The Wildcat Sideline
Coaching Staff
They coach football. But what they build goes a lot further than Friday nights. The Richmond Hill coaching staff pours into these athletes every day—demanding grit when things get hard, determination when nobody is watching, confidence when it matters and passion for doing the job right.
Head Coach · 12th Season
Matt LeZotte
Matt LeZotte is entering his 12th season as Head Football Coach at Richmond Hill High School. Since his arrival in 2015, the Wildcats have totaled over 33% of the entire program’s all-time wins, reaching the playoffs in 9 of 12 seasons — with second-round finishes in 2018 and 2020 and a Semifinal berth in 2019 — while hosting a home playoff game four consecutive years. Richmond Hill won the 2019 Region 2-6A Title and were Co-Region Champions in 2020. LeZotte was named 2019 Region Coach of the Year, 912 Sports Coach of the Year, and Savannah Morning News Coach of the Year, and he serves on the Georgia Football Coaches Association Executive Board as the GFCA Clinic Director for the Atlanta Clinic.
Before Richmond Hill, LeZotte spent two seasons as Assistant Head Coach and running backs coach at Wayne County High School, helping the Yellow Jackets to a 2013 GHSA 4A Semifinal and a 2014 Region 3-AAAA Championship. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Head Coach and Athletic Director at Aquinas High School in Augusta, compiling a 28-16 record, earning 2011 Comcast CSRA Coach of the Year, and leading the program to its first home playoff game and first playoff victory in the school’s 60-plus-year history.
A four-year letter winner and three-year captain at quarterback for James Madison University, LeZotte captained the 2004 I-AA National Championship team and was the first three-year captain in school history.
Coach LeZotte and his wife, Lindsay, have two daughters, Lucy (13) and Alice (11), and a son, Tate (8).
The Brain Trust
Coordinators
Joe Scott
Offensive Coordinator
Coach Joe Scott begins his ninth year as offensive coordinator at Richmond Hill. Previous coaching stops were Houston County High School and Brunswick High School. A former multi-sport athlete, Scott played college football and baseball, finishing his baseball career at Georgia College & State University, where he also earned his master’s degree. As a high school football player, he won two state championships and later added another as a high school baseball coach. He and his wife, Morgan, have three children: Cal, Nolan, and Swayze.
Tony LeZotte
Defensive Coordinator
Coach LeZotte enters his 12th year at RHHS. In 2024, he was named the winner of the Broyles Award, recognizing him as one of the top high school football assistant coaches in the state. A graduate of James Madison University, LeZotte was a 4-time All-American at the safety position, earning All-Conference honors all four years and Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors twice while at JMU. He brings a mix of collegiate and high school coaching experience to the Richmond Hill football team and is a 2019 JMU Hall of Fame Inductee. He and his wife Katey are proud parents to their two children, Duke and Chloe.
Position Coaches
The Full Staff
Collin Oliver
Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Backs
Coach Oliver is beginning his 5th year at Richmond Hill High School. He played safety at Mercer University, recording the first defensive touchdown of the inaugural season versus Reinhardt University and the game-sealing interception versus Drake University. Coach Oliver previously coached at Aquinas High School, Norcross High School, and most recently at Broad Run High School (VA). He earned an Education Specialist degree in PE from Valdosta State University. He and his wife, Cassie, have two sons, Gray and Mills, and two dogs, Beau and Banks.
Robbie Flanders
Running Backs / Wide Receivers
Born and raised in the Savannah area, Coach Flanders is entering his 20th year at Richmond Hill High School. Before that, he coached at Liberty County and Windsor Forest High Schools. Flanders has a master’s degree in Kinesiology from Georgia Southern University. He and his wife, Mandi, both teach in the Bryan County School System and have two German shepherds, Atticus and Riley.
Corey Fickiesen
Wide Receivers
Coach ‘Fick’ is entering his 4th year at Richmond Hill High School. He came to RHHS from Ohio, where he played quarterback and graduated from Ashland University. He then coached for 9 years, 6 of those as a Head Coach. Coach Fick received his Master of Arts in Teaching from Georgia College and State University. His wife, Tricia, teaches Spanish at RHHS, and they have four children: Kaelyn (10), Natalie (9), Brycen (7), and Lyla (4).
Steven Rich
Wide Receivers
Coach Rich is entering his 3rd year coaching at Richmond Hill High School. He is originally from Tulare, CA and graduated from Tulare Union High School. He joined the Coast Guard immediately after graduation and served 24 years as a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer, retiring in 2022. While serving, he attended Ashford University for his bachelor’s and went on to Spring Hill College where he earned his Master’s in Business. Coach Rich and his wife Lori have two sons: Memphis, currently on the Cross Country/Track team at Appalachian State University, and Knoxville, a sophomore lacrosse player at RHHS.
Josh Davis
Offensive Line
Coach ‘Boom’ Davis is a 2009 graduate of Richmond Hill High School. This year he begins his 9th year at RHHS. Davis played football at Savannah State University and has a master’s degree from Georgia Southern University. Coach Davis is a life-long resident of Richmond Hill. He and his wife Colleen have two daughters, Kinley and Keller.
Cory Dixon
Linebackers
Coach Dixon is entering his 4th year coaching at Richmond Hill High School. Along with football, he is also a coach for the RHHS baseball team. Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, he graduated from Benedictine Military School, where he was a three-sport athlete, and attended Armstrong Atlantic State University. Coach Dixon has been with the Savannah Fire Department since 2006. He and his wife, Nikki, have two children, Merritt and Isabelle.
Dan Rothwell
Defensive Line
Coach Rothwell is entering his 3rd year at RHHS, bringing with him 21 years of coaching experience gained in Michigan and North Carolina. Throughout his career he has served in various capacities, including position coach, special teams coordinator, and defensive coordinator. Most recently, while coaching in North Carolina, Rothwell was honored as the 2023 All-Area Coach of the Year. He is a graduate of Aquinas College (MI), where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Education. He is joined in Richmond Hill by his wife, Ashley, who is also a teacher. They have three children: Taylor (13), Jaelyn (10), and Mila (3).
Tommy Hensley
DFO / Defensive Backs
Coach Hensley will begin his 15th year at RHHS. He played college football for the Cumberland College Patriots in Williamsburg, KY. He and his wife Denease have one daughter, Ashleigh, son-in-law Andy Atkins, and granddaughter Hensley Atkins.
Isaiah Taylor
Defensive Line
Coach Taylor is entering his 4th year at Richmond Hill. He is originally from Hampton, VA and graduated from Kecoughtan High School. He ran track at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA and earned his Master’s degree in Health and Physical Education at Georgia Southern University. He is a 23-year U.S. Army Veteran who retired at Fort Stewart in 2020. He founded the Coastal Georgia Track Team in 2017 and has coached 25 All-Americans and 11 National Champions in track and field. He and his wife Belinda have four sons: Marcus, Isaiah Jr., Jasai, and Jayden.
Zac Sheets
Assistant Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers
Coach Sheets is in his 9th season coaching at RHHS. He is a graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in Life Science and is a retired captain of the United States Army. Coach Sheets played college football at Dodge City Community College and previously coached at Chapman High School in Kansas prior to moving to Richmond Hill. He and his wife Chanelle have two children, Jaxson and Emersyn.
Logan Hubert
Assistant Offensive Line
Logan Hubert is entering his 1st year teaching and coaching at Richmond Hill High School. He recently relocated from Ohio, where he was a three-sport athlete in high school. Coach Hubert brings previous coaching experience in track and field to the program and graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Education.
Caleb Tanner
Tight Ends / Offensive Line
Coach Tanner graduated from Richmond Hill High School in 2020 and was part of the 2019 Region Champion and Semifinal team. He is entering his 3rd year of teaching and coaching, and his 1st year coaching full-time at the high school level. Coach Tanner spent the last two years coaching football at Richmond Hill Middle School while assisting the high school staff from the press box on Friday nights. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Education from Georgia Southern University, and he and his wife, Kayla, both serve the Richmond Hill community as educators.
