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Warrior Varsity Coaching Staff

Head Coach:
Kevin Gallagher
 Education:
        Minisink Valley High School, 1977
        Southern Connecticut University, 1982
        SUNY-Cortland
 Personal:
        Married to Kathy (Abbadusky) Gallagher for 18yrs with 3 children
        - Halley, Alexandria and Brooke
        Parents: Bart and Geri Gallagher		  Coaching Experience:
        Middletown Modified Football, 1984-1985
        Wagner College, NYC, 1986-1990
            2yrs Assistant Offensive Line Coach
            2yrs Outside Linebackers Coach
        Oxford Academy, Oxford, NY, 1991-1996:
        Minisink Valley HS, Slate Hill, NY, 1997-present:
            3yrs Modified Football Coach
 Season outlook:
        "I am tremendously excited about the coming season. I have great expectations following a great off-season. The first thing
         I wanted to do was put together a strong coaching staff and I feel I have assembled a top notch staff." Gallagher continued,
        "We have a strong core group of athletes who demonstrate impressive leadership qualities. These guys have worked
         tremendously hard all summer and I expect big things from them as a team.:

Offensive Coordinator:
Don Brain

Defensive Coordinator:
John Duczeminski

 Education:
        Minisink Valley HS, 1981
        Boston University, 1985
 Coaching Experience:
        Minisink Valley HS, 7 yrs as Defensive Coordinator
        Wallkill HS, 4 yrs
 Personal:
        Married to wife Jill with four children
            - Greg- former Minisink Valley three sport star now playing football
              at Pace Univ.
            - Erin- former MV star softball pitcher now attending SUNY
              Cortland and playing softball
            - James- currently in 10th grade at Minisink Valley where he is a
              football, wrestling and baseball standout
            - John- currently in Minisink Valley Middle School, playing in
              MV Youth Football Division III
 Playing Experience:
            - 3 sport HS athlete, 9 varsity letters
            - 2X HS 1st team All State Lineman
            - 1st Team All Tri-County, OL, DL & Punter
            - OCL Lineman of the Year
            - Full Ride scholarship to Division I-AA Boston University
            - 2X 1st Team Defensive Lineman All Yankee Conf.
            - 2X 1st Team Defensive Lineman All ECAC
            - Honorable Mention Kodak All American
 Outlook:
        Coach Brain is taking over as Offensive Coordinator after handling the
        Defensive Coordinator position the last seven years. "I am looking
        forward to the challenge." Brain had been the Defensive Coordinator
        under legendary Minisink Valley Football Head Coach John Bell.
        "I hope to carry on the tradition of excellence that Coach Bell
        established here at Minisink Valley."

  Education:
            Minisink Valley HS, 1975
            Ithaca College, 1979
 Coaching Experience:
            Minisink Valley, first year.
            24 years coaching experience.
 Personal:
            Duczeminski was a three sport star at Minisink Valley. He was the
            starting quarterback his junior and senior years where he lead the
            Warriors  to the OCL Championship game two straight years.
            Duczeminski also starred on the basketball court and the baseball
            field at Minisink Valley.

 Varsity Assistant, Defensive Backs, Wide Receivers and Special Teams Coach:
Scott Hendershot
 Education:
            Minisink Valley HS, 1993
            SUNY Oneonta, 1997		  Coaching experience:
            Minisink Valley HS, first year
            Middletown HS, 3 years
Coach Hendershot is a former Minisink Valley football and wrestling star who has returned to his alma mater like others before him to continue the tremendous athletic tradition that has long been a part of Minisink Valley High School. Hendershot was the wide receiver and defensive back on the Warrior football team of the early 90's as well as a wrestling sensation during the same years.
Hendershot is also a vital part of the Minisink Valley wrestling program serving as Coach Gallagher's 'right hand man' in the sport of wrestling as well as football.
Hendershot coached for several years at Middletown High School where he did a tremendous job in both the football and wrestling programs but it is absolutely fantastic to have him back in the 'Warrior Family' where he truly belongs.