Parley "Verl" Heap was an immensely successful basketball coach in the White Mountains of Arizona for over 30 years.  His St. Johns Redskins won 8 State Championships and they were also the Runners-Up 6 times.  Coach Heap was a charter member of the Arizona Coaches Association Hall of Fame.  Verl was inducted into the ASU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.  Coach Heap was a basketball star at Arizona State and later played professional basketball for a brief period after World War II.  Coach Heap was a B-17 pilot during WWII and returned to play his last 3 years of college ball. Coach Heap was a member of the Arizona Coaches Association for over 30 years.  Coach Heap passed away in 2008.  The gymnasium at St. Johns High School now bears the Heap name.