PITTSFORD PANTHERS · FALL 2026
VARSITY COACHING STAFF
JV and modified coaches are on the JV Football and Modified Football pages.
HEAD COACH
VARSITY HEAD COACH
STEVE MARRIOTT
Steve Marriott became Pittsford’s varsity head coach in 2024. He first joined the program as a junior varsity assistant, moved up to the varsity staff in 2010 and later served as defensive coordinator under former head coach Keith Molinich.
A 2002 Fairport graduate and All-Greater Rochester selection as a senior, he played defensive tackle at SUNY Brockport for Rocco Salomone from 2002 to 2006, earning all-conference, All-East Region and Don Hanson Football Gazette All-American honors. As a senior he was team captain and Brockport’s Male Athlete of the Year. He went on to play defensive end for the Rochester Raiders, was offensive coordinator and line coach at Brighton High School in 2007, and coached Brockport’s defensive line in 2008 and 2009, helping the Golden Eagles win the ECAC East Region Bowl over Hartwick in 2008.
Coach Marriott teaches physical education at Mendon High School. His coaching centers on building relationships and helping young men grow on and off the field. In 2026 he was named a Buffalo Bills Rochester-region Coach of the Week after Pittsford’s 36-13 win over Penfield.
COORDINATORS
Jason Bernas
Offensive Coordinator
Jason Bernas serves as the Panthers’ offensive coordinator. A graduate of SUNY Brockport, he teaches physical education in the Pittsford Central School District and is the building athletic coordinator at Barker Road Middle School. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
Aaron Pusateri
Defensive Coordinator
Aaron Pusateri runs the Panthers’ defense as defensive coordinator. A SUNY Brockport graduate, he teaches and coaches at Rush-Henrietta High School, including the girls flag football program. He is also head coach of the Pittsford Mendon JV boys basketball team, serves as boys varsity coordinator for Pittsford Community Lacrosse and is active with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Glynn Molinich
Special Teams Coordinator
Glynn Molinich runs the varsity special teams. A 2013 Pittsford Mendon graduate and the son of former Panthers head coach Keith Molinich, he was an All-State honorable mention running back in 2012 and was named Outstanding Offensive Back of that year’s Section V championship game. He walked on at the University at Buffalo, redshirted in 2013 and played four seasons (2014 to 2017) at tight end and fullback, appearing in every game in 2015 and 2016, mostly on special teams, while earning a degree in educational studies. He went on to coach in Buffalo, serving as defensive coordinator for Western New York Maritime/Health Sciences before building the new Maritime/Tapestry varsity program as head coach from 2023 to 2026, and was named athletic director at Western New York Maritime Charter School. He works at Pittsford Sutherland High School.
POSITION COACHES
Fred Ricci
Offensive Line
Fred Ricci coaches the offensive line and is a former Pittsford head coach. He teaches physical education in the Pittsford schools. He led the Panthers from 2002 to 2006, going 29-13. His 2002 team finished 7-2 and ranked #22 in New York, and his 2005 team went 8-1, won the county championship and finished #20 in the state.
Adam Borrell
Wide Receivers & Secondary
Adam Borrell coaches the wide receivers and secondary. He played college football at Butler University, where he was named the Bulldogs’ Defensive MVP in 1995. He went on to coach in college, working with the linebackers and then the secondary at Pitt-Johnstown, serving as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Jacksonville University, and serving as defensive coordinator at Gannon University from 2005 to 2007. A Butler graduate, he is a senior leasing executive with Buckingham Properties in Rochester. Adam and his wife, Karlie, live in Pittsford with their three children.
ASSISTANT COACHES
OFFENSE
Eric Thurley
Offensive Assistant
Eric Thurley is a varsity offensive assistant. He played football at the University of Rochester, where he made 91 tackles in 1997, and graduated in 1998.
Vince Battaglia
Offensive Assistant
Vince Battaglia played football at Princeton University, where he earned his B.A., and went on to earn an MBA from the University of Chicago. Before joining the varsity staff he coached several seasons with the JV, including as JV offensive coordinator, and he has coached youth sports in Pittsford for years. Vince and his wife, Betty, have three children.
Justin Osbourn
Offensive Assistant
Justin Osbourn is a varsity offensive assistant coach for the Panthers.
DEFENSE
Denis Louis
Defensive Assistant
Denis Louis is a varsity defensive assistant coach for the Panthers.
Brian Weber
Defensive Assistant
Brian Weber is a varsity defensive assistant coach for the Panthers.
