WELCOME COACH PAUL WACKERLY
VARSITY HEAD COACH

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2010 - 2011 Coaching Staff

Varsity - JV - Freshmen - 8th grade - 7th grade

From left to right - Coach Paul Wackerly (Head Coach), Coach Brett Wackerly, Coach Vet Frazier, Coach Craig Nettleton, Coach Ryan Andrick

Paul Wackerly - Head Coach, Perry Boys Basketball

Coach Wackerly begins his 30^th season as a basketball coach with two significant changes.  First and foremost, he was hired as the Perry Boys Basketball Coach this past Spring.  Secondly, he has spent his entire high school career as a girls coach.  His journey began at St. Thomas Aquinas, his alma mater, as the JV coach before becoming the Lady Knights' head coach.   He guided St Thomas to a 67-67 record in his six seasons, winning back-to-back District Championships. 

For the last 14 seasons he was the head Girls Basketball Coach at North Canton Hoover amassing a record of 252-74 (77%), departing as the winningest coach since the inception of the program. 

In his career he has been fortunate to have had many wonderful experiences.   The most significant, the 2002 State Championship.  With a special group of athletes, they were able to achieve what others can only dream of. 

In addition to a State Championship, the Lady Vikings, with coach Wackerly at the helm, attained...

               8 - Federal League Titles  (league record 131-24 (85%) over 14 seasons)

     5 - District Titles

                              5 - Sweet 16 Appearances

                                     4  - Elite 8 Appearances

                                             6  - 20+ win seasons

                                                     16  - All-Ohio players (1^st Team to Honorable Mention)

                                                             46-18  Career tournament record  (72%)

During that same timeframe, one of his proudest accomplishments is that 27 of his players received scholarships and continued their academic and athletic careers at the next level.

With all that being said, he couldn't be happier having made the choice he has to develop the young men who have committed themselves to his program.  Coach Wackerly has been very impressed with the number of athletes who have dedicated themselves this past Spring, Summer and Fall to a very difficult weightlifting regimen monitored by John Foster.  From previous experience he knows that strength and conditioning are very important intangibles down the home stretch. 

There is no substitute for hard work and in keeping with that mindset he can only hope to develop and instill this attitude from the youth who will be participating in the newly developed youth league, through Middle School to the High School program.

Coach Wackerly has been married to his wife Jean for 30 years.  They have one child, Bret ? 23, who is on staff as an assistant coach.   In addition to the countless hours spent on basketball, he is a business entrepreneur.

RYAN ANDRICK, Varsity Assistant

Coach Andrick enters his first season as a member of the Perry coaching staff.  He served as Head Coach at Springfield High School for four years 2003-07.  It had been 26 seasons since their last winning record or conference title. During his final two seasons, Coach Andrick compiled a 31-10 record, 14-0 record in league road games and back-to-back conference championships.  He was recognized as Coach of the Year by his conference and the Greater Akron Basketball Coaches Association.  His coaching career began as an assistant at St. Vincent-St. Mary in 2001, a season that culminated in a State Championship.  As a senior at  Manchester High, he led all Summit County players in scoring and rebounding, while pacing Manchester to its first league title in 21 seasons.  He became only the second player in school history to accept a D-1 basketball scholarship.  As a four year starter at the University of Akron, Ryan helped the Zips win their first league title in over a decade.  He graduated as one of only 13 players in university history to be a member of both the 1,000 point and 500 rebound clubs.  He and his wife April reside in Hartville. 

Mike Waseity, Junior Varsity Coach

   Coach Waseity is entering his 7^th year as an assistant coach at Perry.  Coach Was is a 2002 Perry graduated where he was named Captain his senior year in both basketball and baseball.  He was part of the 2001 Federal League Championship team which finished 19-1, ranked 4^th in the State. He was chosen to participate in the All County CYC All Star Game as well.  Coach Waseity is a four year employee of Shearers Foods, Inc. working in the IT Department.  He will be married to his lovely fiance, Whitney, this upcoming summer. 

CHAD PFEIFFER, Freshmen Coach

Chad is in his second year coaching basketball at Perry.  Coach Pfeiffer graduated from Jackson High School in 2004, and continued on to Kent State where he pursued a degree as an Intervention Specialist.  After graduating in 2009 he received a job in the Perry Local School District.  Chad spent 3 seasons as an 8^th grade assistant coach at Jackson Middle School as well as an AAU coach.  In high school, Chad was a two-year letter winner in basketball and baseball. 

Steve Reinhart, 8th Grade Gold Coach
     This is Coach Reinhart's 19th year as a basketball coach in Perry.  In addition to coaching at Edison, he has served as a varsity and JV assistant coach.  Prior to joining Perry, Coach Reinhart was both a varsity assistant and associate head coach at Malone College for six years and then went on to be head coach for three years at Stark State College.  Coach Reinhart recently retired after 36 years of teaching at Lohr Elementary School in Perry.  He has been married to his wife, Nancy, for 32 years and has two sons, Steven, Principal of Massillon Middle School, and Brian, an administrator at the VA Clinic in Akron.  Coach Reinhart loves coaching in the Perry School System.  Go Perry!

MATT MAYS, 8^th Grade Black Coach

Coach Mays is a 2004 graduate of Perry and is returning home for his first year as part of the Perry Basketball Staff. With an undergraduate and Masters Degree in Education from The Ohio State University, Coach Mays teaches Social Studies and Language Arts for the 7th grade at Pfeiffer. As a three year letterman in basketball and four year letterman in track while at Perry, Coach Mays is ecstatic to be back home and to be a part of the basketball staff.

TOM LITMAN, 7th Grade Black Coach

     Tom Litman is the coach of the 7th Grade Boys' Black Team.  He has been teaching 9th grade math at Edison Junior High School for 14 years.  During his teaching career, Tom has been involved coaching sports such as 7th grade football, 8th grade football, 7th grade girls basketball, and junior high track.  He and his wife, Jill, have a 12 year old son, Thomas, and a 10 year old daughter, Tori.

JOE MORIARTY, 7^th Grade Gold Coach

Joe Moriarty is in his inaugural year both in teaching as well as coaching.  He is a graduate of Capital University and currently resides in North Canton .  He is looking forward to this season and the opportunity to be a part of the Perry Basketball program.