NJ HS Dual Playoffs
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I thought when Heller was coach and Billy George the assistant and they first built the program up they were easy to root for. It was a program that like 7 kids at some points in the 2000s and they built it up . After Deluca took over and especially after Sonny “god wanted me to win that district title” Amato got there they became the villains and real unlikeable fast.
Yeah I agree private to public shouldn’t require a transfer penalty, assuming the public school is the same as where the kid would have gone had he not gone private. Like if a Delsea kid enrolls into Camden Catholic and then returns to Delsea, then he shouldn’t have to sit. But if a Cherry Hill kid enrolls into Camden Catholic, but then moves/transfers to Delsea, there should be a sitout rule.
Like 8 years ago they were a team with the 8 kids and the Addisons and Brignolas made up just about all of the roster. Agreed, very easy to root for. They’re a better program now but definitely way less likable.
At this point with all the private school domination I’d let any kid leave a private and go public even it’s it’s not his home school
Why the Amato hate you also took a shot at him on the Penn St boards. Didn't you want him at Rutgers?
I know he had one fight incident which kids do the other stuff I have never heard about.
No I didn’t I think he has a terrible attitude.to be fair on the Penn state Board I said he has a 50/50 chance of being a multiple time AA or get kicked out of school. The talent as a wrestler I don’t question but him as a person has some red flags.
i heard rumbling about him for awhile then he was interviewed after districts last year and said god wanted him to win the district and that he “doesn’t lose to guys like that” the guy he beat was a returning state medalist who was committed to Princeton and who then beat Amato in the state semis 2 weeks later, even after that Amato wouldn’t give the kid credit and after taking 3rd said he only loses when he beats himself and that it was a fluke.
In the day of the private school takeover I’m usually ok with public schools trying to bring in guys but when you start bringing in guys from PA, Delaware ,South Carolina etc is when I start having an issue with it but I understand thats just the way of the world nowadays.
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I looked it up the Depauls are from Franklinville which Is where delsea high school is located
Hmmmm... no. They recruited during the Heller era too. He's a good guy, but wasn't like he was above that kind of stuff when it came to establishing the program.
I guess Deluca just took it to a whole other level that rubs people the wrong way. It doesn't surprise me though. Rumson has always been a school that figures out some backdoor methods to get kids into the school. Used to hear stories about it with their football team back in the day as well.