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Moore Catholic High School (New York) head football coach Nick Giannatasio to step down

Moore Catholic and head varsity football coach Nick Giannatasio mutually agreed to part ways Thursday; Giannatasio immediately announced he’ll be joining the coaching staff of rival St. Peter’s High School

John Beisser

On Thursday, Moore Catholic High School of Staten Island and its head varsity football coach, Nick Giannatasio, came to a mutual decision to go their separate ways, according to a report by the Advance/SILive.com.

In the wake of this announcement, Giannatasio wasted no time in revealing his next move, stating that he will be taking up a position on the coaching staff at rival St. Peter’s High School. Meanwhile, at Moore Catholic, president Gina DeSantis and athletic director Mike Ponsiglione have disclosed that they are in the process of putting together a committee tasked with finding a suitable replacement for Giannatasio.

Moore Catholic High School and St. Peter’s both compete in the Catholic AA I Division. The schools are located less than six miles from one another.

The search for a new head coach is set to commence without delay, although the school officials have not established a specific timeline for the hiring process. Nevertheless, Ponsiglione emphasized their desire to have the new leader of the football program appointed as swiftly as possible to ensure a smooth transition and maintain the team's offseason momentum.

The Mavericks went 5-6 in 2024, 3-1 in Catholic AA I play, which was good for third place behind St. Peter’s and St. Joseph-by-The-Sea. After opening the season with wins over Curtis and Xavier, Moore Catholic went on to drop six of their last nine games.

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John Beisser
JOHN BEISSER

A recipient of seven New Jersey Press Association Awards for writing excellence, John Beisser served as Assistant Director in the Rutgers University Athletic Communications Office from 1991-2006, where he primarily handled sports information/media relations duties for the Scarlet Knight football and men's basketball programs. In this role, he served as managing editor for nine publications that received either National or Regional citations from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). While an undergraduate at RU, Beisser was sports director of WRSU-FM and a sportswriter/columnist for The Daily Targum. From 2007-2019, Beisser served as Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Media Relations at Wagner College, where he was the recipient of the 2019 Met Basketball Writers Association "Good Guy" Award. Beisser resides in Piscataway with his wife Aileen (RC '95,) a four-year Scarlet Knight women's lacrosse letter-winner, and their daughter Riley. He began contributing to High School On SI in 2025.

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