Thusday night Hazleton Area School Board made it official , voting to hire former Wyoming Area coach Paul Marranca as the new varsity football coach.

Marranca was hired by a unanimous 8-0 vote, with one board member absent. He replaces Rocco Petrone who resigned Dec. 10.

Marranca compiled a 233-100-2 record and won seven Wyoming Valley Conference divisional titles, three District 2 championships and two Eastern Conference titles.