< 2010 Knights Coaching
Staff
Mission Statement
Success as a team begins with individual efforts both on and off the field.
Our athletes will be leaders in the classroom, in the community and in their homes.
We will work together as a staff and team to prepare these young adults for challenges they will face in school and in life.
Our program will teach self-discipline, teamwork, responsibility, sportsmanship
and safety.
We will make the game simple and fun. |
Head Coach - Nate
Gillam ('91)
(Bremerton High - Math Teacher)
Email: ngillam@bremertonfootball.com
Photo Gallery: Coach
Gillam's
Records: Coach
Gillam Era
This season marks Coach Gillam's 6th season
as head coach of the Bremerton Knight's. As an alumnus, Gillam's
football roots in the community extended all the way back to
his Warren Ave. PeeWee football days.
A starting Halfback/Linebacker
on the 1990 Washington State AA Semi-Final team, Gillam was
an integral part of the high school football program the day
he put his pads on for the first time. A two-year starter on
the freshman team (8th & 9th grade), Gillam also letters
all three years at the high school level.. His senior year he
received 1st-Team All-Olympic League honors at both the Running
Back and Linebacker positions. Additionally, his teammates voted
him Mr. Football, Bremerton High's highest football honor. In
the spring he played baseball and was voted Captain his senior
season.
Following graduation Gillam enrolled
at Boise State University (Boise, Idaho) and earned a Bronco
uniform as a walk-on running back. Impressed with his speed,
then current Head Coach Skip Hall, moved Gillam to the wide
receiver where he was coached by Jim Zorn, inaugural Seattle
Seahawk quarterback and current Seahawk Offensive Speacialist.
Although a quick study, Gillam missed the contact associated
with being a running back/linebacker and asked to be moved over
to defensive back. With no prior experience at the position,
Gillam walked away from the 1992 Broncos spring practice #2
on the defensive back depth chart and an athletic scholarship.
In 1994 the Broncos played for
the NCAA Div. I-AA National Championship, losing 28-14 to Youngstown
State, coached by current Ohio State University head coach Jim
Tressel. In the CBS broadcast game, Gillam recorded five tackles,
three solo, from his defensive back position.
After graduating with honors (3.65
gpa) with Bachelor Degree in Communication Training and Developement
and a minor in Business, four football letters, and being named
to Big Sky All-Academic Team four consecutive years in a row,
Gillam was hired as a Boeing Account Representative. While at
Boeing he began coaching sophomore football at Kamiak High School
(Mukilteo, Wash.) and had the privilege of helping three Knights
become NCAA Divsion I Oregon State University players. Additionally,
he helped the Kamiak make three consecutive trips to post-season
play.
Realizing his calling was in coaching
and teaching, not corporate America, Gillam returned to school
at Antioch University in Seattle to earn his Master in Education.
In 2000 Jeff Weible hired him to help start the Shorewood High
football program, which had three post-season appearances in
Gillam's three seasons. In 2003 returned to the Kitsap Peninsula
as an assistant at Peninsula High School.
Nate and his wife Leah have three sons, Nathaniel, Elliott, and Thomas.
| Coach
Gillam
Knights Coaching Record |
| Season |
LEAGUE |
OVERALL |
| Won |
Lost |
Perc |
Won |
Lost |
Perc |
| |
0 |
7 |
.000 |
0 |
10 |
.000 |
|
0 |
6 |
.000 |
1 |
9 |
.100 |
|
0 |
7 |
.000 |
1 |
9 |
.100 |
|
0 |
7 |
.000 |
2 |
8 |
.200 |
|
1 |
6 |
.142 |
3 |
7 |
.300 |
| Overall |
1 |
33 |
.029 |
7 |
43 |
.162 |
|
Notable Football
Connections |
Al Borges |
Offensive Coordinator,
Auburn Univ.
(former BSU Off. Coord.) |
Ron Gould |
Running Back Coach,
California
(former BSU DB Coach
& mentor) |
Tom Mason |
Linebacker Coach
(former BSU Def. Coord.) |
Kimo
Von Oelhoffen |
Pittsburgh Steelers
(former teammate) |
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Offensive Philosophy: We will have simple blocking schemes, a limited playbook that is run perfectly from multiple formations, discipline and perfect execution with an attitude of confidence and toughness. |
Asst. Head Coach / JV Lead Coach -
Dave Boynton
(City of Bremerton - Home Detention/Community Service Coordinator)
Email: dboynton@bremertonfootball.com
Photo Gallery: Coach Boynton's
Coach Boynton returns for his 6th season as
Bremerton High football coaching staff. His coaching experience
totals more than 10-years and included basketball, fastpitch,
and football.
A Washington State native, Boynton graduated from
Bellingham High (Bellingham, Wash.) in 1972. On Friday night
he played Offensive Tackle and Defensive End for the Red Raiders.
Following graduation he moved south to attend the University
of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Wash.). In 1976 he graduated with Bachelor
of Science in Public Administration. For the last twenty-nine
years he has worked in Kitsap County, either for the City of
Bremerton (22-years and counting) or Kitsap Coummunity Resources
(7-years).
"I belief in being involved in the community and what
better way than to help out young man learn life skills though
a team sports. I support and belief Coach Nate Gillam and what
he has to offer the Student Athlete, Bremerton High School,
and the City of Bremerton."
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Defensive Philosophy: The defensive unit will be a multiple front, gap responsible defense. It will be adjusted on an as need basis dependant upon the opponent’s offense. The ability to run this defense will be determined by the personnel on the team and will be adjusted as necessary. The base defensive scheme will be a 4-3 front with multiple pass coverage options. |
Email: dsauls@hotmail.com
Photo Gallery: Coach Saulsberry's
This season begins Coach Saulsberry's 5th year
as an assistant coach with the Bremerton High Varsity football
program.
Saulsberry is very familiar with the tradition
and pride of wearing Blue & Gold, being that he was a teammate
of Head Coach Nate Gillam and Assistant Coach Ron Torres on
the 1988, 1989, and 1990 teams. As a wide receiver, Saulsberry
caught quaterback Torres' passes, then stopped the opposing
teams sweeps as an outside linebacker.
A 2nd-Team All-Olympic League player on offense
and defense, Saulsberry packed his gear after graduating in
1991 and traveled to Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla,
Wash.) with Torres to play for the Warriors.
After college, Saulsberry played nine seasons
of semi-pro football with the West Sound Orcas/Saints. He was
a key part of the Saints 2005 National Championship season.
Derrick current lives in Bremerton, Wash., and
has three sons (Easton, Derrick Jr., and Demitri. Like their
father, all three sons excel at football.
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Special Teams Philosophy: This often overlooked aspect of the game is equally one-third of our overall package. Special teams can determine the outcome of a game in short periods of time. We will run multiple kick packages and return packages that will give our team an advantage. We will practice special teams on a daily basis. |
Offensive Coordinator
- Mike Turso
('94)
(Kitsap County Sheriff's Office - Correctional Division)
Email: miketurso@comcast.net
Photo Gallery: Coach Turso's
This is Coach Turso's 5th year as a member
of the Bremerton Knight coaching staff. He took last year off to focus on work.
Like Coach Gillam and Torres, Turso was a key
member of a Washington State Tournament Semi-Final team coached
by Head Coach Ted Berney. Bremerton's last State Tournament
team, 1993 to be exact, Coach Berney's final season.
A three-year Varsity Letterman at Offensive Tackle
and Defensive End, Turso received All-League honor his sophomore,
junior and senior seasons. He completed his high school football
career at Bremerton High as an All-State Honorable Mention Defensive End. The twelfth most recruited defensive end in the state, Mike received looks from the Univ. of Idaho Vandels, Univ. of Wyoming, and Utah State Univ., coached at the time by inaugural Seattle Seahawk quarterback Jim Zorn.
Choosing to join the military or playing college
football, Turso accepted and met the challenge necessary to
become a US Army Ranger, a storied and elite fighting unit.
During his four-year enlistment, while serving for the 82nd Airborne Division, he decided that Bremerton was
the place that he wanted to begin coaching, get married, and
raise a family.
His initiation into coaching football occurred
in the East Bremerton PeeWee program. From two season (2002-03)
he coached a B and A string team, showing those boys how to
win back-to-back PeeWee championships. In 03 he moved up to
the Jr. High ranks and coach the Offensive Line at Ridgetop
Jr. High. When Coach Gillam, in 1995, put out the word that
he was building a new coaching staff at Bremerton High, Turso
knew he wanted to be part of rebuilding the Bremerton football
tradition.
Mike and his wife Elaine live in Bremerton and
curently have two children, Anthony and Alexis.
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Asst. Coach - Joe Kennedy ('88)
(Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Nuclear Facilities & Waste Quality Assurance Specialist)
Email: joseph.a.kennedy@navy.mil
Photo Gallery: Coach Kennedy's
This is Coach Kennedy's 3rd year coaching Bremerton High football.
A 1988 graduate of Bremerton High, Kennedy served three years in the US Army before joining the U.S. Marine Corps. During his twenty year career, he worked as a Diesel Mechanic, Logistics Maintenance Manager, Marksman Rifle/Pistol Instructor, Basic Reconnaissance Swim Instructor, Amphibious Attack Instructor, Demolition Instructor, Leadership Instructor, and Martial Arts Instructor. His tours of duty include: MCRD San Diego, Camp Lejeune (North Carolina), Camp Hansen (Okinawa, Japan), Pohang (South Korea), MCAGCC 29 Palms (Calif.), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Little Creek (Virg.), Camp Fuji (Japan), RS Boise (Idaho), RS Lewiston (Idaho), RSS Moscow (Idaho), RS Bellingham (Wash.), Kaneohe Bay (Hawaii), and Portland (Ore.). He was with the US Forces in Desert Shield/Storm.
A member of the Naches High (Naches, Wash.) football team, Kennedy was a late bloomer and started excel while playing for “The Bone Crushers”, the Marine Corps team in Hawaii. He led the team in sacks for two consecutive years, as a defensive end, and was honored with the Iron Man award, for starting every game. He was also selected to the West Coast League Championship team.
When asked why he returned to Bremerton to coach, he said, "I was out running one day in a Bremerton Football shirt, given to me by my wife. The Athletic Director, George Duarte, stopped me and inquired about the shirt. We talked and he encouraged m to apply. My daughter thought it would be" cool", so here I am teaching what I love.".
Kennedy's and his wife, who works for the Bremerton School District, have four children, three attend Bremerton schools.
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Asst. Coach (Video)
- Kevin
Hooker ('97)
(Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Chemist)
Email: kevin.hooker@navy.mil
Photo Gallery: Coach Hooker's
This is Coach Hooker's 4th season coach football at Bremerton High.
His focus this season will game video.
An Honorable Mention All-League tight end his
senior year, Hooker also player tight end for Bremerton Head
Football Coach Eric Canton.
After graduationg from Bremerton High in 1997,
Hooker chose to play baseball instead of football in college.
As an Olympic College Ranger, he started at first base and also
saw time as a relief pitcher. He transfered to University of
Washington his junior year and earned his Bachelor of Science
Degree in Chemistry. He works for Code 134 at the Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard, as a chemist.
Previously, Hooker coached in the American Leagion
Baseball program.
Single, Hooker currently lives in Bremerton, Wash.
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Email: kaulahea33@hotmail.com
Photo Gallery: Coach Tomlinson
This is Coach Tomlinson 3rd year on the Bremerton High Football Coaching staff.
An Hawaiian native, Tomlinson was a four sport high school athlete. He lettered in wrestling all four years and won the Arizona State Championship (145 lbs) his senior year. In football he lettered three consecutive years and was a member of the 1988 Snowflake (Snowflake, Ariz.) State Championship team. He senior year, at Mogollon High (Heber, Ariz.), he tied the state record for most touchdowns in a single game, with 7, and was an All-Region and All-State Wide Receiver selectee. In the spring, he was a three year baseball letterman and named to the All-Region and All-State team his senior year as a second baseman. Additionally, his senior year, he lettered in Track and placed 3rd in the 4 x 100 relay at the Arizona State Track Championship with three other of baseball teammates.
After a great academic and athletic High School career Coach Tomlinson briefly attended college. Finding that college wasn't his calling at the time, he joined the military. Much to his surprise, the day he graduated from bootcamp Iraq invaded Kuwait. He spent his first year in the military deployed to the Persian Gulf. During his 11 year military career, he was invited to audition for the All-Navy wrestling team. A separated shoulder ended his wrestling career. While stationed in San Diego, he auditioned for and made the roster for the All-Navy Baseball team. They competed against and beat the US Marine team at Jack Murphy Stadium in 1996. He also played Semi-pro baseball for the San Diego Braves and in 1997 the Braves won the NABA Men's Open World Series in Phoenix, Arizona.
In 2003, Tomlinson started coaching football youth football. In his first year, he took a young East Bremerton to a 8-2 record. In 2004, he won a "D" level pee-wee championship and led the team to an undefeated season. In 2005, at the "C" level, as the #1 seed in the playoffs they lost on a cold, wet, windy and muddy game and lost their bid to repeat as champs. In both 2006 and 2007, he led his teams to two undefeated seasons, and won the County Football championships in both the "C" and "D" levels. In 4 years he has accumulated a record of 40-4. In 2007, took his East Bremerton football team and played up a level in the Auburn Gridiron Classic. His team of 11-12 years old placed 3rd, in the 13-15 year old division.
Single, Tomlinson lives in East Bremerton and enjoys coaching. His believes in Bremerton and hopes to inspire the local youth to keep their grades up and build school spirit at BHS.
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Photo Gallery: Coach Bertholf's
This is Coach Bertholf 1st season coach football at Bremerton High
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Photo Gallery: Coach Logan's
This is Coach Logan's 1st season coach football at Bremerton High
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Photo Gallery: Coach West's
This is Coach West's 1st season coach football at Bremerton High
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(Bremerton High - Athletic Trainer)
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