CTK 2012 – New WPIAL Head Football Coaches

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, August 10, 2012 | 6:05 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 a mind-numbing 27 coachings changes, the most in more than a decade and five more than last season. Here are the new football coaches that will be running the sidelines in the WPIAL this fall.

CLASS AAAA:

ALTOONA – John Franco replaces Tom Palfey

HEMPFIELD – Rich Bowen replaces Greg Meisner

KISKI AREA – Dave Heavner replaces Troy Wilson

MOUNT LEBANON – Mike Melynk replaces Chris Haering

PENN HILLS – John Peterman replaces Ron Graham

SHALER – Chris Siegle replaces Neil Gordon

CLASS AAA:

NEW CASTLE – Joe Cowart replaces Frank Bongivengo Jr.

TRINITY – Ryan Coyle replaces Ed Dalton

CLASS AA:

CHARLEROI – Ed Jenkins replaces Luke Mollis

EAST ALLEGHENY – Jason Ruscitto replaces Dennis Edwards

GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC – Dan Mahoney and Matthew Federico replace Muzzy Colosimo

KEYSTONE OAKS – Matt Taylor replaces Nick Kamberis

KITTANNING – Frank Fabian replaces Sam Panchik

McGUFFEY – Ed Dalton replaces Derek Bochna

SUMMIT ACADEMY – John McCloud replaces Steve Sherer

VALLEY – Chad Walsh replaces Mark Kaczanowicz

WAYNESBURG – Russ Moore replaces Joe Kuhns

CLASS A:

BENTWORTH – Bob Niziol replaces Lou Rood

BURGETTSTOWN – Terry Havelka replaces Matt Taylor

FORT CHERRY – Jim Shiel replaces Tim Garry

GEIBEL – Sean Benjamin replaces Ron Marciante

JEFFERSON-MORGAN – Liam Ryan replaces Jan Haiden

NESHANNOCK– Fred Mozzocio replaces Pat Cuba

SOUTH SIDE BEAVER – Glenn McDougal replaces Jim Winner

SPRINGDALE – Dave Leasure replaces Chuck Wagner

STO-ROX – Dan Bradley replaces Ron Butschle

WILKINSBURG – Mike Fullmore replaces Brian Tarrant