Slater Athletics
Bangor Area High School
Vinnie Andrews.
Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator
Biography:
Coach Andrews will be entering his 16 th year of coaching. Previous stops included Nazareth, Pen Argyl, Allentown Central Catholic and Pocono Mt. East. Coach Andrews is a 2003 graduate of Lehighton Area High School and a 2007 graduate of Albright College where he was a four-year letter winner and Captain his senior season. Coach Andrews is employed at the Bangor High School as the Student Assistant Specialist.
Biography:
Coach Reduzzi is entering his thirty-fourth year of coaching High School Football. This will be his twenty-eighth year as a Head Coach and his fifth with the Slaters. Coach Reduzzi teaches Mathematics at Bangor and also coaches Girls Basketball. He and his wife Becky have three daughters; Nicole. Morgan. and Lauren. They also have three grandchildren; Robby, Rhett, and Hazel.
Donnie Hawk.
Offensive Skill/ DBs
Biography:
Coach Hawk is a 1996 graduate of Bangor High School. After graduating from college he began coaching for the rival Pen Argyl Green Knights, where he would spend 13 seasons. In 2013 he returned to his alma mater as the head coach before stepping down after the 2014 season. 2019 will be his 16th year as a high school football coach. He is also a social studies teacher at Bangor High School.
Ryan Pysher.
OLine/DLine
Biography:
Coach Pysher is a 2012 graduate of Bangor High School. While at Bangor, he played football, basketball, and baseball. He went on to play football at Moravian College and was a four-year starter. His senior year they played in the first ever Centennial/MAC conference bowl game. Ryan received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and minored in Business Management. He is currently employed as a Mental Health worker for the Colonial IU20 working at the Colonial Academy. Ryan also is an Assistant Varsity Football coach. He coached the linebackers as well as being the JV Defensive Coordinator.
Mike Palos.
QB Coach
Biography:
Coach Mike Palos is entering his first year at Bangor. Coach Palos comes to Bangor after serving as the WR Coach at Emmaus last year. This is Coach Palos’ 16th season coaching. He started his coaching career at his alma mater, Bethlehem Catholic, where he was a Quarterbacks Coach & Offensive Coordinator before becoming the Head Football Coach in 2009. Coach Palos also coached at Liberty High School where he served as Quarterbacks Coach and Easton High School where he coached quarterbacks for two seasons before becoming Offensive Coordinator for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Coach Palos graduated from Bethlehem Catholic in 1996 where he was a three-sport athlete. He then attended Lafayette College where he played quarterback for the football team and pitched for the baseball team. When he is not coaching, Coach Palos is a Learning Support Teacher at Easton High School. He is married to his lovely wife, Erica, and they have two boys - Lincoln (6) and Wyatt (3).