Boys hoops: Coaching carousel spinning in Union County - MyCentralJersey.com
Union County, the epicenter of New Jersey boys basketball, is undergoing a major upheaval this offseason. Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s Danny Doherty, Rahway’s Kevin Conroy, Elizabeth’s Chris Balent and Plainfield’s Jeff Lubreski have resigned their head-coaching posts. Steve Petruzzelli, one of the county’s longest-tenured skippers, was not rehired at Governor Livingston. Doherty guided Scotch Plains-Fanwood for a combined 15 seasons over two tours of duty. Doherty, who will continue to assist the track team and plans to coach freshmen football at the school, will be succeeded by New Providence assistant Steve Siracusa. “He’ll do really well,” Doherty said of Siracusa, who starred at New Providence and later at The College of New Jersey. Conroy spent 14 seasons at Rahway, including the last nine as the head man. “I had a nice run there at the beginning, but it just wasn’t as fun the last couple of years,” Conroy said, adding that he might coach at a sub-varsity level in the future. The Highlanders are coming off a 13-10 campaign and a divisional title in the Union County Conference. Petruzzelli, who also guided A. L. Johnson to the 1981 Union County Tournament title---a feat that seems hard to believe in. Source: www.mycentraljersey.com
