesy of Jonathan Law Football

On Wednesday, one of Connecticut's highest paid head football coaching positions was filled and the school didn't have to look far to find their man.

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Jonathan Law's athletics handle on X announced that they have named offensive coordinator Ryan Pearson as the football program's head coach. Pearson, who replaces former head coach Chris Haley, led the Lawmen offense in 2024 to an average of 22.2 points per game.

"It’s a huge honor to be named head coach for Jonathan Law High School and thankful to everyone that’s been apart of the journey that’s led me here to this point," Pearson said. "As far as expectations just keeping the standard Coach (Chris) Haley has set for the black and gold and keep the ship sailing in the right direction."

When it comes to coaching stipends out of the Constitution State, Jonathan Law has the highest compared to any other public school, tying with Foran for a stipend pay of $11,100 overall.

Chris Haley steps down as Jonathan Law (Connecticut) head football coach

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Haley steps away after leading the Lawmen to multiple CIAC playoff berths over the course of the last four seasons. The former Lawmen head coach's best season came in 2022 when Haley led the program to a 10-2 finish, losing to eventual 2022 Class M champion Notre Dame, in the semifinals.

Jonathan Law reached the Class M playoffs this past 2024 season, with the Lawmen falling to Brookfield, 48-13, in the quarterfinal round. The Lawmen finished 6-5 last fall.

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Andy Villamarzo
ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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