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
