Arlington (Mass.) football hires new head football coach
Arlington High School (Mass. ) football program announced the hiring of former defensive coordinator Johnathan Nascimento as their next head coach, according to a social media announcement via X , formerly known as Twitter. [ $19.
99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Nascimento takes over a Spy Ponders football program that is coming off its best season since 2014 when Arlington went 8-3. A new era starts now. Please join us in welcoming Johnathan Nascimento as the new Head Football Coach at Arlington High School Football.
Coach Nascimento brings energy, leadership, discipline, and a vision centered around building something special both on and off the field. A new era starts now. Please join us in welcoming Johnathan Nascimento as the new Head Football Coach at Arlington High School Football.
Coach Nascimento brings energy, leadership, discipline, and a vision centered around building something special both on and off the field. pic. twitter.
com/1WuUaMXjzj — AHS Football (@Ponderfootball) May 13, 2026 Nascimento will take over a Arlington defensive unit that yielded over 200 points last season and started 3-3 before ending with a 4-1 record the rest of the way. What will have to be evaluated, however, is the number of seniors that graduated from last season’s groundbreaking team as 14 of them leave. Before this past 2025 Massachusetts high school football season, the last time the Spy Ponders finished above the .