Cornelius Harmon Aims to Establish a Winning Culture in His First Year as Head Coach of Nimitz High School

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Change is inevitable, and in February of this year, Nimitz High School made a critical decision to move in a different direction with their football team after nearly a decade of losing seasons. That decision led to the hiring of Cornelius Harmon to take over as the head coach and athletic coordinator for the Nimitz Cougars. In three games, the Cougars’ offense has nearly matched the 127-point total from all of the 2020-2021 season with 114, and the arrival of coach Harmon has already shown promise for what’s to come for the program.

Coach Harmon is a native of Port Arthur, Texas, where he coached at his high school alma mater Port Arthur Memorial for nine years as an offensive coordinator before being hired as the O.C. at Summer Creek High School. During his time at Summer Creek, the Bulldogs recorded a record of 26-20, with two playoff berths. Harmon also played collegiate football at Texas Southern, which has helped with how he approaches the game as a head coach. “Preparation and time management.” is what coach Harmon strives to teach his student-athletes. Since arriving at the Nimitz Campus, Harmon has replicated the college-driven program at the high school level. Not only on the field but one of Harmon’s goals is making sure they have 100 percent of their senior class graduating. On the field, coach Harmon wants to “put the best product on the field.”

“We’re going to have losses, we’re going to win games, but we want to build a program that the school and the community can be proud of.”. Harmon continued, “of course, I want to win every game, and that’s how I attack it each and every day, but my goals never. I want to be a district and state champion. Are those goals manageable? I don’t know, but I can tell you that we will out work everybody.”

Before his arrival, coach Harmon had other opportunities, but according to him, none of those opportunities “felt right.” Instead, Nimitz was a great situation. Harmons describes this as God’s timing. “This opportunity reminded me a lot about myself and the background I came from in Port Arthur. The kids here remind me of me. So when God said it was time, I jumped at the opportunity. I wanted to be at Nimitz.”

Nimitz’s next game will be against the MacArthur Generals(1-2) on September 22nd at 7 p.m. The game will be their first division matchup under coach Harmon. The Cougars are currently riding a two-game winning streak against the Generals.