Jim Hersom has been named head football coach at Gray-New Gloucester High School.

Hersom has been a head coach at Livermore Falls and Edward Little high schools. Most recently, he served as an assistant at Leavitt Area High School, where he coached his son, Jordan, who won the Fitzpatrick Trophy in January.

Jim Hersom coached Edward Little for seven years and led the Red Eddies to the Pine Tree Conference championsip in 2002. Along with brief stops at Brunswick and Mt. Ararat, he was head coach at Livermore Falls for 12 years, leading the Andies to Class C regional titles in 1990 and 1992.

His twin brother, John, has coached at Lawrence for the last seven years. Both played under their father, Lawrence “Doc” Hersom, at Edward Little, leading the Red Eddies to back-to-back Class A state championships in 1976 and 1977.

Hersom takes over for Phil Prideaux, whose coaching contract was not renewed. The Patriots were 1-16 in two years under Prideaux, including 1-7 last year.