Bentworth promotes assistant Knabb to coach football team
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Friday, March 22, 2019 | 11:36 AM
Bentworth promoted assistant John “J.J.” Knabb to head football coach, said athletic director Brian Malecki.
Knabb previously coached at South Park and Peters Township. He replaces Ron Skiles, who went 23-26 in five seasons with the Bearcats. The team went 5-5 overall last season, 4-3 in the Class A Tri-County South.
Knabb is a physical education teacher in the district and a former college lineman at Ohio.
Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.
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