Indian Hill football coach John Rodenberg makes it 200 wins as Braves beat Mariemont

Local legend and decorated football coach John Rodenberg earned his 200th career win when the Indian Hill Braves beat the Mariemont Warriors 42-21 on Friday night.

"We are extremely proud of Coach Rodenberg and this outstanding accomplishment of 200 wins," Indian Hill athletic director Brian Phelps said. "We are thrilled to have such a class act and such a winner leading our football program and being a valuable member of our community."

Rodenberg, who is in his second year with the Braves, started his coaching career 29 years ago at McNicholas High School. He spent 10 years there before moving to Covington Catholic. While leading the Colonels, Rodenberg won his first state title in 2006.

Rodenberg continued to find success no matter the school. Most notably, he spent 10 seasons with the Moeller Crusaders where he led the team to four GCL-South championships and two Division I state titles (2012, 2013). He left Moeller with an 80-41 record.

Rodenberg then crossed into Indiana for the first time to join Lawrence Central before moving to Indianapolis Roncalli High School. It was at Roncalli that Rodenberg won his fourth state title. He led the team to the 2020 Class 4A state championship and continued the success into the next season before falling to the eventual state champions in the regional round. In two seasons under Rodenberg, the Royals were 25-2.

Rodenberg shocked the Indianapolis high school athletics community when he announced his return to the Buckeye State in early 2022, but the call of his hometown was too strong.

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"My wife and I were looking to get back," Rodenberg told the Enquirer at the time. "We didn't have a timetable, but the opportunity arose. I felt like it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up right now. I wasn't looking but I wasn't going to pass up a great opportunity.”

In the initial press release from Indian Hill in 2022 the school noted, “Coach Rodenberg has developed student leaders on the football field within elite programs for nearly 30 years. His accolades include four state championship teams, multiple NFL players (Sam Hubbard and Kevin Huber), more than 30 NCAA Division I, II and III scholarship players, multiple all-state performers and he has been recognized as the Cincinnati Bengals coach of the week five times."

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Rodenberg’s tenure with the Braves is still in its infancy, with the team going 3-7 overall and 3-4 in conference play in his first season. So far this season, the Braves are 2-2 including Friday’s win over Mariemont.

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