Football coach Shawn Liotta leaving Burrell for arena team in Wilkes-Barre
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Monday, December 2, 2024 | 5:14 PM
Coach Shawn Liotta looks on during a 7-on-7 competition in July at Burrell High School.
Football coach Shawn Liotta has stepped down at Burrell to coach a new indoor football team in Wilkes-Barre.
Liotta, 44, led the Bucs for seven seasons, going 26-45 with three WPIAL playoff appearances. Last season, Burrell went 2-8 overall and 2-4 in the Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference.
Liotta has a long history coaching indoor football, including a total of nine seasons with successful teams in Erie and Wheeling.
The yet-unnamed Wilkes-Barre franchise will play in Arena Football One, a new 12-team league that absorbed the eight teams that finished last season in the troubled Arena Football League. Play is scheduled to begin in March.
“It’s an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” Liotta said.
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