North Syracuse Central School District
5355 West Taft Road
North Syracuse, NY 13212
Coaching Staff

COACHING STAFF

 

      


            Steve Ellis

VARSITY HEAD COACH - Off. Coord 
WR's & DB's coach

Sellis@nscsd.org
(315)218 - 4100 ext. 714-0591

HIGH SCHOOL:   CNS 
GRADUATED: 1991
PLAYED:  WR/DB/P/PK 
COLLEGE:  Cortland State 

DEGREES:   Physical education / Masters in Health Ed 
EXPERIENCE: 
 14 years teaching / 15 years coaching.  Steve currently teaches Phys. Ed at CNS.  He also coached boys outdoor track from 1997-2007.

1995 WR Coach at Cortland State
1996 WR Coach and Pass Game Coordinator at Cortland State
1997-1999 WR/TE's/DB & Place Kicking Coach at CNS 
2000 RB's Coach at Cortland State
2001 QB's Coach & Pass Game Coordinator at Cortland State
2002 - Present - Head Coach CNS
2007 Secton III Class AA-1 League Co-Coach of the Year
HONORS AND AWARDS:  Steve earned Team MVP, 1st Team All-League & 2nd Team All-state honors while playing WR/DB & place kicker at CNS. He went on to play for Cortland State where he earned Offensive MVP, 1st Team All-ECAC, 3rd Team All-American honors & was named the Division III ECAC player of the year as a senior co-captain in 1994. He helped to lead Cortland to 3 ECAC titles & set school records (all of which still stand today) for most receiving yards in a season (1089), most receiving yards in a career (2375), most receptions in a season(68), most receptions in a career(170), most TD's in a season (9), most 100 yard receiving games in a season(6), and most 100 yard receiving games in a career(10).
FAMILY:   Steve is married to Lynn & has two sons...Mason and Owen  

  
           Bill Aldrich

VARSITY Def. Coord.
DLine & TE's Coach

Baldrich@nscsd.org

HIGH SCHOOL:  West Genesee
GRADUATED: 1987
PLAYED: Football (Quarterback 1985-1987), Lacrosse (NYS Champions)
COLLEGE: Ithaca College, Played Lacrosse
DEGREES: Masters in Physical Education
EXPERIENCE: Bill has coached with CNS football since 1991, acting as Asst. Varsity coach from 1991-1996 and Defensive Coordinator 1996-2001,2004-present.  He coached Semi-pro for the Syracuse Storm 1996-98 and 1999-2001 as offensive coordinator.  Bill has also coached basketball (Head JV 1991-present) and lacrosse (1991-2001 Asst. Varsity and 2002-present as Head Varsity).  He teaches Physical Education at Gillette Road Middle School.
FAMILY: Bill is married to Deanna and has 3 children, Jaelynn, Jake & Jordis 

 

 
          Casey Brown
VARSITY LB's & RB's Coach


Cbrown@nscsd.org

 

HIGH SCHOOL:  CNS
GRADUATED:  1990
PLAYED: Football -Tight End/Defensive End
COLLEGE: SUNY Brockport 1996 -Football 90-91
                      SUNY Cortland 2002
DEGREES: Masters in Physical Education
EXPERIENCE:
2008- Present CNS- (Varsity Linebackers & RB's)
Fayettville-Manlius High School- 2002-2007, 2002-2004 Special Teams Coordinator, 2005-2007 Defensive Coordinator
CNS-1996 Modified assistant, 1997 modified Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator, 1998 Freshman Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator, 1999 JV assistant, 2000-2001 Varsity Assistant(defensive backs/Wide Receivers).
FAMILY: Married to Nicole, 2 children (Victoria and Evan)

 
     Vinnie Corasaniti

VARSITY Special Teams Coord.         Strength & Conditioning Coord. Kicking Coach

Vcorasan1@nscsd.org

HIGH SCHOOL:  CNS
GRADUATED: 1996
 
PLAYED:
Football 1993-1995
COLLEGE: Mercyhurst College(2000)
DEGREES: Masters in Health Education and BS in sportsmedicine
EXPERIENCE: Special Teams Coordinator, Kicking Coach, and Strength & Conditioning Coordinator 2003-present.  
HONORS AND AWARDS:Vinnie took care of all of the kicking duties at CNS, earning 1st Team All-League as a senior and played in the senior all-star game. He went on to kick for Mercyhurst College where he finished 2nd all-time for PAT's, 2nd for total punt yardage, 2nd for punt attempts, had the 2nd longest punt in school history (69 yds from his own endzone) and kicked 12 FG's. Vinnie was named National Special Teams player of the Week on November 23, 2000 for his performance against Northwood University.  Vinnie averaged 48 yards per punt and did not allow any return yards and was 5/5 in PATS that game. Vinnie also kicked in the Arena Football League for the Rochester Brigade in 2003!
FAMILY: married to Andrea

 
           Matt Gates

JV Off. Coord., QB's/RB's & DB'sCoach (Volunteer)


Mgates@nscsd.org

HIGH SCHOOL: CNS
GRADUATED:  1998
PLAYED:  Three year varsity starting quarterback at CNS
COLLEGE:
two years at Alfred University and two years at Cortland State four year letterman,
DEGREES: BA in Elementary Education with a minor in English, Masters in Elementary Education
EXPERIENCE: Fourth grade teacher at Cicero Elementary.  QB's coach 2007-2009.  JV Off. Coord./QB's/RB's & DB's coach 2010-Present.
HONORS AND AWARDS: T
hree year varsity starter in football and two year starter in baseball.  Second team all league as a junior in both sports.  1st team all league as a senior in both sports.  Played quarterback at Alfred University. Two year letterman at Cortland State.  As a senior switched to Free Safety in which was the teams defense and special teams player of the week for the Buffalo State game, ECAC Defensive and special teams player of the week, and DIII defense and special teams player of the week.  During that game Matt had one interception, 4 pass break-ups, blocked a punt which was returned for a touchdown, and recovered a fumble on kick-off and returned it for a touchdown.  Also Graduated from Cortland state with honors carrying a 3.50 undergraduate GPA and a 3.65 masters GPA
 FAMILY: Married to Jeanna and have one daughter Miabella

 
         Joe Howell

JV DLine & TE's/OL Coach

JHowell2@nscsd.org

 

HIGH SCHOOL:  Liverpool
GRADUATED: 1994
PLAYED: Football and Baseball
COLLEGE: SUNY Brockport
DEGREES: BA and MA in Physical Education
EXPERIENCE: Coached at CNS 2002-present.  
HONORS AND AWARDS: 2nd Team All League Junior Season, 1st Team All League Senior Year, Captain Senior Year.
FAMILY: Married to Kristin and they have two daughters (Madaline and Jillian)

 
       Joe Marzullo
JV WR's & DB's Coach


JMarzull@nscsd.org

HIGH SCHOOL: CNS
GRADUATED: 1999   
PLAYED: WR/DB/ punt returner/kick returner
COLLEGE: Cortland State
DEGREES: 
Childhood education/ masters in math & science
EXPERIENCE:  CNS varsity WR 2004-2009.  JV WR's/DB's 2010 - Present  

HONORS AND AWARDS:
2nd Team all NJAC (honorable mention as junior) 1st Team All NJAC (senior), 2002 NCAA Player of the week (against Rowan), 1999 ECAC Rookie of the YEAR (at Alfred),
FAMILY: married to Lindsay

 
       Pat McNamara
VARSITY OLine & DLine Coach

Pmcnamar@nscsd.org

 

HIGH SCHOOL:  Elmira Notre Dame HS
GRADUATED:  1998
PLAYED:  Football and Tennis.  Offensive Guard and linebacker 1994-1998; Captain1998
COLLEGE: Lemoyne College, played tennis 1998-2002
DEGREES: Bachlors in English Lit. / Masters in education experience
EXPERIENCE: Varsity OL 2004 - Present will assist coaching DLine for 2010 / 2 years Modified lacrosse. 2009 girls JV head lacrosse coach
HONORS AND AWARDS: All Section IV football team, Ernie Davis exceptional senior game participant;
FAMILY: married to Vanessa & has one daughter Ava.

 
          Dave Wise

JV Head coach - Def Coord., RB's/OLine & LB's coach

Dwise@nscsd.org

(315) 218-3600

HIGH SCHOOL:  G.Ray Bodley HS
GRADUATED: 1989
PLAYED:  Football (Center/Defensive End) and Wrestling
COLLEGE: Potsdam & Dowling College/Master from Oswego State
DEGREES: Masters in history Education
EXPERIENCE:

Modified Football - 2001 - 2004
J.V. Football Assistant 2000
Head JV 2005- Present
Varsity Wrestling Coach 2008 (Liverpool)
Head Modified Wrestling Coach 2000-2007
Track Coach 2003-2008
HONORS AND AWARDS:All State Wrestler, #1 NYS, #9 USA
FAMILY: Married to Debra and have three Children (Dylan, Madison, and Blake)

 
HEAD 9th GRADE-
Ryan Caraher

Rcaraher@nscsd.org

HIGH SCHOOL:  York Central
GRADUATED: 1990

PLAYED: Football, Wrestling, Baseball

COLLEGE: SUNY Brockport

DEGREES: Master degree in Physical Education SUNY Cortland

EXPERIENCE:
2007-present – CNS Head Freshman Football Coach  
    
2002-2006 – CNS Asst. Varsity Football Coach 
2000-2001 – CNS Asst. JV  Football Coach 
1998-1999 – LeRoy Asst. Varsity Football Coach
1994-1998 – York Asst. Varsity Football Coach

HONORS AND AWARDS: Coached LeRoy to Section 5 titles in 1998 and 1999

FAMILY: Married to Amy and they have two children Megan and Brendan

 
9th ASSISTANT COACH-
Jack Harbold

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9th VOLUNTEER COACH-
Sean MacMaster

HIGH SCHOOL: 
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HEAD 8th GRADE-
Tom Feeney

HIGH SCHOOL:  CNS
GRADUATED: 1984
PLAYED: Lacrosse and Bowling
COLLEGE: Cortland State
DEGREES: Masters in Physical Education
EXPERIENCE: 9 years modified football, 21 years coaching lacrosse
FAMILY:
married to Melissa and they have two daughters(Brandi and Krista)


8th ASSISTANT COACH-
Jim Schlotzhauer

HIGH SCHOOL:  V-V-S High School
GRADUATED:  1996
PLAYED: Wide Receiver/Kick-Off & Punt Return 
COLLEGE: SUNY Brockport and Oswego
DEGREES: BS and MA
EXPERIENCE:
2004- present modified football
2005- present modified wrestling
HONORS AND AWARDS:Fellowship of Christian Athlete Award '95. Highest G.P.A (3.87) Award 2000, Dean's List 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities 1999.
FAMILY: married to Erika, and expecting first child in July 

 

 
HEAD 7th GRADE(Gillette)-
Mark Button

HIGH SCHOOL:   Henninger 
GRADUATED:  1990 
COLLEGE:  Cortland State 
DEGREES:  physical education 
EXPERIENCE:  12yrs teaching PE and 14 yrs. coaching football 
HONORS AND AWARDS:  in high school - team captain, all-county,  student-athlete of the year 1990 
FAMILY:  Married to Tara 


7th ASSISTANT COACH-
Tim Chupeck

HIGH SCHOOL:  Corcoran High School
GRADUATED:  1995
PLAYED:
COLLEGE:  SUNY Oswego
DEGREES:
EXPERIENCE: 8 years coaching football and baseball
HONORS AND AWARDS:
FAMILY:


HEAD 7th GRADE(Roxboro)
Randall Matthews

HIGH SCHOOL: Highland High School 
GRADUATED: 1996
COLLEGE:  SUNY New Paltz
DEGREES: B.S. History/Education (SUNY New Paltz) and M.S. Literacy Education (SUNY Oswego)
EXPERIENCE: 6 years football/3 years girl's lacrosse
HONORS AND AWARDS: ALL MHAL 1994/1995
FAMILY: Married to Dawn and have two children, Ethan and Gianna

 
7th ASSISTANT COACH-
Mark Thompson

HIGH SCHOOL:  Corning East High School
GRADUATED:  1980
PLAYED: Football and Lacrosse
EXPERIENCE:
Clay Panthers pop Warner (6) years
CNS modified football (3) years
CNS modified Lacrosse (3) years
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Football All American
Football All Conference
Football Corning Player of the Year
Lacrosse sectional champs 17-0

FAMILY: Married to Maria and they have six children (Valerie, Gene, Erica, Shelby, Marcus, and Lorenzo).