2023 Comets
penn manor athletics
Home of the comets
Boys Varsity Football
Tyler Wolf.
Student Coach
Biography:
Tyler Wolf is our dedicated student coach. Tyler has played football but an injury has interfered with his ability to play the game that he enjoys. Tyler is dedicated to his team and this year joins the coaching staff officially as a student coach. Tyler is talented and shows a great deal of leadership. His plans for the future are to return to Penn Manor upon his college graduation and coach football. We welcome Tyler to the coaching staff.
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John Brubaker has been coaching football since 1988. Coach Brubaker is a native Lancaster Countian who graduated from Manheim Central High School in 1983 as a football and track all star. Coach Brubaker set high school track and football records one of which is still in place: Most Carries in a Single Season. Brubaker was a running back completing two 1000 yard seasons, and was a Big 33 Player.
After high school Brubaker attended and played football for Millersville University earning his degree and Masters Equivalency in Technology Education. After college Brubaker taught and coached 28 years at Manheim Central as a football coach and 14 years as a head track coach. While at Manheim Central, Brubaker was the head JV coach, and the varsity defensive coordinator. At Manheim he assisted in coaching the team to 15 District III championships, 1 state title, and 2 state title runner up. Brubaker coached in the North South All Star game in 2002, 2013, and 2018. He has been vice president and president of the Quarter Back Club, Director of Speed Training camps, youth camps, and flag football camps. Coach Brubaker has been recognized for years of service, and presented coaching classes at several different coaches conferences. In 2012, Coach Brubaker was inducted into the Manheim Central Hall of Fame.
Coach Brubaker began at Penn Manor in 2015 as the Head Football Coach and Technology Education Teacher. He is currently retired from teaching as of 2022. He is the 10th coach for Penn Manor High School and is working hard to connect and build the programs from the youth program to the high school program. Since 2015, Coach Brubaker initiated a flag football program for over 250 youth, and initiated a youth summer camp to help promote football. At the high school level coach Brubaker stresses character development, work ethic, accountability, and shares his passion for football.
Outside of football Coach Brubaker values family, faith, and community. John Brubaker is married to his wife Janna. Together they have two grown children Joe and Aaron, and grandsons AJ, Peter, and Wyatt. Besides football, Coach enjoys kayaking, snowmobiling, and riding four wheelers at his cabin in Center County. He is a member of LCBC and attends the Manheim campus.
Joel Boas.
Offensive Coordinator
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Coach Boas is a 2003 graduate of Penn Manor High School where he played linebacker and was a Tri-County all-star for the Comets. He has a love of coaching and working with youth. Joel has coached the A-Team for 2 years and the Middle School team. He joins the high school coaching staff in 2020 as the quarter back coach. Joel is the owner of Boas Painting and has 2 sons, JJ, Maverick and a daughter Luca. In his free time, he likes to go on family adventures and root for the Miami Hurricanes. Coach Boas is the Offensive Coordinator.
Dan Kreider.
Running Back Coach
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Jamaal Millisock Sr.
Assistant Coach JV Head Coach
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Jamaal Millisock Sr., known to the team as “Coach Socks” for his vast collection of socks that he displays throughout the season.. He has been with PM since 2021. He joined the team after a successful career playing semi pro football with the Lancaster County Cyclones where he won a Championship as an offensive lineman. Coach Socks is an Army Veteran and was also raised as an Air Force military brat. He grew up moving from Air base to Air base but claims Aviano, Italy as his home. He was lucky to play and win a European DoDDs Football Championship while in Italy. Like all of our coaches he brings a Championship experience and mentality to pass down to our student athletes. He attended college, where he studied Juvenile Justice. After traveling he finally made it back to Lancaster County with is two children Jamaal Jr (J.J.), and Jasmine. He resides in Penn Manor school district with his fiancé Melissa and his two children. He is so proud of his soon to be blended family of 6 kids and 5 grandgirls. He is a proud volunteer fire fighter at West Willow. He is still fighting a very aggressive form of gastric diffuse cancer that required a full stomach removal. His energy and camaraderie with the staff, team, and community can’t be missed.
Codie Ewing.
Assistant Coach
Biography:
Coach Ewing’s joined the coaching staff at Penn Manor High School n 2019. Coach Ewing works with the lineman. Previously, Coach Ewing was the assistant head coach at Wheatland Middle School (Lancaster, PA) focusing on the offensive and defensive line while running the special teams. Codie is a local product being raised in Lancaster where he graduated from both J.P. McCaskey and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Codie played football all four years while attending J.P. McCaskey where he was a part of an LL playoff birth his senior year. Codie currently resides in Lancaster. Codie is an avid bowler and you can often find him at the local basketball courts when not coaching.
Quintin Owens.
Assistant Coach
Biography:
Coach Quintin Owens is a 2001 graduate of Reading High School where he played full back, tight end, linebacker and safety. After 4 consecutive winning seasons, district championships, and a state playoff run, Owens went on to play free safety at Millersville University (class of 2005).
Coach Owens has been coaching both Junior High and High school football for 10 years. He loves the game of football and is even more passionate about supporting the student athletes on and off the field. Coach Owens is a School Counselor at McCaskey High School.
When he isn’t coaching, he enjoys spending time with his family; his wife Kristina and daughters Naima, Wanda, Keira and Jazleen. He also enjoys working out, watching football (Go Birds) and spending time with friends and family.
Coach Owens joined the Penn Manor coaching staff in 2023 and encouraging the players to become the best versions of themselves. Coach Owens also took over as Defensive Coordinator in 2024.
Chris Tongel.
Assistant Coach
Biography:
Christopher Tongel enters his first season with the Penn Manor Football coaching staff, working with the offensive line. Coach Tongel is a 2014 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, having competed in football, wrestling, and lacrosse. He attended Elizabethtown College and played lacrosse, earning recognition on the Landmark Conference Honor Roll. Team achievements included multiple Landmark Conference championships and NCAA tournament bids. Coach Tongel enjoys working as a member of the Academic Support Team at Pequea Elementary School within the Penn Manor District. He enjoys sporting a goofy or silly necktie each day for the students he works with. He is also proud to serve as a volunteer Hunter-Trapper Educator for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Coach Tongel is a contributing writer for 717 Sports, a local sports media company. He lives in Willow Street with his wife, Brianna, and daughter, Paisley. In his free time he enjoys exploring and engaging in outdoor activities with his wife, including archery hunting, fishing, and camping. Coach Tongel is excited to joins the Comets staff!
Nicholas Thompson.
Volunteer Coach
Biography:
This is the first year for Nicholas Thompson a Millersville student to become an Athletic Director. Chris has experience in long snapping and will be assisting the team this season.
Mike Korom.
Head Coach Grade 7 to 9-Varsity
Biography:
Head Coach Grade 9 Mike Korom is beginning his 2nd year as the Head Junior High Coach. He attended Archbishop Wood High School and Clarion University. Mike has been a teacher and coach since 1977. Before coming to Penn Manor, Mike was the Head Freshman Football Coach at JP McCaskey. He has been a Varsity Assistant Coach at Central Bucks and Downingtown and Varsity Head Coach at Valley Forge Military Academy, Harriton, Unionville and Twin Valley. Coach Korom has won 2 District I Championships with Harriton High School and Valley Forge Military Academy. He has also been the Head Coach in The Montgomery County All-Star Game and The Delaware County Hero Bowl. Mike and his wife, Virginia, live in Manheim and enjoy traveling, going to concerts and spending time with their family.
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John Boxleitner.
Assistant Coach Grade 7 to 9
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Michael Chance.
Volunteer Coach
Biography:
MIchael joins the staff coming to Penn Manor with many years of coaching experience at the PMJC level. We Welcome Michael to the team.
Coach Chance is in his 7th year coaching at the youth level with Penn Manor Junior Comets, where his teams enjoyed winning seasons and made play-offs every year. He also served on the Board and as Football Director.
Chance graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High School where he played football and wrestled. Coach Chance then attended Millersville University and studied secondary education. He has been a Pennsylvania State Constable for 13 years.
Coach Chance is excited to continue to work with athletes he has coached since they were second graders and to help all players reach their full potential. He will be working with the Offensive and Defensive Lines, as well as on conditioning.
Kelly McNeal.
Athletic Trainer
Biography:
Athletic Trainer Kelly NcNeal camp to Penn Manor in 2019. She is a previous graduate of Penn Manor. She attended West Chester University for her undergraduate degree in Athletic Training. Before coming to Penn Manor, Kelly worked at Concord University in West Virginia with their men's soccer and softball teams. She finished her Master's degree in Health Promotion from Concord University. Trainer Kelly is married to her husband, Brandon and they have one dog, Leo. When she isn't working, she enjoys being outdoors traveling, hiking, fishing, and boating.
Kyle Nazarchuk.
Photographer
Biography:
Kyle Nazarchuk starting volunteering with the Penn Manor Football team in 2019 as a photographer. He has been valuable in helping to offer photos to players and parents both at games and practices. Kyle has also provided the team with highlight video's to use on social media and at the banquets.
Kyle attends Millersville University, majoring in meteorology, and pursuing a career in earth science secondary education.