High School Football | Marlington names Phil Mauro as head coach

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Marlington has named Phil Mauro as its new football coach. Mauro has been a head coach since 1982, serving at New Philadelphia, Jackson and Carrollton, among others. He spent the 2021 season at Sherwood Fairview, near Defiance.
Marlington has named Phil Mauro as its new football coach. Mauro has been a head coach since 1982, serving at New Philadelphia, Jackson and Carrollton, among others. He spent the 2021 season at Sherwood Fairview, near Defiance.

The Marlington Board of Education has approved the hiring of veteran Phil Mauro as head coach.

Mauro has been a head coach for several schools since 1982 in Ohio, North Carolina and Texas.

He won 76 games in 11 seasons at Jackson High School from 1996-2006, and before that, he went 9-11 at New Philadelphia over two seasons. Mauro has also coached at Carrollton (8-12) for two seasons, Columbus DeSales, Lancaster, Canal Winchester and Sherwood Fairview.

His Fairview team went 3-7 last season. Mauro has a career record of 199-155.

"This is a slam dunk hire," said Marlington athletic director Steve Miller. "His record speaks for itself."

This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Marlington Local Schools names Phil Mauro head football coach