Northampton's football program needs a fixer and they hope that Mark Scisly is the man for the job.

Scisly was unanimously approved by the school board Monday evening to become the head coach of the K-Kids, taking over the reigns of a program that was 2-21 in two seasons under former coachJeff Brosky.

Scisly, a three-time all-state selection at Southern Columbia during his playing days, has familiarity with ressurecting programs throughout his coaching career, as he's done it at Salisbury and Boyertown.

Now, he's been hired to do it at Northampton.

"I've always worked real hard and I want our players to put in the same type of energy that I do," said Scisly, who is a a health and physical education teacher at East Penn School District. "I'm definitely familiar with struggling programs and I'm looking forward to putting in the work to help turn things around at Northampton."

Scisly's most recent experience with Northampton was when he coached against them last fall for Boyertown, posting a 50-28 victory over the Kids in November.

Scisly was the head coach at Boyertown for the last six years, helping turn a program that was 1-11 in 2007, to conference champions in 2010, where they set a school record for wins (10) and school records for every offensive category. The Bears then broke all those offensive records in 2013.

Prior to leading Boyertown, the former offensive line coach at Northampton (2003) rejuvenated Salisbury's program from 2004-2008, turning an 0-10 program into a winner.

The Falcons won the Eastern Conference 2A title in 2006 and then qualified for districts in 2007. They haven't had a winning season since.

Now that Scisly has a chance to lead an LVC program, it appears that this is a job he's coveted.

"I've always wanted to coach in the LVC," he said. "I enjoyed my time at Northampton in 2003. This is definitely a step up in my coaching career."

Northampton athletic director Todd Bowser felt that Scisly had the right combination of youth (35-years-old), head coaching experience (10 years) and expertise (offensive line) to help turn the Kids into winners.

"He's been able to take two programs that struggled and got them into the playoffs," Bowser said. "He knows how to rebuild a program. His background with the offensive line is key as well, because you really need good line play in order to succeed in the LVC. His offensive attitude is very exciting. He finds a way to put points on the board."

Scisly's expertise on the offensive line should boost the Kids up front, as their line play was a major area of weakness last season. Points were also hard to come by and Scisly plans to incorporate a no-huddle offense, as well as a primary four-man front on the defensive side of the ball with an emphasis on stopping the run.

"We'll have multiple offensive sets that can attack," he said. "We'll adapt the scheme to the personnel we have."

Scisly plans to meet with players this week if the weather allows it to happen. Implementing an official weight-lifting program is on the agenda for as early as next week. Filling out his list of coaches is something that will be determined over the course of the next two weeks as well.

Bowser said there were 18 candidates that applied for the job and Scisly's credentials stuck out the most.

"I think there's a lot of people that understand the tradition of Northampton," he said. "The future looks bright with the stadium project. We have one more year at Nazareth and then we're going to have one of the best facilities in the area. We're hungry for success. We want to turn this around."