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Head Coach - Dave Pasch


Dave Pasch is the head coach at Lutheran High School of Indianapolis. Pasch is the program's second head coach, taking charge of the Saints before the 2008 season, in only the program's third year, from Hall of Fame coach Ray Schultz, who helped start and lead the Saints' inaugural seasons.  Coach Pasch, in his second season at the helm, led Lutheran to its first ever IHSAA Football Sectional Championship and an Elite 8 appearance in only the program's fourth year of varsity football. In the 2014 season, the program reached it's 1st Final-Four appearance in the class A tournament.  Recently, on the heels of Lutheran Footballs 4-Pete as Indiana Crossroads Conference champions, Coach led the Saints to seven Sectional Championships (2014, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, ‘21, ’22) and trips to 7 Final-Four appearances in the last 9 seasons, including a trips to Lucas Oil Stadium as the 2019 State Runner-Up, and winning consecutive class 1A State Championships in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons.  The 2021 and 2022 teams went undefeated, both varsity and junior varsity and both teams were named the National Football Foundation Academic State Champion for Indiana, for which the each team achieved an accumulative 3.5 GPA.   

A Brownsburg, IN. native, and state champion team member, Coach Pasch’s football career embodies success having been awarded the IFCA 1A Coach of the Year, named the Motorola Indianapolis Colts 2A Indiana Coach of the Year, the Indiana Football Digest Griddy’s 2A Indiana Coach of the Year, the Midwest Publications 2A Indiana Coach of the Year, the WVFCA Coach of the Year,  IFCA Region 6 and Region 7 Coach of the Year, twice the Indianapolis Star Marion County Coach of the Year, and the Indianapolis Colts Indiana Coach of the Week. Coach Pasch was named the 2021 Head Coach for the South Indiana All-Star Football Team which won scoring the most points ever scored and winning with the largest margin of victory in game history.  He also has had the privilege of serving as the Head Coach for WVFCA All-Star Team and has been distinguished for serving as a member of the Indiana All-Star coaching staff on three separate occasions.  

Coach Pasch has served countless players who have attained All-State and All-Star stature, as well as cultivating players for the college ranks at every level of play from NCAA Division 3 to Division 1A football, and at major conferences such as the Big Ten, including coaching an eventual NFL 1st round draft pick.  Coach Pasch formerly served North Putnam High School as Head Coach for eleven years, leading them to appearances in the Semi-state, Regional, Sectional championships, and Conference championships. Prior to his time at North, he was an assistant coach at Indianapolis Decatur Central High School for four years, and an assistant at Yorktown High School near Muncie, IN. for three years. Dave has been an active Coaching Member of the Indiana Football Coaches Association for 33 seasons, serving in various leadership and administrative roles.  

Dave is a graduate of Ball State University and Brownsburg High School. Coach Pasch’s four children are all alumni of LHS. John who played football at DePauw University and presently serves LHS as the schools strength coach, teacher, and coaches football and track,  Erin who graduated from DePauw University where she ran track and was a 3-time NCAA All-American Heptathlete , now attends IU school of Dentistry, Jackson who is a workforce professional and helps coach LHS Track and Wrestling, and Jake, a who was Mr. Football Indiana Position winner as a DB in 2021, attends Wabash College and plays football


Asst. Head Coach / Defensive Cood.

Leigh Colgate

 

  *2019 1A Indiana Assistant Coach of the Year
 *2022 1A Indiana Assistant Coach of the Year
 


 

Wide Receivers
Jalen Elliott

 


 


Wide Receivers
Dave Harrell

 

 

 


Defensive line

Kyle Akers

 



 


Inside Linebackers

Mark Harris

 



 


Offensive Line

Nate Filipovich

 


 

 


JV HC / Strength coach / Defensive Line

John Pasch


 



 


Quarterbacks / JV Offensive Cood.
Jake Reid


 



 


Running Backs
Kyle Johnson

 


 


 
 


Definsive Backs
Christian Brown

 

 


 

 


Outside linebackers
Jody Melady

 


 
 
 


Inside Linebackers
jim knight

 




 


Offensive Line
jordan Thurman

 


 

 


Special Teams / Defensive backs
Quinten brown

 


 

 


Director of Youth Football
Jeff Tindall & Peter Elliott