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Mark Scisly (Head Coach 2nd Season)
Mark Scisly is entering his second season as the head coach at Boyertown. Last year, in his first season, he helped the Bears rebound from a 1-11 season by finishing 5-7. The Bears finished fourth in the Pac 10 with a 5-4 conference record. The four losses were by a total of only 24 points. Coach Scisly has high hopes for an even better season in 2009.
Coach Scisly came to Boyertown from Salisbury High School, where he was the head coach of the Falcons for four years. Under Scisly in 2006, Salisbury won their first championship in 34 years by beating Pine Grove for the Class AA Eastern Conference Championship. The seven wins posted by the Falcons was second highest season total of wins in school history. This was an incredible turnaround for the Salisbury football program, which finished 0-10 in 2004. In 2007, Scisly helped lead the Falcons to their second ever district playoff appearance in school history.
Before becoming a head coach, Coach Scisly was an assistant football coach at both Ursinus College and Northampton High School. Prior to coaching, Scisly played football for 14 years. He was a four year starter at Southern Columbia High School where he was named to the Associated Press All-State Team three times. He also participated in three state championship games, winning one in 1994.
After high school, Scisly decided to attend Ursinus College where he was also a four year starter. In 1998, he was named the teams co-offensive MVP and in 1999 he participated in the Division III National Playoffs.
In addition to coaching, Scisly is a health and physical education teacher. He holds a B.S. in Exercise Science and a M.S.A. in Sport and Athletic Administration.
James Martinez (Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers, and Wide Receivers 2nd Year)
James is in his second year running the Bear Defense. In 2008, the defense improved from allowing 35.8 points per game to allowing 20.7 points per game and was ranked third in the Pac 10 conference. Martinez feels the defense still has plenty of room to improve for the upcoming season. James has coached at all levels from arena football to high school. Going into his 14th year of coaching Martinez enjoys spending time with the players and getting them to reach their potential. Martinez is also a health and physical education teacher and lives with his wife Jolie and three children Trent, Cyenna and Riley.
Jeff Delaney (Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, and Defensive Backs 1st Year)
Coach Delaney brings over 14 years of coaching experience to the Bears staff this season. He has previously coached at Pottstown, St. Pius X, Jenkintown, and Kennedy-Kenrick High Schools. Coach Delaney was the offensive coordinator at Pottstown in 2002 when they won the Pac 10 championship. He has been both an offensive and defensive coordinator during his coaching career. Coach Delaney will coordinate the offense this season for the Bears and also be in charge of quarterbacks and defensive backs.
Jim Knight (Special Teams Coordinator, Tight Ends and Linebackers 4th Year)
Coach Knight won two state championships as a starter at Newark High School during his playing days. He began coaching immediately following college graduation from the University of Delaware, at his alma mater, Newark. Knight coached the linebackers and tight ends for three years before coming to Boyertown. During his first 2 years at Boyertown, Coach Knight was on the junior high staff before joining the varsity staff in 2008. In addition to coaching linebackers and tight ends, Coach Knight is the varsity special teams coordinator and junior varsity defensive coordinator.
Scott Troutman (Running Backs and Defensive Line 2nd Year)
Coach Troutman came over to Boyertown in 2008 after spending 6 years coaching within the Reading School District. Before coaching, he spent five seasons playing for the Ches-Mont Bandits, a semi-pro team in the Delaware Valley Conference. Coach Troutman retired as the second leading receiver in team history. In addition to being the varsity running backs coach at Boyertown, he is also the head junior varsity coach.
Sean Gaul (Defensive Line and Offensive Line 1st Year)
Coach Gaul enters his first season on the Boyertown staff taking over the defensive line. Before joining the Boyertown staff, Coach Gaul was the offensive line coach at Reading High School. At Reading, Gaul coached two lineman that went on to play Division 1 College football. Before starting coaching, Gaul was an all-state lineman at Reading High School and also played at Bloomsburg University.
Gregg Scholl (Wide Receivers and Defensive Backs 2nd Year)
Coach Scholl joined the Bears staff in 2008 coming over from archrival Upper Perkiomen. Coach Scholl played football at Upper Perkiomen from 1995-1997 where he was a two-year letterman. He started his coaching career at Upper Perkiomen in 2002 following his graduation from Penn State University. Scholl coached for 5 seasons with the Tribe before joining the Bears staff. Coach Scholl currently coaches the wide receivers and defensive backs.
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