Coach Nick Felus



Coach Felus is currently the Head Football Coach at Penn Cambria High School. 

He was formerly the Head Coach at Altoona High School and prior to that, he was the Offensive Coordinator at Coatesville High School.

He is regarded as one of the top quarterback and wide-receiver coaches in the northeast. Felus has twelve total years of football coaching experience including four years of coaching at the collegiate level.  In 2012, Coatesville was the Pennsylvania  AAAA State Runner-Up, Eastern AAAA Champions, and District 1 AAAA Champions with a record of 13-3. In 2012, Coach Felus led a record setting offensive unit. His offense scored a total of 631 points, averaged over 40 points per game in the regular season , averaged over 45 points per game in the playoffs, and scored over 50 points two times. Coatesville had the number 1 ranked offense in District 1, Southeastern  PA, and one of the top scoring offenses Pennsylvania football history.  In his four years at Coatesville, they only failed to make the play-offs once including a PIAA District 1 AAAA Quarterfinal appearance in 2011. He is responsible for the development of Coatesville’s record setting quarterback Emmett Hunt (Delaware State).  Hunt set numerous District1, Southeastern PA and Ches-Mont passing records. His 44 Touchdown Passes ranks second best in the history of Pennsylvania AAAA football.  Hunt only threw 4 interceptions and passed for over 3,000 yards. Hunt was named Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year, Eastern PA Football News Player of the Year, Ches-Mont League Player of the Year, and Second Team All State by the Pennsylvania Football News. In two years at Coatesville, Coach Felus’ quarterbacks have combined to throw for 64 touchdown passes and only 10 interceptions while maintaining a completion percentage of over 65 %. In the past 6 years, Felus is responsible for the development of three Division I (two BCS) Quarterbacks and two Division I Wide-Receivers. Kyle Kerrick (Michigan State) and Chris Jones (Coastal Carolina). In 2012, Jones set the PIAA AAAA record for touchdown  receptions (24) and yards in a season (1,490) . Felus played an integral part in the development of quarterback Manny Stocker (NC State). Stocker was named one of the top five quarterbacks in Pennsylvania by Rivals. Recruiting services Scout.com and Rivals.com  rated him a three star prospect. Stocker’s accolades include: First Team All Ches-Mont Quarterback in 201, Big 33 Nominee, Second Team All Area (Daily Local News), Third Team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania, East Coast Elite QB Camp Top 25. Stocker passed for almost 2000 yards with 30 touchdowns in 2011. He finished his career with almost 4000 yards passing and a career completion percentage of over 60 percent with 60 touchdowns.
Before coming to Coatesville, Felus was the Quarterback and Wide-Receiver Coach as well at the Passing Game Coordinator at Sherando High School in Virginia from 2005 to 2008. In his four years Sherando had a record of 40-8. They were three time VHSL Group AA Division 4 Playoff Participants.  2007 VHSL Group AA Division 4 State Runner-Up with a record of 13-1. They also won two VHSL Region II Championships, two VHSL Northwestern District Championships, and won two Frederick County Apple Cup Champions and had two undefeated regular seasons  in that four year span. While at Sherando,  Felus coached Ross Metheny who was one of the top Five Passers in VHSL Football History. Metheny earned three stars from Rivals.com coming out of Sherando High, Ranked 78th by Scout.com and 95th by ESPN.com among quarterbacks Had 7,237 passing yards in his Warrior career, which ranks fifth in Group AA state history ... Also set school record and was 10th in Group AA state history with 69 career touchdown passes   Honors his junior year included being selected second-team all-state, first-team all-region and all-district after going 146-of-235 passing for 2,207 yards and 24 touchdowns . Metheny is currently the starting quarterback at the University of South Alabama.
Felus also spent 2 years at Shepherd University as the Quarterback and Wide-Receiver Coach and 2 years at Bethany College. Shepherd won the 2004 WVIAC Championship.  Felus coached two-time All-WVIAC Wide Receiver Jesse Correll (2003 and 2004).  Felus also coached one of Bethany College’s all time leading receivers Zack Merz. Merz is #2 in All Time Career Receptions with (145) # 3 All Time Career Receiving Yards (1,949). He was First Team All PAC Wide Receiver in 2002.  Second Team All PAC Wide Receiver Derek Hoffman in 2001.