Coach Hurps- Head Coach - Offensive Coordinator(QB/LB)
The 2025 season will be Coach Hurps' 8th year as head coach of the Rockets, and 20th year of coaching football. This is his eleventh year as part of the Rockets program, and has led the Rockets to five playoff berths and back to back MSL Championships in 2020 and 2021. His record as Head Coach with Berne Union is 42-31. He was previously the head football coach at Fisher Catholic High School for four seasons. He was an assistant coach at Muskingum University for three years and began his coaching career at Newark Catholic High School as an assistant for two years.
Coach Hurps is a Physical Education & Health teacher at Berne Union. He played collegiately at the University of Dayton as tailback and was a four-year letterman. He and his wife, Alicia, and their three children reside in Lancaster.
Coach Eyerman - Defensive Coordinator (WR/DB)
This will be Coach Eyerman's eighth year with Berne Union. Coach Eyerman spent the previous three years at New Richmond High School in Indiana, and the last two as defensive coordinator. Prior to coaching at New Richmond he coached with Coach Hurps at Fisher Catholic as defensive coordinator and offensive line coach for two years.
Coach Eyerman works at Lancaster city schoolsl. Coach Eyerman played collegiately at Bethany College. He and his wife, Mallory, and their son Wyatt reside in Lancaster.
Coach Parker- Varsity Assistant (OL/DL), Special Teams
The 2025 season will be Coach Parker's third year coaching at Berne Union. He previously coached as an assistant at Amanda Clearcreek high school.
Coach Parker was a stand out Defensive End at Lancaster High School. He played college football at Urbana, and then finished his career at Dakota Wesleyan. Coach Parker resides in Sugar Grove.
Coach Lawrence - Varsity Assistant (OL/DL)
The 2025 season will be Coach Lawrence's first year coaching at Berne Union. He played under Coach Hurps for three years and graduated in 2025.
- Varsity Assistant (RB/LB)