Steve Boyce - Varsity Staff

Hometown: Wellsboro, PA High School: Wellsboro College: Mansfield Position: Head Coach

Bio

Coach Boyce is in his first year as head coach of the Hornets and his third year overall after returning to Wellsboro after nine years. Coach Boyce is a former graduate of Wellsboro Area High School, where he was a captain, two-time Defensive Player of the Year, Outstanding Lineman of the Year, and All-NTL at both guard and linebacker.

After graduating from Wellsboro, Coach Boyce attended Mansfield University where he was a three year starter and captain. While at Mansfield, Coach Boyce played nickle back, was a four-time PSAC Honor Roll Player of the Week, a two-time ECAC Player of the Week, the Most Improved Player of the Year in 1992, and also received the Off-Season training Award in the Spring of 1992. Coach Boyce also ranks in the top 10 on the All-Time Mansfield defensive leaders list with 259 career tackles.

Coach Boyce first started coaching football in 1995 at the Middle School level in Wellsboro before moving to Reading, PA to coach the Linebackers at Reading High School. Coach Boyce returned to Tioga County in 1998 and spent three years coaching at Cowanesque Valley. Coach Boyce was head coach of the Indians from 1999 to 2000 where he compiled seven career wins and picked up wins over North Penn, Sayre, and Towanda. After a two year coaching absence, Coach Boyce returned to Wellsboro in 2002 to coach the Wide Receivers and Defensive Backs under former head coach Russ Manney.

Coach Boyce currently teaches Kindergarten at the Charlotte Lappla Elementary School in Wellsboro and resides in Tioga with his wife Jill and two girls Brittany and Bethanny Jo.