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Southern Wrestling: Big Changes, Same Philosophy
STAFFORD – After last year’s NJSIAA Group V championship and 18 seasons of John Stout coaching the Southern Regional wrestling, long-time assistant coach Dan Roy has taken the over the reins.
He may be the new head coach but the philosophy is still the same.
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“My philosophy is that the team comes first. We have high expectations every year and we work hard to get the kids better every day,” said Roy. “We always have a tough schedule to prepare the kids for the end of the year. We try our best to develop our wrestlers into good wrestlers, students, and most importantly, great people.”
Southern is always among the best in New Jersey and as the reigning NJSIAA Group V state champions, the team has returned with several standouts, such as state qualifiers JT Cornelius, Robert Woodcock and Jayson Scerbo, and junior Eddie Hummel, a transfer from Roselle Park.
Hummel was a sixth-place finisher at the state tournament last season.
”Eddie fits in perfectly,” said Roy of Hummel joining the team. “He has bought into our philosophy and is an extremely hard worker on the mat and in the classroom. He leads by example and does anything the team needs.”
While they have been as good as expected early this season, the performances of the Rams’ underclassmen have been equally impactful.
“ I feel the season is going well. We just had a big win against Phillipsburg,” said Roy.” There is still a lot of season left, but our goal as a team is to win the Group V state title.”
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