Coach Raphael

Hardwork pays off 🔥🔥

Big congratulations to Jalonnie Reid on making the Indiana All-Star Team following in the footsteps of his brother Terez Reid and continuing the family legacy the right way. @CoachWhitaker1 @WarriorNation_1 #BTM #WHN

Warren Central is in need of a week 9 game for the 2026 season. Date of game is 10/16/26 if you have any interest reach out to @CoachWhitaker1 via email jwhitaker@warren.k12.in.us

Warriors at work @CoachWhitaker1 #BTM #WHN

After a great conversation with @Jan_JohnsonVT I am blessed to receive and offer from @HokiesFB @coachjfranklin @CoachWhitaker1 @WARRENCENTRALFB @WarriorNation_1 @SWiltfong @TomLoy247 @GregSmithRivals @IndianaPreps @AllenTrieu @ChadSimmons_

2028 RB Johnathan Dossett 470 Squat New PR @CoachWhitaker1 #BTM #WHN

Congrats to our future Warriors on winning the championship of the winter 7 on 7 league the future is bright!! #BTM ⁦@WARRENCENTRALFB⁩ ⁦@WarriorNation_1⁩

Middle school weights getting work outside under the lights!! BTM ⁦@WARRENCENTRALFB⁩ ⁦@WarriorNation_1⁩ ⁦@ctaki_44⁩

Stop 8️⃣ Warren Central The Warriors are LOADED in 2026. ‘28 Antonio Niles leads a talented group of sophomores and will surely have a breakout season. @antonioniles97 Thanks to @CoachWhitaker1 for the hospitality!

It was a productive week for the warriors but these guys stood out and earned monster of the week!! #BTM ⁦@WARRENCENTRALFB⁩ ⁦@ctaki_44⁩

Well deserved recognition #Family @ctaki_44 @WarriorNation_1 @WARRENCENTRALFB

Indiana’s top 6A 2028 Passing & Playmaking QB! Stats and results don’t lie! 🔥Some additional plays from the season🔥hudl.com/v/2TdzdB @xfactorQB @WARRENCENTRALFB @PrepRedzoneIN @QBHitList @SWiltfong_ @Bryan_Ault

Kid showed up 10 minutes late to practice last Thursday. Freshman. Third week on the team. Still learning how everything works. I didn't say anything. Just moved the practice forward without him. He jogged up, quiet, and slid into the back of the group. Everyone kept moving. During the cool-down, I saw two of our leaders pull him aside by the fence. Couldn't hear what they said. Didn't need to. Just watched them talk — calm, serious, no raised voices. The kid nodding. Listening. Thursday afternoon, 4:47 PM, my phone buzzes: "Won't happen again, Coach. My bad." I never tell new coaches this is what's possible because they don't believe me. They think you have to enforce everything. Make the call on every situation. Be the one who holds the line. But when your architecture is clear — when everyone understands what the goal demands — the team regulates itself. Those leaders weren't doing me a favor. They were protecting something they built. I don't police alignment. The standard does.

Urban Meyer says the quiet part out loud. Be the best player on your high school team first. Development > camps. Mastery > 7-on-7 trophies. College coaches recruit game tape, not weekends.

Middle school weights 100+ future Warriors being lead by our HS Team leaders!! #BTM @WARRENCENTRALFB @WarriorNation_1 @ctaki_44

LIFT WITH YOUR TEAM: “The culture of leadership and encouragement and the team bonding take sets and reps as well.”

#AGTG #PVO #Committied🏡 @WARRENCENTRALFB @CoachWhitaker1 @CoachJohnson_us @coach_raph @DBROWN57_ @ctaki_44

Jr.Season Highlights @WARRENCENTRALFB @CoachWhitaker1 @CoachJohnson_us @coach_raph @DBROWN57_ hudl.com/v/2Tarcm

A leader and impact player! Any school would be lucky to have him! #us

After a great conversation with @Coach_CHampton I am blessed to receive an offer from @oregonfootball @CoachWhitaker1 @WARRENCENTRALFB @210ths @IndianaPreps @SWiltfong_ @AllenTrieu