- Position Head Coach
- Hometown Franklin, PA
- High School Rocky Grove
- College Slippery Rock University
- Position Head Coach
- Hometown Franklin, PA
- High School Rocky Grove
- College Slippery Rock University
Coaching Bio
Coach Adams in originally from Franklin, PA and a graduate of Rocky Grove High School. Coach Adams graduated from Slippery Rock University and moved to Wellsboro in the early 1990's where he began coaching basketball under Keith Tombs and was the Varsity baseball coach from 1993-1996.
Following the 1994-95 basketball season, Coach Adams took over the program until 2010-11 where he won three NTL West Championships, one NTL overall Championship, one NTL Regular Season Co-Championship, one District 4 Runner-Up, and compiled over 200 Varsity wins and a 31 consecutive NTL game win streak over a three year period. Coach Adams returned as Head Coach after a 10 year hiatus and the team posted a 12-10 Regular season record qualifying for District 4 playoffs.
Coach Adams has coached Wellsboro's Minor baseball and softball programs from 2010-2013, has been a Wellsboro Small Fry head coach at the various levels from 2010-2017, managed the Wellsboro baseball 9 and 10 All-Star teams from 2014-2015, winning a District Championship in 2014 and were runner-ups in 2015, and managed the Wellsboro baseball 11 and 12 All-Star team in 2016. Coach Adams was also the Hustler Travel Baseball Team Coach. His 8u, 9u, 10u, and 12u teams won the Curwensville and St. Marys Tournaments in 2012 and 2013, finished third and two runner-ups with 10U Team in 2014, won first place in Renova Tournament 2015, won first place in Liberty Arena Winter League (2016), won first place in Wellsboro Spring Bash and Harrisburg In the Net Summer Classic (2016), and took home two third place finishes in Exeter and Windber (2016).
Coach Adams has had various players go on to attend and play College athletics. Coach Adams is the Principal at the Charlotte Lappla and Don Gill Elementary Schools and lives in Wellsboro with his wife, Peggy, and children, Ryann and Connor.
Other Profiles
Coaching History |
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|---|---|
| YEAR | POSITION |
| 2019-2022, 1995-2009 | Head Coach |
| 2018 | Middle School Head Coach |
| 1992-1994 | Assistant Coach |
| 1990 | Middle School Head Coach (Rocky Grove - Franklin, PA) |
Varsity Coaching Records |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | OVERALL | PCT | LEAGUE | PCT |
| 2022 | 18-7 | 0.720 | 13-3 | 0.813 |
| 2021 | 17-6 | 0.739 | 13-3 | 0.813 |
| 2020 | 15-4 | 0.789 | 13-3 | 0.813 |
| 2019 | 12-11 | 0.522 | 9-7 | 0.563 |
| 2009 | 17-7 | 0.708 | 15-4 | 0.789 |
| 2008 | 19-5 | 0.792 | 17-2 | 0.895 |
| 2007 | 18-7 | 0.720 | 15-4 | 0.789 |
| 2006 | 14-11 | 0.560 | 12-7 | 0.632 |
| 2005 | 15-12 | 0.556 | 13-7 | 0.650 |
| 2004 | 11-13 | 0.458 | 10-10 | 0.500 |
| 2003 | 9-15 | 0.375 | 7-12 | 0.368 |
| 2002 | 13-12 | 0.520 | 11-9 | 0.550 |
| 2001 | 6-18 | 0.250 | 6-14 | 0.300 |
| 2000 | 14-11 | 0.560 | 11-8 | 0.579 |
| 1999 | 16-11 | 0.593 | 14-6 | 0.700 |
| 1998 | 22-4 | 0.846 | 16-3 | 0.842 |
| 1997 | 21-7 | 0.750 | 16-3 | 0.842 |
| 1996 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 |
| 1995 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 |
| TOTALS | 257-161 | 0.615 | 211-105 | 0.668 |
Varsity Playoff Records |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | PCT |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 |
| TOTALS | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0.261 |
Varsity Opponent Records |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | PCT |
| Athens | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.500 |
| Bald Eagle Nittany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Bishop Hannan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Bishop Shanahan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Bloomsburg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Bucktail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Canton | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.846 |
| Central Columbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 |
| Coudersport | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.308 |
| Cowanesque Valley | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0.933 |
| Elkland | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0.417 |
| Elmira Free Academy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Galeton | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0.692 |
| Hughesville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Jersey Shore | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.615 |
| Lewisburg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Line Mountain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Living Word | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Loyalsock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 |
| Meadowbrook Christian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Milton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Montoursville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mount Carmel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Mt. Calvary Christian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Muncy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| North Penn-Liberty | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0.759 |
| North Penn-Mansfield | 41 | 24 | 0 | 0.631 |
| North Schuylkill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Northeast Bradford | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 |
| Northern Potter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pius X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Port Allegany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Sayre | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0.684 |
| Shamokin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| South Williamsport | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 |
| Southern Columbia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 |
| St. John Neumann | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Towanda | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0.760 |
| Troy | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0.391 |
| Warrior Run | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Whitehall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Williamson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0.844 |
| Wyalusing | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0.333 |
Middle School Coaching Records |
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| YEAR | OVERALL | PCT | LEAGUE | PCT |
| 2018 | 12-3 | 0.800 | 0-0 | 0.000 |
| TOTALS | 12-3 | 0.800 | 0-0 | 0.000 |
Middle School Opponent Records |
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| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | PCT |
| Canton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Cowanesque Valley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Loyalsock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| North Penn-Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 |
| North Penn-Mansfield | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Northeast Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Sayre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Towanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Troy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wyalusing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Team Headlines
Buzzer Beater Pushes Defenders Past Wellsboro In District Quarterfinals.
Adams' 28 Leads Hornets To 4th NTL Showdown Title.
Hornets Cruise Past Sayre In NTL Showdown Semis.
Hornets Close Out Regular Season With Win Over NEB.
Brought, McClure Go For 20 Plus, Hornets Knock Off Loyalsock.
Hornets Roll To Senior Night Win Over Wyalusing.
Hornets Squander 4th Quarter Lead To Troy.
Hornets Fall To Mansfield In Rematch.
Hornets Break Halftime Tie, Defeat Towanda 53-41.
McClure Becomes New Three-Point Leader.
Monster Second Quarter Leads Hornets Past Wildcats.
Hornets Move Into 2nd Place In League After Athens Win.
McClure's Monster Night Leads Hornets To 4th Straight Win.
Hornets Win 2nd Straight, Top Troy 55-43.
Hornets Drop Non-League Game To Neumann, 70-62.
Southern Columbia Edges Wellsboro In Shamokin Tournament Consolation Game.
Hornets Cruise Past Towanda For 4th Straight Win.
Hornets Improve to 3-0 After 53-30 Win Over Sayre.
Hornets Open Season With Win Over Montoursville.
Hornets fall to Southern Columbia in overtime.
Hornets pull away late for Senior Night win over Towanda.
Hornets rally in 4th quarter to top Jersey Shore.
Hornets sweep season series with North Penn-Mansfield.
Wildcats hand Hornets third loss in four games.
Hornets drop pair of Monday games to SJNRA, Athens.
Hornets cruise past South Williamsport, 70-31.
Hornets cruise past NEB for 11th win.
Hornets withstand challenge from Sayre, win 62-56.
Hornets escape Towanda with a win.
Hot shooting leads Hornets past Athens, 62-49.
Hornets capture Berguson Trophy for 2nd straight year.
Hornets take 3rd place at Shamokin Christmas Tournament.
Hornets fall to Southern Columbia at Shamokin Christmas Tournament.
Hornets win home-opener against Canton.
Hornets open season with win over Montoursville.
Hornets fall to Mount Carmel in D4 AAA Quarterfinals.
Hornets roll to Senior Night win over Bucktail.
Hornets top Mansfield in OT, 75-66.
Hornets pull off big win over South Williamsport.
Trojans upset Hornets in final seconds.
Hornets avenge early season loss to Athens.
Hornets reclaim Peg Berguson Memorial Trophy.
Hornets edge undefeated North Penn-Liberty, 47-45.
Hornets pick up first win of the season over Canton, 72-64.
Hornets come up point short at Athens.
Central Columbia outlasts Wellsboro in D4 quarterfinals.
Hornets end regular season with 53-44 win over Towanda.
Grab's career-high leads Hornets past Mansfield.
Hornets fall to Wildcats, 76-71.
Hornets fall to Wyalusing in final seconds.
Hornets top Towanda on Senior Night.
Tigers win 4th Berguson Trophy game.
Big 2nd half leads Wellsboro past Cowanesque Valley.
Hornets cruise past Meadowbrook, 73-34.
Keane buzzer-beater lifts Hornets over Jersey Shore.
Hornets fall to Liberty in OT, 66-63.
Hornets roll past Williamson, improve to 3-1.
Big 2nd half leads Hornets past Northeast Bradford.
Hornets top Mansfield in Loyalsock Tip-Off Consolation game.
Hornets fall in season-opening tournaments.
Middle School Boys Basketball finishes season with win over Loyalsock.
Middle School Boys Basketball avenges loss to Liberty.
Hornets sweep home games with CV.
Middle School Girls Basketball ends 4-game losing streak.
Middle School Hornets split with Troy.
Middle School Boys Basketball picks up 4th straight win.
Middle School Boys Basketball rolls to big win over NEB.
Middle School Hornets split with Towanda.
Middle School Hornets sweep Sayre.
Middle School Hornets split with Liberty.
