HALL OF FAME
RON EARL

FOOTBALL COACH
1959-1989
Record 76-27-3
3 State Championships: 1979,1980, and 1982
4 SCIL Championships
2 Undefeated Seasons: 1980 and 1982
ANDREW LOWERY

SOCCER COACH
1993-2012
297-97-20
14 SCIL Championships
North 1 Group 2 State Sectional Championship: 1995
8 Times Coach of the Year
9 Times All Area Team of the Year
NSCAA Team Academic Award 15 Times
Soccer Coaches Association of NJ North 2 Coach of the Year: 2004
Inducted into the Sussex County Hall of Fame: 2019
DON SCOFIELD

BOYS TRACK AND CROSS COUNTRY COACH
1960-1984
XC Record 230-85
Track Record 72-52-2
23 Consecutive Winning XC Seasons
10 XC Conference Championships
Two-Time North 1 Group 2 Sectional XC Championship: 1978-79
NJ State Group 2 XC Championship: 1979
Five Undefeated Cross Country Season
4 Track Conference Championships
Undefeated, State Sectional Track Championship: 1980
NJ Herald XC Coach of the Year: 1971, 1978, Track 1980
Inducted into the Sussex County Hall of Fame 1983
RYAN MCGOWAN

SOCCER
1995-1999
NSCAA All-East First Team 1999
SCIL Champions 1996,1997, and 1999
First Team All-League 1996-1999
First Team All-West Jersey 1998-1999
Player of the Year 1999
First Team All-State 1999
Five-Time Member of US Regional Team
1983 WRESTLING

WRESTLING
1983 Wrestling Team
Undefeated 17-0 Season
SCIL Champions
District 3 Champions
North Jersey Section 1 Group 2 State Champions
Group 2 State Champions
JOHN TRACHY
FOOTBALL, WRESTLING, TRACK, GOLF
1959-1963
Football - First Team All-State, All-Conference, All-County
Wrestling - District Hwt. Champion, All-Conference, All-County
Track - All-Conference Discus Champion, Record Throw of 155.5 ft
LAURA REIGSTAD ZAKRZEWSKI

BASKETBALL
1984-1988
Team Record 1,303 Career Points
All-SCIL and NJ Herald All-Area 1986, 87, 88
Star Ledger All-West Jersey 3rd Team 1986 2nd Team 1987, 1st Team 1988
2nd Team All-State 1988
Selected to North/South All-Star Game 1988
Four SCIL Championships
Two State Sectional Championships
1985 State Championship
Inducted into the Sussex County Hall of Fame 2002
ERIC REESE

BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL
2001-2004
Baseball - Three-Time All SCIL, All-Area, All-Northwest new Jersey and SCIL Academic Athletic Achievement Award
2nd Team All-State Group 3
Football - Tow-Time 1st Team All-SCIL, All-Area, All-West Jersey, 2nd Team All-State
SHS Coaches and NJ Herald Male Athlete of the Year Award
Mugs Media Sportsbeat Football Player of the Year
North 1 Group 2 Undefeated State Championship Team 2003
ELIZABETH HANSON

BASKETBALL
1988-1992
Career Record 78-7
Led Team in Points, Rebounds, and Assists: 1989, 90, 91
Fourth in the School History in Scoring in Three Years
Undefeated Season - 1990
SCIL Championship - 1089,90,91
State Sectional Championship - 1990, 91
State Championship - 1990
FRED GEFFKEN

GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH
1980-2012
Record 693-166
3 State Championships
12 Sectional Championships
18 SCIL Championships
14 County Festival Championships
6 Undefeated Regular Season
JEFF HUGHES

TENNIS COACH
Boys Tennis 1978-2005
Record: 429-121
17 SCIL, 11 SCIL Tournament Championships
First Team All Area Boys Tennis Coach 2004
Girls Tennis Coach 1976-2017
Record: 629-163
23 SCIL, 16 SCIL Tournament Championships
NJSIAA Sports Award 2001
NFICA NJ Girls Coach of the Year 1995
GENE MENDES

FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL COACH
1979-2008
Baseball Head Coach 15 Years, Football Assistant Coach 28 Years
2 SCIL Baseball Titles: 1981 and 1983
11 Total SCIL Titles
5 NJSIAA State Sectional Titles; 4 in Football, 1 in Boys Basketball
MANUEL REIS

SOCCER COACH
1960-1980
"Father of Sparta Soccer".
Record: 194-72-20
8 League Titles
1 State Sectional Title
RICHARD CASSELS

FOOTBALL COACH
1959-1977
Record 125-33-7
8 Skyline Conference Titles
Coached SHS First Undefeated Football Team: 1968
First Sparta High School Athletic Director: 1959
Cassels Football Field Named in Memoriam
TED BARBATO

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND COACH
1969-2003
Athletic Director 1982-2003
Athletic Championships: 24 State Sectional Titles, 4 State Titles, 100 SCIL Titles
Head Boys Basketball Coach 1980-1984
3 SCIL Titles, Undefeated Regular Season
Assistant Football Coach 1969-1081
4 State Sectional Titles
Assistant Wrestling Coach 1971-1977
1 SCIL Title
Assistant Baseball Coach 1976-1979
1 SCIL Title
TOM WRIGHT

FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, TRACK
1965-1969
Skyline Conference and Sussex County Leading Rusher and Scorer: 1968 and 1969
State's leading Rusher and Scorer: 1969
First Team All-State and All-Group Track: 1969
100 Yard and 220 Yard Skyline Conference Track Champion: 1969
1968 FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL
1968 Football Team
9-0 Record
#1 All-Area Team
First Undefeated, Untied Football Team in School History
Scored 398 Points and Allowed 39 Points in 9 Games
Included the State's leading Rusher and Scorer
7 Players Named to the All-County Team
BOB CANNON

GOLF AND WRESTLING COACH
Golf Coach 1964-1999
Record 531-81
6 Skyline Titles
24 SCIL Titles, including 17 in a row
93 Straight Victories: 1977-1983
116 Straight Victories: 1985-1991
8 Regional Championships
1978 Team - Undefeated, Sparta Quadratic, District 7, SCIL, All Groups State Champions
HELENE REIGSTAD GEISSEL

BASKETBALL AND TRACK
1981-1985
First Lady Spartan to Score 1000 points and grab 1000 rebounds
Holds Single Game Rebound Record with 29
Team MVP 1984-1985
First Lady Spartan Chosen to Play in North/South All Star Game for State of NJ
NJ Herald All-Area 1st Team 1984 and 1985
Star Ledger All-West Jersey 1st Team 1984 and 1985
Star Ledger 1st Team All-State Group 2 1985
KEVIN ROGERS

FOOTBALL, WRESTLING, BASEBALL
1965-1969
First Undefeated Football Season at SHS 1968
State Championship 1968
All County Football, Baseball
All-State baseball
MVP Baseball
Two-Time District Champion Runner-up Wrestling
JOHN PLACE

WRESTLING AND FOOTBALL
1979-1983
District 3 Region 1 Champion Wrestler: 1982 and 1983
NJ State Champion Wrestler: 1983
Undefeated at 188 lbs: 1982-83 Season
All State Group 2 Football Champion
Football State Championship: 1980 and 1982
Athlete of the Year: 1983
CHRIS JENT

1984-1988
SHS, SCIL, All-Tme Career points Leader - 2287
Parade All American, Top 50 High School Seniors
1st Team All State
3 Time All West Jersey
Street and Smith All American
Converse All American
GREG BATY

FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL
1972-1982
State Championships: 1980 and 1982
Undefeated Season: 1980 and 1982
Football Captain: 1982
All-State Selection Tight End and Defensive End
NJ Top 25 Players 1982
First 1000 Point Scorer for SHS
ED FULTON

FOOTBALL
Team Captain 1972
All-Skyline Conference and All-Sussex County Offensive Lineman 1971 and 1972
All-Paterson News and All-Suburban Offensive Lineman 1072
Selected int he 3rd round of the NFL Draft in 1979
LOU SEVILLE

FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL
1979-1983
Two State Championships: 1980 and 1982
SCIL All-Time Career Rushing and Scoring Record
Only Player Selected to NJ North/South All-Star Game in Two Sports, 1983
First Team all-Area, All-SCIL. All-State, All-Group
Played on 6 Championship SCIL Teams
1978 GOLF

GOLF
1978 Golf Team
Record: 18-0
SCIL Champions
North Jersey Sectional Champions
Sparta Quadrangular Champions
District 7 Champions
NJ All Group State Champions
CATHY WILLE

BASKETBALL AND TRACK
1982-1986
Undefeated Basketball 1985-86 Seasons
All SCIL 1985-86
MVP State Championship Game 1985
1st Team Group 2 1985 and 1986
North 1, Group 2 Track Champions 1985
SHS Athlete of the Year 1986
1985 GIRLS BASKETBALL

GIRLS BASKETBALL
1985 Girls Basketball Team
Undefeated 29-0
SCIL, Sectional and Group 2 State Champions
Sussex County Festival Champions
First Female Team in Sussex County to Win a State Championship
KEVIN MICHAELS

FOOTBALL, WRESTLING, TRACK
1965-1969
All-Conference, All-County, First Team All-State, All-Group-Football 1968 and 1969
District 15 Champion at 168 lbs.
Second Place Region-Wrestling 1969
Group 2 State Champion Pole Volt 1969
JIM WRIGHT

FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
1963-1967
All-State, All-Sussex County - Football 1966
All-State, All-Skyline Conference - Baseball 1967
DAVE BOUTILIER

SOCCER
1993-1997
NSCAA All-East First Team 1996-1997
NSCAA All-American Honorable Mention 1966-1997
SCIL Champions 1994-1997
State Sectional Champion 1995
First Team All-League 1995-1997
First Team All-West jersey 1996-1997
Player of the Year 1997
First Team All-State 1996-1997
US National Team U14-U20