June 7th - June 10th
You are either getting better or getting worse; you are never staying the same.
COACHING STAFF
Hilliard Darby High School

MATTHEW BURGEI
Head Coach
This is Matt's first year as Head Coach and 13th year on the Hilliard Darby Wrestling Staff. Matt is a graduate of Hilliard Darby High School and a Science Teacher at Hilliard Heritage Middle School.

BRANDON CLARK
Assistant Varsity Coach
Branden enters his 11th year on the Hilliard Darby Wrestling Staff. Branden wrestled for West Virginia University, won a West Virginia state title and appeared in the state finals three times.

BRADLEY JONES
Assistant Varsity Coach
Brad Jones enters his 3rd season as an Assistant Coach at Hilliard Darby High School and was instrumental in helping Bradley Weaver become Darby's first State Champion in 2021. Prior to coming to Darby, Brad spent two years coaching at Springfield High School.

JARED BALL
Assistant Coach
Jared Ball enters his 4th season as an Assistant Coach at Hilliard Darby High School. Jared is a 2018 graduate of Hilliard Darby and is one of the most decorated wrestlers in program history.

NATE GARRISON
Head JV Coach
Nate Garrison enters his 5th year with the Hilliard Darby Wrestling Program. Prior to joining the Panthers, Nate spent the previous 12 years as the Head Wrestling Coach at Hilliard Weaver Middle School.

ROBERT VALENTI
Assistant Coach
Robert enters his 2nd year as a coach at Hilliard Darby. Robert wrestled for Mt. Union University and is a former wrestler at Hilliard Darby.

BRETT MANIACI
Head Middle School Coach
Brett has been the Head Wrestling Coach at Heritage Middle School for 18 years. Brett also Coaches 7th Grade Football team and a Special Education Teacher at Heritage Middle School.

WILL PASKETT
Assistant Middle School Coach
Will Paskett joined the the Darby staff in 2012 as a Junior Varsity Asst. Coach. Will is now entering his 5th season as an Assistant Coach at Heritage.

BRENDAN MOODY
Former Head Coach/Volunteer Assistant
In his twelve years as head coach, Darby has amassed 28 State Qualifiers, 10 State Placers, 32 District Placers, and 1 State Champion. His teams have won three OCC Championships, two Sectional Championships, owns two Regional Runners-Up, and a District Runner-Up finish.

CHRIS PAYNE
Director of Wrestling Operations
Chris helps the program as a match day liason and tournament director. Chris is the defensive coordinator for the Hilliard Darby Football and a a former head middle school wrestling coach at Hilliard Memorial Middle School.

ADAM ELKINS
Assistant Coach
Adam enters his 5th year as a staff member for Darby. Adam was a former Panthers and now helps with the JV program.