Veteran football coach Jim Tsilimos was officially named the head football coach at Lowellville.

The 71-year old enters his 50th season of coaching saying he's blessed to have the energy to come out and do it.

Tsilimos, who won a state championship in 1996 with Lisbon, had two different stints with the Blue Devils and served as their offensive coordinator last season.

"I'm looking forward to meeting the kids next week. I think I bring a lot of knowledge and experience but I know I'm going to learn because that's part of being a football coach."