Jessen hired as Westwood football coach

Westwood High School has hired John Jessen as the Patriots new head football coach. Jessen has coached football at Westwood for the past three seasons.

He is currently the Industrial Technology teacher at Westwood. Jessen played high school football and graduated from Kingsford.

Westwood H.S. Athletic Director Jon Beckman resigned as head coach of the Patriots in late February in order to spend more time with his family. Jessen and the Patriots will open up the regular season at home on August 30, against Stephenson.