Slater Athletics
Bangor Area High School
Tom Toth.
Head Coach
Biography:
Coach Toth is a 1991 Bangor graduate and 2001 BHS Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee. Tom started his coaching career in the East Stroudsburg School District as an assistant from 1996-1998 while teaching at J.T. Lambert Intermediate School. He was then hired at Bangor and served as the Head Freshmen Football coach and Varsity Assistant from 1999-2001 while teaching at Bangor Middle School. Coach Toth was then hired as the Head Football Coach at Bangor and continued in that role from 2002-2005. He then went to Palisades High School and served as an assistant coach from 2006-2009. Coach Toth has been back at Bangor and served as an assistant coach since 2010. Coach Toth is currently the assistant principal at DeFranco Elementary School and is excited to be back at the helm.
Richie Smith.
Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coord.
Biography:
Coach Smith is in his sixth year as a coach. He had numerous honors as a standout two-way starter at Pen Argyl High School, and was heavyweight state champion in 2006-2007. He continued his playing career at the University of Buffalo where he lettered all four years, and was a starter for much of that time.
Kyle Sandt.
Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coord.
Biography:
Coach Sandt began his high school coaching career in 2001 and has been a head line coach ever since. Coach Sandt is a 1994 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School and continued his football career at Kutztown University. This is Coach Sandt's 12th year coaching the Slaters. He is responsible for coordinating the special teams
Ryan Pysher.
Defensive Assistant
Biography:
Ryan was a 2012 graduate of Bangor Area High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball. Ryan was captain of the football team. He went on to play football at Moravian College and graduated in 2016 where he earned a Bachelor's degree in sociology. Ryan was a four year letter winner for the Greyhounds. Ryan has been coaching in the district since 2016 in multiple sports. He is currently the Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach for the football team. Coach Pysher has been coaching in the basketball program since 2016 serving as the Assistant and Head Middle School Coach, as well as the Junior High Head Coach. He is in his 1st season of coaching the Junior Varsity team. Ryan is currently employed as a teacher at the Colonial Academy and resides in the Bangor school district.
Paul Malvolta.
Offensive Assistant
Biography:
Coach Paul Malavolta graduated from Bangor High School in 1987 and then from Lock Haven in 1991 with a BS in Exercise Physiology. He began coaching in 2001 for Pocono Mountain Youth Association then to an assistant Freshmen Coach for Pocono Mountain East from 2002-2013. He served as Assistant Varsity Coach from 2014-16 coaching the running backs and secondary. Paul also assisted with the strength and conditioning program. This will be his second year with the Slaters
Max Siu.
Offensive Assistant
Biography:
John Deboer.
Volunteer Assistant
Biography:
Coach DeBoer is in his 6th year as a high school assistant. Coach DeBoer is a 1983 graduate of Bangor High School where he was a 2 year varsity letter winner and All League LB and TE. He continued his career at Delaware Valley College.
Russ Horn.
Volunteer Assistant
Biography:
This will be Coach Horn's 4th year coaching with the Slaters. He is a 2011 graduate of Bangor High School where he lettered in Football and Track and Field. He then attended East Stroudsburg University. He is excited to be a part of the staff again helping to coach the wide receivers and defensive backs.