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Western Mass Coaches 2011

Ray Ferro - Head Coach

Coach Ferro is the head coach at South Hadley High School. Last eleven years they have qualified for 6 MIAA playoffs, four Super Bowls, two Super Bowl victories. Coach Ferro is retiring after the Chowder Bowl Classic after coaching football for 50 years.




Chad LaBonte
Coach LaBonte is a graduate of Westfield State University with a degree in Movement Science and Masters in Education. He has been a teacher for 15 years and is currently a Physical Education Teacher at West Springfield High School. He has been coaching football for 16 years. He began coaching as an Offensive Line Coach at Westfield State College. After 8 years as an assistant became the Head Football Coach at West Springfield. He is entering his 7th year and has coached West Springfield High School to the 2009 Division I Super Bowl Championship.

Vitaly Gingeruha
Coach Gingeruha is an assistant coach at West Springfield High School. He is entering his 4th year. He responsibilities include receivers, defensive backs, and kick returners. Coach Gingeruha played football at Western New England College.

Eric Scammons
Coach Scammons is the head football coach for his alma mater, South Hadley High School. Coach Scammons has spent the last 11 years as the offensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for the 2005 Division 1A and 2010 Division 2 Super Bowl champion Tigers. Coach Scammons has coached football at South Hadley since 1996. He received is B.A. from Boston College and M.Ed. from Springfield College and is currently a teacher at Hampshire Regional High School in Westhampton, MA.

Keith Thomson
Coach Thomson is the Head Football Coach of Lee High School for past six seasons. Coach Thomson is a 2000 graduate of American International College, where he played for Coach Art Wilkins. Coach Thomson was a member of 1999 Eastern Football Conference Champions as middle linebacker for AIC. Coach Thomson is a graduate of Lee High School, where he played for Head Coach the late Michael Salinetti.

Chris Abderhalden
Coach Abderhalden is the offensive and defensive line coach at Lee High School. Coach Abderhalden has eight years of coaching experience.

Henry LaFortune
Coach LaFortune coached at South Hadley High school in 2002. He returned as an assistant coach from 2006 until 2010 where he was the head J.V. and Freshman coach. He played for Holyoke High School. He also played during his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps.

Benjamin Sabbs
Coach Sabbs played wide receiver and defensive back at South Hadley High School. Coach Sabbs was a team captain and All Western Mass Offensive selection. Coach Sabbs went on to play wide receiver at Western New England College. In addition to being an Assistant Football Coach at South Hadley High School also Head Boys Indoor Track & Field Coach and Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach South Hadley High School.

Tim Dominick
Coach Dominick is in his 5th season as a Line Coach with the South Hadley High School Tigers and has served as the Special Teams Coordinator for the previous 3 seasons. He is a graduate of American International College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and currently teaches 5th Grade.

Scott Taylor
Scott Taylor is in his 4th season as the Defensive Coordinator at South Hadley High School. Coach Taylor coordinated the defense since 2007 and coached South Hadley toe Super Bowl Finals in 2008 and Super Bowl Champions in 2010. Prior to coaching at South Hadley Coach Taylor coached at Amherst High School where he coached the Wide Receivers, Running Backs, Defensive Backs and Linebackers. Coach Taylor coached at Dean Tech as the Wide Receivers, Running Backs and Linebackers coach. In 2005-2006 For the past 6 years Coach Taylor has been an assistant at Western New England College Football where he coached the defensive line and strong safeties.

 

 

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