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Hammonton High School will save money on monograms.
Earlier this month, the Hammonton Board of Education approved the hiring of Pat Lancetta as its head football coach.
Lancetta can reach into his closet for gear from his days as an assistant coach from 1989-to-2002 at the school under former Blue Devils’ coach Pete Lancetta, his brother. Pete is currently the head coach at St. Augustine after winning 215 games and four South Jersey championships at Hammonton from 1989 to 2014.
There’s no mistaking the two.
“Back then it was either Coach Pete or Coach Pat,” Lancetta said. “It is kind of weird, because now the kids do call me coach Lancetta. Now, going through the hallways, I hear Coach Lancetta, and obviously it’s me. I’m the only one there. It is pretty cool, though.”
Pat coached one year at Absegami before hiring on at Rowan University in 2004, where he served in various roles, including both offensive and defensive coordinator for the Profs. After the 2023 NCAA season, Pat Lancetta returned to Hammonton as a health and physical education teacher this school year.
Lancetta is looking forward to a different kind of challenge.
“In the college game, we were getting a kid after four years of high school,” Lancetta said. “They’re a bit more mature. Now in high school, you’re starting them in their freshman year. They are very impressionable and, especially in today’s society, with social media and everything, they have a lot of lot of distractions in their life. The biggest thing is to get them to focus for a few hours a day and get them off that.”
The Blue Devils finished 1-9 this fall under coach Jim Raso, with Pat Lancetta serving as offensive coordinator. After replacing Pete Lancetta, Raso compiled a 56-51 record, which includes three trips to sectional finals.
With decades of coaching experience, Lancetta will…
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Author : Courier Post
Publish date : 2025-01-29 23:47:00
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