Olmsted Falls, Ohio - Administrators at Olmsted Falls did not have to search far to find a replacement for boys basketball coach Pat Donahue. The district only had to look down the bench at assistant coach Chris DeLisio, who was named as Donahue's successor on Monday. Donahue resigned last month after 21 seasons.
Olmsted Falls, Ohio - Administrators at Olmsted Falls did not have to search far to find a replacement for boys basketball coach Pat Donahue.
The district only had to look down the bench at assistant coach Chris DeLisio, who was named as Donahue's successor on Monday. Donahue resigned last month after 21 seasons.
DeLisio, 31, played two seasons for Donahue and has been an assistant coach at the school for the past 11 years, serving as the junior varsity coach for the past nine years. His junior varsity teams compiled a 100-58 record and won six Southwestern Conference titles in the past eight seasons.
A 1995 graduate of the school and a 1999 graduate of Ohio University, DeLisio teaches social studies at the high school. The Bulldogs were 33-14 and made two district championship appearances in DeLisio's two seasons as a player.