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1546:, December 26, 2007. Accessed December 6, 2017. "Paulsboro High School has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit with its former principal, Lucia Pollino, who was suspended for six months with pay in April 2007 over allegations she let students be strip-searched. The incident happened during a class trip to Walt Disney World, when two male teachers suspected four male students were using drugs and searched them.... Pollino sued, saying she did not authorize a strip-search and noting the two teachers who conducted the searches were not disciplined. The district settled by reassigning her to a position as director of assessments at the same salary she earned as principal." 538:, a publicly listed company with a market cap of $ 113M despite owning one deli. Morina, according to SEC filings, held 1.5 million shares of Hometown common shares, which on paper had been worth more than $ 20 million, given the current share price. Morina was also involved in Mantua Creek Group, which owns the building that Your Hometown Deli operates in. Christine Lindenmuth, who is a math teacher and administrator at Paulsboro High School, was also an executive at Hometown International. Morina wasn't charged in either suit, and the Justice Department complaint alleges that he was taken in by Patten, according to the federal criminal indictment. 1081:, December 7, 1986. Accessed January 14, 2021. "Ron Victor scored on a seven-yard run, Tom Paulsen kicked a 20-yard field goal and a stubborn defense held Haddonfield High School to 76 total yards as Paulsboro won the South Jersey Group 1 football championship, 10-0, here yesterday. It marked the fifth Group 1 championship overall for Paulsboro and its fourth in the last seven years. The Pauls won it in 1980-82-84 and now in '86 to keep their current streak of winning in the even years alive.... Paulsboro, 10-1 and No. 4 in the fop Ten Poll, gained a first down on the running of Peter Brandt and then managed to run out the clock." 1104:. "Paulsboro's spectacular senior quarterback carted off some impressive numbers as he made his way to the sideline: 4,029 yards rushing, 3,844 yards passing, and state career records for touchdowns (101) and points (656). He also established a South Jersey single-season scoring record with 212 points. Most important, Harvey concluded his four years by helping the Red Raiders to their fourth straight South Jersey Group 1 championship in a 50-0 shellacking of Gloucester at Gateway High.... Paulsboro (11-0), which has won nine titles since 1979 and is 21-6 in postseason play, took a 6-0 lead on its first possession." 2161: 1039:, December 5, 1982. Accessed March 8, 2021. "Vince Scott caught a 25-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds to play yesterday to give Paulsboro High School a thrilling 34-26 victory over Audubon and the South Jersey Group 1 football championship. Scott's reception, which broke a 26-26 tie, enabled the Red Raiders, ranked sixth in the Top Ten Poll, to finish the season at 9-1-1, while unranked Audubon finished at 7-4. For Paulsboro, it was their third sectional group title in the last four years and it was the Colonial Conference champions' second victory of the year over Audubon." 1399:, January 28, 2015. Accessed December 6, 2017. "When he took his first head coaching job in 1986, the Paulsboro alum not only replaced his mentor, he took the reins from a legend who built this small Gloucester County town into the mecca of South Jersey wrestling.... Morina was crowned the all-time winningest wrestling coach in South Jersey history Wednesday night with win No. 606 coming in a 47-14 triumph over Haddonfield. Under Morina, Paulsboro has won 110 of 115 playoff matches (with one tie) en route to 28 sectional and 25 state titles." 1182:, December 2, 2017. Accessed December 6, 2017. "Holloway scored three touchdowns and led an outstanding defensive effort with three interceptions as the top-seeded Red Raiders knocked off second-seeded Penns Grove, 34-24, in the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 1 final. Paulsboro captured its third championship in the last four years and 19th overall.... The Red Raiders (10-2) held one of the most explosive offenses in South Jersey – which came into the game averaging more than 46 points per game – to just 18 points, all in the second half." 1062:. "What a standing-room-only crowd of better than 4,000 saw here in the Group 1 championship yesterday was Redman getting another touchdown and 138 yards rushing.... Instead, it was a super two-way effort from the guys in the trenches, a swarming effort by a determined secondary and an explosive offensive performance featuring John Worthy, Robert Muse and Emmett Merchant that shone brighter than the sun overhead as Paulsboro, No. 13 in the Top Ten Poll, dethroned the defending champions with a no-doubt 40-8 victory." 810:, Paulsboro High School. Accessed May 28, 2022. "High school in Paulsboro began at Buck Street School when, in 1905, the Board of Education approved a four-year high school course of study. The high school curriculum itself was approved during November 1907... At its January 1907 meeting, the Board of Education appointed a committee to research and select a site for a high school to be built. Paulsboro High School had seventeen rooms when dedicated on May 8, 1917. It cost $ 60,000 to build." 965:. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component." 1609:, October 23, 2002. Accessed May 7, 2012. "With all the pomp that Paulsboro could provide to pay homage to Hollywood, a tiny street was christened Kevin Smith Way yesterday.... As the golden curtain sheathing the new street sign in front of Paulsboro High School was removed by the Jersey Girl director, actress Liv Tyler piped up in protest: 'It used to be called Tyler Way.'" 1165:, December 3, 2016. Accessed December 11, 2016. "The Paulsboro and Salem football teams were evenly matched squads in the NJSIAA/Sports Care Institute.com South Jersey, Group 1 final Saturday at Rowan University. In fact, each team scored four touchdowns in the Red Raiders' 29-26 victory, which clinched Paulsboro's 18th sectional title in program history." 1731:, July 26, 2012. Accessed September 3, 2012. "While it is expected that some of the players will take advantage of their opportunity to transfer schools without sitting out a season, Paulsboro High School graduate and senior linebacker Gerald Hodges doesn't plan on being one of those who jumps ship, according to his high school coach, Glenn Howard." 1126:. "'We had it up this week in practice but we never got a chance to get to it,' Howard said after Paulsboro beat Glassboro 21-15 in a classic battle of unbeatens Saturday in the South Jersey Group 1 championship game.... the Red Raiders not only snapped the Bulldogs' 22-game winning streak and capped Paulsboro's sixth 11-0 season since 1993." 1297:. "The Paulsboro High school athlete has earned many accolades for his play as a quarterback on the football team. But this time it was different. He led Paulsboro, 22-7, to its first state Group 1 basketball title with 28 points in a 53-51 thriller over Science of Newark at the Rutgers University Louis Brown Athletic Center." 1020:. "Paulsboro High School took advantage of Glassboro's sloppy first quarter and used a rugged defense to defend its South Jersey Group 1 football title with a 16-6 victory yesterday.... The Bulldogs' troubles started midway through, the first period when they failed to cover a Paulsboro (9-2) punt from their own 32-yard line." 1435:, August 22, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2016. "The Red Raiders defeated the Hawks, 59-6, to win the 1,000th match in the storied history of Paulsboro wrestling, making them just the third high school wrestling team in the country to achieve the feat. Granite City, Ill. and Vacaville, Calif. previously reached the milestone." 1511:, October 26, 1997. Accessed December 11, 2016. "But in his second career, as coach of his alma mater, Mr. Howard, 37, entered the New Jersey high school football record books last Saturday by leading the Red Raiders to their 55th straight win, over Haddon Heights, breaking Randolph High School's mark of 54 set in 1991." 1232:, September 27, 2020, updated October 1, 2020. Accessed December 6, 2020. "4-Glenn Howard, Paulsboro Record: 300-68 Winning Percentage: 81.5 Years as head coach: 34 seasons; all at Paulsboro. A Paulsboro graduate, Howard had led the Red Raiders to 15 South Jersey Group 1 titles - including six straight from 1992-97" 530:

while on a senior trip to Walt Disney World in April 2007. A lawsuit has been filed by an attorney representing one of the students asking for $ 250,000 in damages related to the incident. Superintendent of Schools Frank Scambia said that Pollino would be reassigned to become director of assessments,

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to finish the season at 9–2. The 1984 team used a touchdown pass in the last minute of play to win the South Jersey Group I championship game by a score of 34–26 to finish the season with a record of 9-1-1. The 1984 team beat Glassboro 40–8 in front of 4,000 spectators to win the South Jersey Group I

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The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship every year from 1980 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2014, and won the Group I state championship from 1983 to 2007, 2009-2011 and 2016–2020; the 40 sectional titles, 33 group championships and the 25 consecutive group titles are

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magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 278th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 265th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 277th in 2008 out of 316

1530:, June 6, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2007. "The attorney representing a Paulsboro High School student who was allegedly strip-searched on a class trip to Florida sent notice to the high school, public school district and Board of Education on Tuesday he intends to file suit for $ 250,000 in damages." 1215:, October 27, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed December 28, 2022. "20-Paulsboro vs. Woodbury... One of the longest-standing rivalries in New Jersey, these two neighboring towns held a big celebration to celebrate their 100th meeting two years ago.... All-time series: Paulsboro leads, 56-43-3" 415:

at number 20 in their 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football", with Paulsboro leading the series between the two teams with a 56-43-3 record. Head coach Glenn Howard entered the 2020 season with 15 sectional championships and an overall career record of 300–68 in his 34

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by a score of 21–15 in the finals to win the South Jersey Group I title. The 2001 team finished the season 12-0 after winning the South Jersey Group I state sectional title with a 55–6 win against Gloucester City in the tournament final. In 2016, the team won the 18th sectional title in program

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a position for which she would be compensated with the same salary she had received as principal. The district reached a settlement with Pollino after she sued the district, charging that she had been the victim of gender discrimination and that she had never approved the strip search.

1835:, Marc 9, 2018. Accessed September 26, 2021. "Witherspoon, a former basketball standout at Paulsboro High School and a Saint Joseph’s University graduate, is 6-0 with six knockouts since suffering a third-round TKO loss to former prospect Seth Mitchell at Boardwalk Hall in 2012." 1781:, December 5, 2014. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Larry Weil, A.K.A. 'Pretty Boy' Larry Sharpe, is headed to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Paulsboro High School graduate, retired and living in Cape Coral on Florida's East Coast, will be enshrined in Tampa on Jan. 31." 388:

in the championship game, avenging the team's only loss in the regular season. With their quarterback setting state records for career points and touchdowns scored. the 1995 team won the program's fourth consecutive South Jersey Group I title with a 50–0 win against

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The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1992–1997, 2000–2002, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2016 and 2017. The 1980 team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional title with a 16–6 victory against

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was responsible for halting the streak on January 16, 2008, with a 28–22 decision over the Red Raiders. Paulsboro had won 25 consecutive state championships in Group I until 2008 when they lost early in the state tournament. According to the

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Burzichelli, son of Paulsboro Mayor John D. Burzichelli, is one such believer. A 1972 graduate of Paulsboro High School, he knows his community well and is unflinching in his willingness to discuss the town's problems as well as its

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the most of any school in the state As of the 2019 season, head coach Paul Morina won his 700th match, becoming the second coach in state history to reach that milestone. Morina reached his 606th victory as coach with a win against

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by a score of 29–26 in the South Jersey Group I state sectional tournament final. The 2017 team won the program's 19th overall championship, its third title in four seasons and finished the year with a 10–2 record, defeating

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by a score of 14–13. The 63 consecutive wins is still the state record, surpassing the next closest streak in South Jersey by 20 games, and besting the previous state record holder by nine.

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in January 2015, breaking the South Jersey record; From the time he became coach until he set the win record, Morina had won 28 sectional titles and went on to win 25 group championships.

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years leading the team, ranked fourth in wins among all active football coaches. Longtime assistant coach Kevin Harvey was named to replace Glenn Howard after his retirement in 2022.

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Paulsboro High School owns the New Jersey state record for consecutive football victories with 63 running from 1992 and until September 26, 1998, when they lost to longtime rival

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The district's first high school program began in 1907. Paulsboro High School was dedicated in May 1917 and constructed at a cost of $ 60,000 (equivalent to $ 1,400,000 in 2023).

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state title. The 1986 team finished the season with a 10–1 record after winning the South Jersey Group I state sectional title with a 10–0 win against

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was held at the school, which had been the location of several scenes in the film. A street leading out of the school was named Kevin Smith Way.

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superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.

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counties whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750 and 800 students for grades 9–12, and operates under the supervision of the

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in the playoff finals to run their record to 11–0. In 2000, the team finished the season 11–0, defeating previously unbeaten

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schools. The school was ranked 264th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

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team had a streak of 307 consecutive victories against Colonial Conference opponents. The streak started in 1971 when

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On February 2, 2011, Paulsboro became just the third high school in history to accumulate 1,000 wins. It joined

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As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 384 students and 32.6 classroom teachers (on an

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The school's principal is Paul Morina. His core administration team includes the assistant principal

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by a score of 34–24 in the playoff final of the South Jersey Group I state sectional tournament.

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The school was the 309th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in

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Anderson, whose father, Flipper Anderson, was a Paulsboro standout who later played in the NFL."

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Principal Lucia Pollino was suspended after an incident in which three students were allegedly

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The girls' outdoor track and field team won the Group I state championship in 2004 and 2019.

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The boys track team won the Group I spring / outdoor track state championship in 1998.

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The boys tennis team won the Group I state championship in 2019, defeating runner-up

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had handed them their last conference loss. It would be nearly four decades until

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The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1996 (defeating

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who set the NFL record of most receiving yards in a game, with 336 yards

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The Paulsboro High School Red Raiders compete as a member school in the

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of 11.8:1. There were 154 students (40.1% of enrollment) eligible for

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Yahoo! News - "300 Wins in a Row for High School Wrestling Team

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The current principal, Paul Morina, also served as the CEO of

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League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021

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and 1 (0.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

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A compendium of epic battles over the years - Philly.com

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