Nines Named Head Coach for CM Football

BALD EAGLE TOWNSHIP – It’s official, Central Mountain has a new head football coach. By a 7-0 vote, Michael Nines, a mathematics teacher at Central Mountain High School, was approved by the school board Thursday evening. KC board members Butch Knauff and Albert Jones were not present for the meeting.

“I’m very pleased and extremely excited to accept the job,” Nines commented upon hearing the news he had been approved by the board, “This area has such a rich tradition in high school football and I hope to build upon that tradition.”

Nines is a 2008 graduate from Lock Haven University and resides with his wife Ashley in Mill Hall. Prior to attending LHU, Nines received a scholarship and attended and played football at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. After a severe ACL injury, he was medically discharged from the Coast Guard.

After graduating from LHU, Nines accepted a position at Leonardtown High School, a 4A school in eastern Maryland. Nines’ time at LHU included his student teaching block at Central Mountain Middle School.

Nines served as assistant coach for two seasons with the Raiders before taking the head coaching slot. He was at the helm for three seasons going 2-8 his first two seasons and recorded a 5-5 mark in his last season at Leonardtown. This past season, the Raiders were 8-2. Leonardtown had gone eight consecutive seasons without a win prior to Nines taking on the task.

“I had the opportunity to observe the team from a fan’s perspective this season,” Nines noted in appraising the Wildcat football program, “We have some great kids and I think CM is right there. I think they may just be looking for a tradition to latch onto and the energy to take it forward.”

Nines, who graduated from Penn Ridge High School (Bucks County) in 2000 has a very positive outlook for the future of Wildcat football.

“Football is a fun game. We are asked to put on a show every Friday night. We have people paying money to watch what we have learned,” explained Nines, “Little things go a long way to build success.”

Nines is now tasked with forming a coaching staff and has been looking into such possibilities since applying for the position.

“Since I formally applied for the job, I have been gauging individual interest about staff,” Nines shared, “There is a lot of work to do, the sooner we start, the better.”

Nines will meet with CM Athletic Director, Steve Turchetta to lay the groundwork for building the coaching staff.