Sterling High School
Football History
(This New Jersey School is located in
Somerdale, in Camden
County. It also draws from Stratford, Magnolia, Hi-Nella
and Laurel Springs)
Coaches and Overall/League Records, Year by Year
Sterling has won three sectional titles -- Group 3 in 1974, 1976 and 1977.
Sterling made its varsity debut in 1960
(just three games).
Conference affiliations since
then: Olympic Conference, 1961-64 (only
played a few Olympic opponents in '61; became full-fledged member in
1962; 1965, played independent schedule; Colonial Conference, 1966-2000;
Colonial Conference/Liberty Division, 2001-2015; West Jersey
Football
League/Colonial Division, 2016-19 . . .
(Championships in parenthesis. *=shared)
1962-64 -- Olympic Conference (1962, 1963)
1966-00 -- Colonial Conference (*1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, *1984, 1985,
*1990, 1992)
2001-15 -- Colonial Conference/Liberty Division (*2001, *2005)
2016-19 -- WJFL Colonial Division
Enrollment classifications . . .
1961-63 -- Group 2
1964-79 -- Group 3
1980-81 -- Group 2
1982-86 -- Group 3
1987-14 -- Group 2
2015 -- Group 3
2016-19 -- Group 2
Updated through 2019
Information for this page came
primarily from
records published
in the Inquirer
and Courier-Post, and from information by the
late Dr. Roger B. Saylor.
To reach Ted Silary -- tedtee307@yahoo.com
| Year | Coach | Conf./League | Overall | Playoffs |
| 1960 | Frank Urban | none | 2 0 1 | |
| 1961 | 19-2-0 / 28-9-1 | none | 2 6 0 | |
| 1962 | 7 0 0 | 8 1 0 | ||
| 1963 | 7 0 0 | 9 0 0 | ||
| 1964 | 5 2 0 | 7 2 0 | ||
| 19 2 0 | 28 9 1 | |||
| 1965 | Tony DeLucas | none | 3 5 1 | |
| 1966 | 3-4-0 / 7-10-1 | 3 4 0 | 4 5 0 | |
| 3 4 0 | 7 10 1 | |||
| 1967 | Jim Combs | 3 4 0 | 5 4 0 | |
| 1968 | 55-21-1 / 76-29-1 | 5 2 0 | 6 3 0 | |
| 1969 | 4 3 0 | 4 5 0 | ||
| 1970 | 4 3 0 | 5 4 0 | ||
| 1971 | 4 3 0 | 6 3 0 | ||
| 1972 | 3 4 0 | 3 6 0 | ||
| 1973 | 6 1 0 | 7 2 0 | ||
| 1974 | 7 0 0 | 10 0 0 | 1 0 | |
| 1975 | 7 0 0 | 10 1 0 | 1 1 | |
| 1976 | 5 1 1 | 9 1 1 | 2 0 | |
| 1977 | 7 0 0 | 11 0 0 | 2 0 | |
| 55 21 1 | 76 29 1 | 6 1 | ||
| 1978 | Ernie Arizzi | 4 3 1 | 5 3 1 | |
| 1979 | 8-12-4 / 9-14-4 | 0 5 3 | 0 6 3 | |
| 1980 | 4 4 0 | 4 5 0 | ||
| 8 12 4 | 9 14 4 | 0 0 | ||
| 1981 | Jim Gallagher | 1 7 1 | 1 7 1 | |
| 1982 | 82-51-2 / 84-55-2 | 6 3 0 | 6 3 0 | |
| 1983 | 7 2 0 | 7 3 0 | 0 1 | |
| 1984 | 7 2 0 | 7 2 0 | ||
| 1985 | 9 0 0 | 9 1 0 | 0 1 | |
| 1986 | 6 3 0 | 6 3 0 | ||
| 1987 | 7 2 0 | 8 3 0 | 1 1 | |
| 1988 | 1 8 0 | 1 8 0 | ||
| 1989 | 5 4 0 | 5 4 0 | ||
| 1990 | 8 1 0 | 8 1 0 | ||
| 1991 | 2 7 0 | 2 7 0 | ||
| 1992 | 8 0 1 | 9 1 1 | 1 1 | |
| 1993 | 7 2 0 | 7 2 0 | ||
| 1994 | 2 7 0 | 2 7 0 | ||
| 1995 | 6 3 0 | 6 3 0 | ||
| 82 51 2 | 84 55 2 | 2 4 | ||
| 1996 | Todd Green | 2 7 0 | 2 7 0 | |
| 1997 | 20-35-0 / 30-40-0 | 0 9 0 | 0 9 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 7 0 | 3 7 0 | ||
| 1999 | 5 4 0 | 5 5 0 | ||
| 2000 | 4 5 0 | 4 6 0 | ||
| 2001 | 4 1 0 | 8 3 0 | 1 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 2 0 | 8 3 0 | 1 1 | |
| 20 35 0 | 30 40 0 | 2 2 | ||
| 2003 | Jim Gallagher again | 3 1 0 | 6 4 0 | 0 1 |
| 2004 | 8-9-0 / 21-19-0 | 1 3 0 | 5 5 0 | |
| 2005 | (T 90-60-2 / 105-74-2) | 3 1 0 | 7 3 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 4 0 | 3 7 0 | 0 1 | |
| 8 9 0 | 21 19 0 | 0 2 | ||
| 2007 | Jarod Claybourn | 1 4 0 | 4 6 0 | |
| 2008 | 2-18-0 / 10-30-0 | 1 4 0 | 3 7 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 5 0 | 0 10 0 | ||
| 2010 | 0 5 0 | 3 7 0 | ||
| 2 18 0 | 10 30 0 | 0 0 | ||
| 2011 | Clint Riley | 2 3 0 | 6 4 0 | |
| 2012 | 11-9-0 / 25-15-0 | 2 3 0 | 5 5 0 | 0 1 |
| 2013 | 4 1 0 | 8 2 0 | 0 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 2 0 | 6 4 0 | ||
| 11 9 0 | 25 15 0 | 0 2 | ||
| 2015 | Dan Harris | 1 4 0 | 3 7 0 | 0 1 |
| 2016 | 8-17-0 / 19-31-0 | 1 4 0 | 1 9 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 1 0 | 8 2 0 | 0 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 4 0 | 4 6 0 | 0 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 4 0 | 3 7 0 | 0 1 | |
| 8 17 0 | 19 31 0 | 0 4 | ||
| 216 W | 309 W | 10 W | ||
| 178 L | 252 L | 15 L | ||
| 7 T | 9 T | -- |
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