Cardinal Newman has found its next head coach to lead the Crusaders for the upcoming 2015 season.
According to Wells Dusenberry at ESPN 106.3 in West Palm Beach, the private, Catholic-based school has hired former Archbishop McCarthy head coach John Timmins to lead the program. He takes over for Steve Walsh who left several weeks ago for the Director of Football Operations at IMG Academy in Bradenton.
Timmins’ tenure at Archbishop McCarthy from 2008-2011 has been cited as one of the biggest reasons for his hiring including is strength in the Catholic school values system.
“He fit the complete package of what Cardinal Newman is all about. Successful football coach. He understands the Catholic school values systems. He’s been at Archbishop (McCarthy), St. Anne’s and St. Thomas Aquinas. He fits the bill,” Cardinal Newman Athletic Director Jason Carlstom told ESPN 106.3.
During Timmons’ tenure at Archbishop McCarthy, he lead the Mavericks to their first two playoff appearances in school history in 2009 and 2010. In 2010 the playoffs took Archbishop McCarthy all the way to the regional finals before falling to eventual Class 3A state runner-up Miami Norland in a close 27-23 contest.
Cardinal Newman went 4-6 last year, exiting in the first round of the Class 3A regional playoffs.
Join The Discussion: Sign up for a FREE user account | Discuss on our message boards here
![Ponte Vedra is making its debut in the Florida Top 25 this week. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Week-6-Florida-Top-25-and-Classification-Rankings-Flag-Football-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![Manatee is beefing up their schedule for the 2025 season. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Manatee-2025-Schedule-Analysis-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![The FHSAA established the first playoff rules for football in 1963 which led to the meeting of Robinson (Tampa) and Coral Gables for the Class AA State Championship in this photo that was published in the now-defunct Miami News on Sat. Dec. 14, 1963. [Associated Press Wirephoto, The Miami News via Newspapers.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/History-Huddle-Featured-FHSAA-Establishes-first-playoff-rules-1963-120x86.jpg)
![Middleburg seeks a fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs in 2025 [via Head Coach Ryan Wolfe - @coachwolfe16/X]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Middleburg-2025-Schedule-Analaysis-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![The front page and masthead of the The Morning Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) on November 5, 1916 [Newspapers.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/History-Huddle-Florida-High-School-Footbal-State-Championship-of-1916-120x86.jpg)
![St. Thomas Aquinas has QB Sherice Newton up for vote in the South Florida Girls Flag Football Player of the Week Poll this week [St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders Athletics/Instagram]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Week-4-South-Florida-POTW-Voting-Featured-120x86.jpg)
