Tuesday night Central Bucks East school board approved John Donnelly as head football coach.
Donnelly coached six seasons at Quakertown where he went 33-39. His Panthers did make the playoffs in 2008 and 2009.
He had previously coached at Southern Lehigh.
The Central Bucks East job opened up when Tim Michael resigned on Sept. 18th, 2009. He was just three-games into his season. His assistants coached the remaining season.