(From John Marshall, Host of Coaches Corner)

Liberty Benton High School has hired its next head football coach. Jason Peters comes to the Eagles from Grandview Heights, where he has been the head football coach and a high school history teacher since 2007. His teams with the Bobcats earned post-season berths eight times, including the last three seasons. He has prior experience as an assistant at Bexley, Bishop Ready, Hilliard Darby, and Fostoria high schools. The hire was approved at a school board meeting on Thursday.

Peters is a graduate of Bowling Green State University, where he played football for the Falcons, starting for two seasons at right tackle and earning three letters. He also holds a master’s degree in education from Marygrove College.

Peters takes the reins of the program from Scott Garlock, who has retired from coaching and teaching. Garlock posted a 108 and 25 record in two stints as the Eagles’ head football coach.

L-B will move to the Cardinal Division of the Northern Lakes League beginning next school year after having competed in the Blanchard Valley Conference since that league’s inception in 1965. Disparity in student population between L-B and other BVC schools led to the split, announced in May of 2022.