About

Coach Sofran enters his 23rd varsity season of coaching in the Detroit Catholic League and his 6th at Detroit Catholic Central. He serves as the Passing Game Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach. 

Throughout his career he has coached in 274 games with 203 victories (.741). In 22 seasons, he has been a part of 21 playoff appearances, 14 District Championships, 9 State Semi Final appearances, and 5 State Championships.

In 2013 he was selected as the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) Assistant Coach of the year. Over his tenure, he has coached multiple All State and College bound student athletes, most recently CC receivers: Kam Davenport ‘22  (Saginaw Valley), Raid Zerki ‘22 (Saginaw Valley), Owen Semp ‘22 (Valparaiso), and Connor Cohan ‘22 (John Carroll).

In the summer of 2022, he was selected to Coach at the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University in Thibodeau, Louisiana run by Peyton, Eli, and Archie Manning. He was able to assist with 1300+ high school campers from 47 states.

Playing Bio:

Received a football scholarship signing in 1996, became a 4 year letterman (1996-1999), started in 44 consecutive games at FCS/ Division 1AA Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Team co-captain in 1999 and was Atlantic 10 - All Academic Team. 

Played under Barry Gallup (Boston College), Joe Philbin (Dallas Cowboys), Darren Rizzi (New Orleans Saints), Jim Salgado (Buffalo Bills), and Jimmy Turner (Cincinnati Bengals). In college, he was the President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). He was also selected to the NCAA Leadership Foundation in Orlando, FL (1999). High School All State, Blue Chip, selected to 1996 MHSFCA All Star Game.