Even though Greg Jones isn't a Kansas City native, he has become part of the fabric of high school football in the Metro. The veteran coach, who grew up in Waterproof, Louisiana, and came to Missouri to play at Northwest Missouri State University, made huge impacts at six different metro programs.
Jones has 24 years as a head coach earning 10 conference championships, 11 district championships, won two state championships, advanced to two more finals, four more semifinals and two more quarterfinals during his time. His first stop was as an assistant at Hutchinson, Kan. from 1993-95 before moving to Park Hill as an assistant coach in 1995-97. He took over the program at Park Hill in 1997 and then moved to the new Park Hill South in 1998.
After one year in Arkansas, Jones returned to the Metro as an assistant at Raymore-Peculiar in 2003. He coached at Odessa and had winning records in both seasons with the Bulldogs.
In 2006 Jones moved to Kearney where he would guide the program to 11-straight winning seasons and state championships in 2009 and 2015 and one more title game appearance in 2016. In 2017 Jones took over Liberty North and guided the Eagles to the 2021 Missouri Class 6 title game for the first time in school history. He retired after last season and is now the defensive coordinator at the University of Central Missouri. Jones' overall record is 212-71.
