Getsy resigns as Charleroi football coach

By JEFF OLIVER

MVI Sports

Charleroi is in the market for a new football coach after Lance Getsy resigned the position after two successful campaigns.

Getsy, a teacher in the Elizabeth Forward School District, recently accepted a teaching position at Franklin Regional, where he once served as an assistant football coach.

In two seasons at Charleroi, Getsy led the Cougars to two playoff trips as well as a conference crown (2018). His two-year record at Charleroi is 17-5 and included a trip to the WPIAL semifinals. The Cougars bowed to South Side Beaver, 26-21, in the semis to cap a 10-2 season.

This past season, Charleroi (7-3) finished third in the Century Conference and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Freedom, 21-14.

Getsy received the word he got the teaching job at Franklin Regional Monday night and immediately met with his team. He added that the possibility of him leaving for Franklin Regional had leaked out earlier.

“I was always very up front with everyone because that’s what I believe and that’s what I preached to my players,” Getsy said. “The district knew I had put in for the (Franklin Regional) position. I’m always going to do what is best for my family.”

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