Ben Shuffain- Head Coach WR/DB
Ben Shuffain is entering his third year as Head Coach for the Eagles. He is a Wellness Teacher and a Sharon High School Class of 1999 graduate. Coach Shuffain played Pop Warner for Sharon along with being the Starting High School QB from 1996-1998 for the Eagles. He started his coaching career in Sharon in 2002 and made other stops along the way at Oliver Ames High School, Stonehill College and Carver High School. Coach Shuffain was named a 2023 Boston Globe Coach of the Year and the South Shore League Coach of the Year while leading the Carver Crusaders to their first ever trip to Gillette Stadium. This past season he was named New England Patriots Coach of the Week, his second time receiving this honor. Coach is also a veteran of the United States Navy and teaches Wellness at SHS.
Richard Paling- Defensive Coordinator (LB/DL/OL)
Coach Paling begins his first season with the Eagles, bringing 30 years of high school football coaching experience to the program. He has coached across the field—Offensive and Defensive Line, Linebackers, and Defensive Backs—and has served as a Defensive Coordinator for many years.
His coaching career includes stops at Middleboro, Plymouth, Old Rochester, Wareham, Carver, and Bourne, with multiple State Championship appearances at Wareham and Carver. Coach Paling is also a longtime educator, having spent over 30 years in the Wareham Public Schools. Coach will work with the Linebackers, D- Line and O-Line this season and oversee the Defensive Gameplans.
His coaching career includes stops at Middleboro, Plymouth, Old Rochester, Wareham, Carver, and Bourne, with multiple State Championship appearances at Wareham and Carver. Coach Paling is also a longtime educator, having spent over 30 years in the Wareham Public Schools. Coach will work with the Linebackers, D- Line and O-Line this season and oversee the Defensive Gameplans.
Tyler Lennox- Offensive Coordinator (QBs)
Tyler Lennox entering his second season as the Eagles' Offensive Coordinator. A standout high school quarterback at Carver running the Air Raid Offense under Coach Shuffain, Tyler led his team to a State Championship appearance as a senior and earned All-Scholastic honors from the Boston Herald, Boston Globe, and Patriot Ledger. He was recognized as Globe Player of the Year and named League MVP. By the end of his high school career, Tyler ranked among the Top 10 in Massachusetts history for career passing yards and touchdown passes, as well as single-season marks in both categories. He continued his playing career at UMass Dartmouth, competing at quarterback. In his first year managing the offense for the Eagles, they set program records in Touchown Passes, Passing Yards and Receiving Yards.
Joe Haven- Assistant Coach (OL/DL)
Joe Haven is entering his 15th season coaching football, thirteen of them as as part of the Sharon Eagles football staff. Coached also coached in Attleboro for two seasons . He also has been the Eagles JV lacrosse coach for the past 8 seasons. A graduate of Attleboro High School, Coach Haven has worked for the Sharon school department for 23 years.
Shawn Famiglietti- Assistant Coach (RB/LB)
Nasaiah Texiera- Assistant Coach
Coach Nas is in his first year with the Eagles football program and will be working with the JV squad. Coach Nas also coaches Wresting at Sharon High School.