Downingtown East
Cougar Wrestling
2006-2007
Head Coach - Joe Horvath
2004-2005
2005-2006
2007-2008
Coach - Pete Carozza
2008-2009
2009-2010
Coach- Bill Heemer
2010-2011
Coach Horvath wrestled for West Chester East High School where he graduated in 1990.
While there, he was a 2 time Section IV champion, District 1 South champion, and District
1 Regional champion, amassing over 90 wins. He also served as a team captain his
senior year.
Coach then travelled to Bucknell University where he graduated in 1994 with a B.A. in
English and Education.  While there, Coach Horvath competed for the varsity Bison at 158
lbs. for his first two years, but then left the team after nagging injuries and falling short of
personal expectations.  To this day, leaving the wrestling team in college is one of his
greatest REGRETS!

After college, Coach started teaching and coaching in the Downingtown
Area School District where he's taught English for 7 years and Alternative
Education for 8 years.  He's been the head coach of Downingtown and
Downingtown East wrestling for 14 years winning multiple Ches-Mont,
Section IV, and District 1 South crowns with his teams.  He has also
coached numerous state qualifiers and medalists, some now wrestling
in college. In 2008, Coach Horvath picked up his 100th team win and
starts this 11-12 season with a coaching record of 159-73.


Coach Horvath has two Master's degrees from West Chester University, one in Secondary
Education, and the other in Athletic Administration. Currently, he is pursuing his Doctorate
in Educational Leadership at Immaculata University.  Coach lives in Chester Springs with
his wife Susan, son Bo, and daughter Bailey.

Coach's Words of Wisdom- "The sport of wrestling builds tremendous discipline,
confidence and comradery.  There is no substitute, nor equal.  You will remember your
days as a wrestler and teammate because they will be the basis for all of your future
endeavors."  

Coach May grew up in Western, PA and wrestled for the Sharon Tigers in
Section 6 in the W.P.I.A.L

He started wrestling in 9th grade and was Conference, Sectional, and
Regional Champion his Senior year, and lost in the quarter finals of the State
Championships in State College , PA. As team captain that year, he received
the "Don Thomas Award" for Leadership and Work ethic.
Jim went on to wrestle in the NCAA / Division 1 at Franklin & Marshall College
at the 142 and 150 lbs. weight class. He broke into the line up his Freshman
year and competed in the Eastern intercollegiate Wrestling Association
Championships for F&M.
Coach May currently resides in the Downingtown area with his wife, Lynne
and children Ali and CJ

"It’s all about HEART Cougars."
Coach Cummings was a Suffolk County Champion and a New York State
Runner-up.  After high school, coach attended Bloomsburg University where
he was a member of a top 10 Division 1 program and was a 2X PSAC
place-winner.
After college, Coach Cummings was an assistant coach for Great Valley High
School (7 years), assistant coach for Downingtown High School (5 years) and
the head coach of Downingtown West High school (7 years).  As a head
coach, his teams compiled 4 Ches-Mont Championships, a District 1 Central
Title, a Section 4 Title and a 4th place at District 1 Duals.  Coach was named
Ches-Mont Coach of the Year 4 times and Daily Local Newspaper Coach of
the Year 4 times.
Coach Cummings is a 6th grade teacher at Lionville Middle School.  Coach
resides in Chester Springs with wife Thea and children, Sydney and Wade.
Brian Carter was a graduate of
Downingtown East High School in
2009. He wrestled for Coach
Horvath, Coach May, and Coach
Young for four years while at East,
where he became a 3 year
lettermen and a former recipient of
the Rookie of the Year Award in
2005-2006. Brian was also a
former captain his senior year for
the team during the 2008-2009
season.  In addition, he played
soccer for East during his four
years and lettered in two of them.
He also ran track for two years.
Brian is currently attending West
Chester University where he
continues his wrestling career for
the Golden Rams club team.
During his freshmen year, Brian
placed 2nd in the Middlesex
College Open Tournament at 149
lbs. and was part of the team who
placed fourth at the 2010 National
Duals in Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Brian plans on getting his
bachelors degree in Kinesiology
while he attends West Chester
University.
Bill Heemer is a 2009 Graduate of
Downingtown East High School. During
his time at East he amassed 87 wins
against 32 losses and was a 2 year
captain for East. He was also a 3x 1st
team all Ches-mont along with being
1st team all area as a senior. He was a
2009 Section 4 Champion and a State
Qualifier after never making it out of
sectionals the 3 years prior. Bill spent
a year wrestling D1 at Campbell
University starting at both 141 and 149
lbs and wrestled in the Eastern
Regional Championships placing 5th.
Currently Bill is attending West
Chester University and is a part of their
club wrestling team.
Coach Chandler is a 2003 graduate of Coatesville Area High
School where he captained the wrestling team for two years
wrestling at heavyweight.  He was a regional qualifier as well
as a Junior-National qualifier in Freestyle although he did not
wrestle his senior year due to a shoulder injury.  He went
onto wrestle for the University of
Illinois being a member of the 2005 Big Ten Team
Champions.  Wrestling at the 285 Lbs weight class his first
two years, he dropped down to the 197 Lbs weight class to
find better success and to prevent further injury.  After
graduating early from Illinois in 2006, Coach Chandler was
the assistant wrestling coach of Coatesville Area High School
for  Coach now works as a research engineer in Chester
County.  He is also currently pursuing his Master of
Engineering degree from the
University of Michigan. He and his wife Kristie live in the
Downingtown Area.
Coach Carozza was a graduate of
Springfield Delaware County.
High School where he was a 3-yr
varsity starter on the football,
wrestling and lacrosse teams.  He
was a wrestling and football teams.
 He was a starter on the 1982 state
championship lacrosse team
Peter attended West Chester
University where he was a 2-yr
starting defenseman.  After college,
he started teaching in the
Coatesville Area School District
where he taught for 9 years;
coached middle school football (2
yrs); was the Head Varsity
Lacrosse coach( 3 yrs) and
Assistant Varsity Wrestling coach
(3 yrs)   
Peter is now at DEHS teaching
social studies and second year
Assistant Wrestling Coach. He has
been an Assistant Lacrosse Coach
for DEHS for 5 years.
Head Coach- Joe Horvath
Coach - Kyle Chandler
Coach - Jim May
Coach-Brian Carter
Coach - Darrin Cummings
Coach Pete Carozza
2011-2012
Coaching Staff