Team

Season

Athletics Interest Form

Football - Varsity

2023 - 2024

Head Coach: Jamie Lamoreaux

Captains for 2023–24: Sean Greene, Forrest Nelson

Groton has a long and rich football tradition, dating back to its inaugural season in 1884, a mere fifteen years after the first intercollegiate game was played between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869. Our historic annual games with St. Mark’s represent the fifth oldest high school rivalry, dating back to the first clash in 1886.

The Groton Zebras play in the highly competitive Independent School League (ISL), which consists of sixteen New England preparatory schools. Though we are a small school, Groton over the years has fielded successful and highly competitive teams, and we are proud of our student-athletes who move on to compete at some of the finest academic institutions in the country. Members of our squad in recent years have drawn interest from schools in the Patriot League, NESCAC, the Ivies, and top engineering schools.

Though we embrace our football tradition, today’s Zebras are a fun mix of modern wide-open offense, operating out of the "spread shotgun" formation while playing an attacking, aggressive style of defense.

The coaching staff welcomes the opportunity to meet with any prospective Groton students who are interested in joining the football program. If you are interested in learning more about our program, please contact Coach Jamie Lamoreaux at jlamoreaux@groton.org.

Athletes Playing in College:

Rashawn Grant ’17, Colby College

Noah Aaron ’18, Yale University

Greg Segal ’18, McGill University

Jake Kissel ’19, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Caleb Coleman ’20, Princeton University

Matthew Kandel ’20, Williams College

Robert Long ’21, Bowdoin College

Wilson Thors ’21, Bowdoin College

Coaches

Head Coach: Jamie Lamoreaux

jlamoreaux@groton.org

Bio
Jamie Lamoreaux has had a distinguished career in football for nearly forty years. As a player, Mr. Lamoreaux was a four-year letterman at Northeastern University. After graduating, he returned to Ayer High School, which he had attended, to coach football. After four years as an assistant coach, including one Massachusetts state championship, Mr. Lamoreaux ascended to the role of head coach. He served as the head football coach of Ayer High School for nearly thirty seasons, winning four league championships and three times being named the Lowell Sun’s All-Scholastic Coach of the Year. In addition, Mr. Lamoreaux was named the Wachusett League coach of the year on multiple occasions. In 2009, he received the Nashoba Publishing Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2017, Mr. Lamoreaux was inducted into the Ayer High School Athletic Hall of Fame as an outstanding athlete and a very successful coach of thirty-six years.
Assistant Coach: Harold Francis

978-448-7247

hfrancis@groton.org
Assistant Coach: Paul Giacobbe

pgiacobbe@groton.org
Assistant Coach: John Lyons

978-448-7428

jlyons@groton.org
Assistant Coach: John Margarita

jmargarita@groton.org