Perry Basketball Perry Local Schools Massillon, Ohio

ROB TOTH - Head Coach, Perry Boys Basketball

    Coach Toth begins his fifth year as the head coach at Perry. He is excited to lead the Panthers into what proves to be a very challenging schedule. Perry looks to improve upon last years second place finish and an appearance in the District Tournament.
    Coach Toth is in his twenty-seventh year of teaching in Perry. He is a 1977 graduate of Perry. He captained the 1977 team for Coach Larry Wilson. Rob coached under Coach Wilson from 1979 through 1991. He served as Perry's Head Girls coach from 1993-1998.
    Coach Toth teaches U.S. History at Edison. He has been selected by one of Perry's Academic Top Twenty five students four times. He was selected for Edison's "Excellence in Education" award, and has been named to "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" numerous times.
    Coach and his family reside in Perry. His wife Rhesa, is a realtor for Cutler Real Estate. Their son James is a sophomore at Perry, and their daughter Shannon is a 9th grader at Pfeiffer. His mother Madeline is an avid supporter of the Perry programs.
    Thanks to our Administration, staff, parents, and "Courtside Crazies" for all their support.
GO PERRY!

Shawn Deer
Shawn Deer is beginning his first year as a varsity assistant coach. He is in his 13th year as a math teacher at Edison Junior High. Prior to this year, Shawn spent four years as a boys 7th grade coach for Pfeiffer Middle School. He also was the varsity assistant coach from 1997-2001 for the girls program at Coventry High School. In addition to basketball, Shawn is the junior varsity boys tennis coach at Perry and has served in this role since 2002. He is a 1991 graduate of Barberton High School and a 1996 graduate of Miami University with a B.S. in Math Education. He is single and lives in Barberton

Pat Carroll
Coach Carroll begins his fourth season with the Panthers Boys Basketball Program. He returns to Perry and reunites with Coach Rob Toth in his second stint with the Boys Basketball Program. His prior duties at Perry consisted of a Boys Varsity Assistant Coach and Freshmen Basketball Coach for six years. In addition to his coaching duties at Perry, Pat has an extensive coaching background at all levels – college, high school, middle school. He coached six seasons at Dover High School as the Boys Freshman and Boys Seventh Grade Coach, four years as the Head Boys Varsity Basketball Coach at Uniontown Lake High School, a Graduate Assistant at Austin Peay State University, and a Student Assistant at Georgia Tech. Pat is currently working in the Fairless Local School District in the areas of Technology and Curriculum.

Keith Gillilan
   Coach Gillilan begins his fifth season with the Panthers Basketball Program. Coach Gillilan is a proud graduate of Perry High School in 1983 and is the owner of J & K Printing. His wife Theresa is a 1985 Perry graduate and is the secretary for J & K Printing.
    Keith and Theresa along with their 3 sons, Grant, a freshman at Edison, Chad, a 7th grader at Pfeiffer & Clayton, a second grader at T.C. Knapp happily reside in Perry Township.
    The Gillilan family look forward to the Panthers having a great season. GO PERRY!!!!!!!

Mike Flynn
Coach Flynn is in his fourth year as a varsity assistant coach at Perry. Mike is a 1977 Perry graduate where he played basketball and baseball. He played along side coach Toth in their senior year where he was all league, all county and was the first player to represent Perry in the Ohio North -South All Star Game. Mike is employed by Perry Local Schools and lives in Perry Township with his wife Barb and their three daughters, Nikki (8th grade), Emilee (5th grade), and Peyton (3rd grade). Panther Pride! GO PERRY!!!

Bernie Hodgson
     Coach Hodgson is beginning his 22nd year in coaching basketball. Bernie previously coached the Perry Girls and was also Head Varsity coach with the Jackson Girl’s Basketball program.
    Bernie is a graduate of Tuslaw High School and has been employed at Miracle Plumbing and Heating for 12 years. He is head of the plumbing division.
    Bernie’s wife Jill of 35 years was a graduate of Perry High School.
    Their daughter Stacy Neel played for Perry in 1993 under Coach Rob Toth. She lives with her husband, Jim and daughters Lindsay (5) and Audrey (3), and baby Katlyn in Columbus, Ohio.
    Their son Jeremy is a Perry graduate from 2000; and was State Champion in Speech & Debate at Perry in 1999. Jeremy lives in Virginia where he attends, coaches & teaches at George Mason University.

Dan Gaston
Coach Dan Gaston is beginning his 7th year in the Perry Boy’s Basketball program. Dan coached the boys 7th grade teams for 2 years and moved to head junior varsity Coach in 2004. Coach Gaston and Coach Hodgson bring many years of coaching experience & a great friendship to this exciting program.
Dan is a 1975 graduate of Perry & played basketball under the direction of Larry Wilson. He is a sales consultant for Miracle Plumbing and Heating. Dan is married to Patty, who works at Tam O’Shanter Golf Course. Their daughter Jenna is a 2005 graduate of Perry and is currently attending Walsh University studying accounting and finance. Their son Michael is a 2008 graduate of Perry where he played varsity basketball and is also attending Walsh University.

Mike Waseity
Coach Waseity is in his fifth year as an Assistant coach at Perry. Mike is a 2002 Perry graduate where he played basketball and baseball. He was a part of the 2001 Federal League Championship team going 29-1. Coach Waseity was a Captain of both the basketball and baseball teams in his senior year at Perry. He also played in the All County CYC All Start Game. Mike is employed by Shearers Foods, Inc., working in the Information Technology Department. Go Panthers!

Glen Schuring
Coach Schuring is entering his 4th year of coaching. Prior to this year he has coached at multiple levels in girls' and boys' programs. Glen is a 2000 graduate of Perry where he lettered in basketball and baseball. He is a Fire Fighter/EMT for Perry Fire Department and resides in the township. Good Luck to all Perry sports. GO PANTHERS!!!!

Jamey McKenzie, II
    Coach McKenzie is a 1996 graduate of Fairless where he was a two year letterman in basketball and baseball, where he earned all league honors in both sports and was the first player to win the gold glove award back to back years.
    Coach McKenzie is entering his 10th season coaching. He spent three years at Fairless and is in his seventh season at Perry.
   Coach McKenzie is a graduate of Kent State University and a graduate from the Police Academy. Just recently, Coach Mac moved to the Juvenile Probation Department of Stark County, as he previously spent seven great years in Wayne County. Coach McKenzie is the probation officer for North Canton, Perry, and Canton City Schools. Coach McKenzie and his lovely girls (wife Kelly and daughter Peyton, age 1) reside in Canton South.

Ron Worrell
Ron Worrell begins his second season in the Perry program. Coach Worrell will be the 7th grade Gold team coach. Coach Worrell has been coaching youth basketball at the J. Babe Stearn Center for eighteen years. He has worked at Aultman Hospital for 29 years. Coach Worrell and his wife Stephanie live in Massillon with their 11 year old daughter Kayla.

Aaron Shaffer
Coach Shaffer is entering his ninth season of coaching in the Perry basketball program. He is a 2000 graduate of Perry High School where he lettered two years in basketball. He graduated from Malone College in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in Middle Childhood Education. This season he is working as the youth coordinator and runs a skills clinic for players in the 3rd-6th grade. He is currently working at Maxim Healthcare Services in Fairlawn as a Healthcare Recruiter.

Steve Reinhart
This is Coach Reinhart's 17th year as a basketball coach in Perry. In addition to coaching at Edison, he has served as a varsity and JV assistant coach. Prior to joining Perry, Coach Reinhart was both a varsity assistant and associate head coach at Malone College for six years and then went on to be head coach for three years at Stark State College. Coach Reinhart recently retired after 36 years of teaching at Lohr Elementary School in Perry. He has been married to his wife, Nancy, for 31 years and has two sons, Steven, Principal of Massillon Middle School, and Brian, an administrator at the VA Clinic in Akron. Coach Reinhart loves coaching in the Perry School System. Go Perry!

Jason Frantz
Coach Frantz is beginning his first year coaching the Perry Panthers 8th Grade Basketball Team. He is a graduate of Perry High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track. Coach Frantz received his Middle School Education Degree in Mathematics, Social Studies, and Reading from Malone University. He also was a four year letterman and a captain his senior year for the Malone Pioneers football team. Coach Frantz is currently in his first year of teaching at Pfeiffer Middle School and he is engaged to be married to his lovely fiance Megan this February. Go Perry!

Tom Litman
Tom Litman is the coach of the 7th Grade Boys' Black Team. He has been teaching 9th grade math at Edison Junior High School for 13 years. During his teaching career, Tom has been involved coaching sports such as 7th grade football, 8th grade football, 7th grade girls basketball, and junior high track. He and his wife, Jill, have an 11 year old son, Thomas, and a 9 year old daughter, Tori.