Coaching Staff

Kevin Bernot, Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, QB's

Kevin_P_Bernot@mcpsmd.org
301-517-5584 (Football Office)

Coach Bernot is in his third year as the Head Coach for the Rams. After back to back 8 win seasons and 2 playoff appearances the Rams are looking to move deeper into the playoffs and compete for the schools first football state championship. Bernot is a 1990 graduate of Sherwood High School. He attended Western State College of Colorado where he graduated with a degree in History. In 2004 he completed a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Maryland.

Coach Bernot began teaching in Colorado in 1996 at Glenwood Springs Middle School where he was the Defensive Coordinator for the Glenwood Springs High School football team. Coach returned to Maryland and began teaching Social Studies at Sherwood in 2001. Upon completion of his degree from UMD he resumed coaching as Assistant Offensive and Defensive Line coach for the Sherwood Warriors. In 2005 he became the JV Offensive Coordinator compiling a 29-6 record in 4 seasons. During his time at Sherwood, the Warriors played in 3 State Championship games, winning the title in 2008.

Coach Bernot teaches US History and is the Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) and Internship Coordinator at Rockville HS.

Coach Bernot and his wife Vanessa were married in August 2006 in Redstone, Colorado. Their daughter, Emma Grace Bernot was born in November 2009.

Seth Kenton, Defensive Coordinator, Receivers

Coach Seth Kenton is in his third year as Defensive Coordinator at Rockville High School. He graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelors of Science in Education with a double major of Biology and Human Performance. He also holds a Master's Degree from McDaniel College in Exercise Science.

Coach Kenton is the Indoor and Outdoor Track Coach at Rockville HS. Kenton coached football, basketball, and baseball at Smithville High School in Smithville, Texas for three years before moving to Maryland. He taught Biology and coached Football and Track at Sherwood High School from 2003 until coming ro RHS in 2009. He is a Biology teacher at Rockville.

Coach Kenton and his wife, Emily had their first son, Brooks in 2008.

Dan Kecman, Linebackers, Recievers

Dan Kecman is in his eighth year as a volunteer coach for the Rams after joining the staff in 2003. His linebackers have consistently lead the team in tackles and several have received all county honors. He coached his son John in 2003 and 2004.

Kecman grew up in western Pennsylvania and played center and linebacker for the West Mifflin North Vikings where he earned all Western Conference honors. He was also a member of the Vikings 1963 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) AA Championship team.

He received a football scholarship to the University of Maryland in 1966 where he started at linebacker for three years. Dan was a teammate of current Terp coach Ralph Friedgen and in 1969 was awarded the Brookland Club Award for Outstanding College Defensive Player.

In 1970, Kecman signed as a free agent with the Boston Patriots and spent most of the year on the active and practice team rosters. Subsequently, he had try-outs with the Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals.

His coaching career began as a graduate assistance at the University of Maryland in 1971. He joined Scotty Glacken's staff at Georgetown University in 1973 as linebacker coach and continued coaching there until 1987. After a hiatus, he resumed coaching with the St. Francis of Assisi Wolfpack in 2001 before joining the Rockville staff in 2003.

Kecman has been with the IBM Corporation for almost 37 years and is currently a Client Relationship Manager with IBM's Federal sales organization. He graduated form the University of Maryland in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science from the College of Business and Public Administration.

He and his wife Fern, live in Rockville with their son John and his twin sister Katie.

Brett Goyne, Line Coach

Coach Goyne happily returns to the Rams staff after taking last year off. Goyne will once again be working with the linemen along with coach Rose. Goyne is happy to be back working with the wonderful administration at Rockville and all the supportive parents.

Goyne is currently working at Magruder High School and resides in Rockville with his wife and two kids, Brady and Stella.

Jason Rose, Offensive / Defensive Line

Coach Rose will be joining the Rockville Rams staff this year as an Offensive and Defensive Line coach. Jason is a 2003 graduate of Sherwood High School where he was selected as a Washington Post All-Met Lineman. He was elected to the Maryland All-State Hall of Fame. In his senior year he had 72 solo tackles and 8 sacks while blocking for 2 1,000 plus yard running backs. Jason is a 2007 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has been coaching football and track at Sherwood High School since 2008.

Coach Rose and his wife Abby were married in November 2008.


	Nick Sheahin, JV Head Coach Coach Nick Sheahin return to Rams this season and has stepped up to serve as the Junior Varsity Head Coach. Sheahin graduated from Seneca Valley in 2004 and played on the 2002 State Championship team.

Darryl Hunter, Assistant Coach

Jason Lomax, JV Offensive/Defensive Line

Coach Lomax joins the Rockville Rams staff this year as a Junior Varsity Assistant Coach. Lomax is a 1997 graduate of Rockville High School. He played Defensive Tackle and Offensive Line under Coach Tom Manuel. He won RHS defensive player of the year in 1996. While at RHS, he also lettered in Wrestling and Track & Field. Lomax is a graduate of Frostburg State University. He is a SPED Math teacher at Rockville High School.

Coach Lomax and his wife Jennifer (also RHS class of '97) were married in October 2006. Their daughter, Isabella, was born in November 2008.

Danny Benn, Stats and Media

Danny Benn returns to the Rams for his 4^th year as head statistician at Rockville High after spending the 2009 season at Northwest HS. Prior to RHS, Benn was previously the Head Statistician for Wheaton High and Watkins Mill High when they won their first 4A State Championship in 1993.

Benn worked for 10 years as the Assistant Clubhouse Manager for the Frederick Keys, the single A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. This winter Benn worked for the Maryland Greenhawks of the Premier Basketball League in game day operations

Mr. Benn and his wife, Jackie (RHS Class of '86), live in Olney.


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