Scott Heinauer, Mars Area School District athletic director and head football coach, was named to the 2016 Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) Hall of Fame.
The honor recognizes high school football coaches with more than 15 years of service or 100 wins.
Heinauer, who is in his 28th year as the District’s athletic director and in his 25th year as head coach of Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Football Team, has led the Fightin’ Planets to nine section titles and the WPIAL playoffs in 19 out of 25 seasons.
In 1996 and 2002, the Planets took second place in the WPIAL championships and advanced to the quarterfinals of the PIAA playoffs. A six-time Coach of the Year, Heinauer has the best record of any Mars Area football coach with more than 165 victories.