NEW FOOTBALL HEAD COACH TACKLES STRUTHERS FOOTBALL

Frank Marr

Coach Pascarella is the new head football coach.

The Struthers boys’ football head coach John Bayuk recently resigned from the head coach position.

Coach John Pascarella, a former wide receiver coach, applied for the head coach position and was recently accepted.

Pascarella has been involved in the Struthers program for a total of 16 years. He has been teaching for 16 and a football coach for 14.

The head coach thinks his goals for the upcoming season will be a continuing success.

“My goal is to focus on honoring the program’s history while building a foundation for continued success. We will continue to instill Wildcat Pride, build character, contribute to the community, and have a lot of fun along the way,” says the teacher.

Struthers football plays a major role in Struthers pride.

Pascarella wants to show his love for the community through the football program.

The former football player says, “Our program is something that the entire community takes pride in. That’s what makes Struthers such an amazing place to call home. It’s because of this, we want to continue to put the best product on the football field.”

The previous coaches Bayuk and Kuntz had brought the program to success, while Coach Bayuk led the team to 32 wins and 4 playoff appearances. Coach Kuntz led Struthers to 53 wins, 4 playoff appearances and one conference championship.

The head coach wants to build off the set foundation.

“I’ve coached under two outstanding head football coaches that have shown me the way in running a successful program. It was because of them and the staff that I felt confident enough to begin this new journey. I’m sure there will be some minor changes along the way, but I’m hoping to simply build on the foundation that was already set by Coach Kuntz and Coach Bayuk,” says Pascarella.