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HALL OF FAME



RON EARL

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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SOCCER COACH

1960-1980

"Father of Sparta Soccer".

Record: 194-72-20

8 League Titles

1 State Sectional Title

RICHARD CASSELS

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL

1963-1967

All-State, All-Sussex County - Football 1966

All-State, All-Skyline Conference - Baseball 1967

DAVE BOUTILIER

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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

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