CTK 2011 – New WPIAL Head Football Coaches
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 | 4:20 PM
New Faces – New Places – New Hopes – New Dreams. Many are rookie head coaches while a couple of veteran coaches are starting over at new venues. Some schools have a new football coach for the first time in years while others continue to play roulette with their head coaching position.
In all, it was a busy off season with 22 coachings changes, the most in more than a decade. Here are the new football coaches that will be running the sidelines in the WPIAL this fall.
BUTLER – Clyde Conti replaces Jim Rankin
CONNELLSVILLE – David McDonald replaces Jeff Immel
FOX CHAPEL – Eric Ravotti replaces Bryan Deal
PETERS TOWNSHIP – Rich Piccinni replaces Nick Milchovich
DERRY – Al Gaiardo replaces Ron Polinsky
ELIZABETH FORWARD – Mike LeDonne replaces Garry Cathell
LAUREL HIGHLANDS – Zach Just replaces Jack Buehner
MOON – Mark Washington replaces Jon Miller
VALLEY – Mark Kaczanowicz replaces Troy Hill
BURRELL – Kevin Horwatt replaces Tom Henderson
MOHAWK – Joe Lamenza replaces Jason Long
QUAKER VALLEY – John Tortorea replaces Bob McIntyre
RIVERSIDE – Tom Liberty replaces Jesse Rosenberger
SOUTHMORELAND – Dominic Pecora replaces Brian Pritts
APOLLO-RIDGE – John Skiba replaces John Simon
AVELLA – Ryan Cecchini replaces Frank Gray
AVONWORTH – Duke Johncour replaces Jason Kekseo
CARLYNTON – Terry George replaces John Vaughn
CORNELL – Edward Dawson replaces Dan Knause
LEECHBURG – Mark George replaces Mark Adams
NORTHGATE – T.J. Wiley replaces Mike Pipak
WILKINSBURG – Brian Tarrant replaces Ralph Brandon
Tags: Apollo-Ridge, Avella, Avonworth, Burrell, Butler, Carlynton, Connellsville, Cornell, Derry Area, Elizabeth Forward, Fox Chapel, Leechburg, Valley, Wilkinsburg
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