Both are expected to be key contributors on offense.įreehold Township will open the 2022 season on Sept. Two players Tepedino has been very impressed with during the preseason are senior Tyler Santos and junior Victor Torres. Playing in front of Goldsmith on defense will be sophomore Michael Gorman and seniors Kyle Chalfin, Danny Earhart and Kenny Sloan. Goldsmith will set the tone in net as the starting goalkeeper.

Kuriakose (left back) and Jones (midfield) will be key players on both ends of the field, as will as senior midfielder Aidan Englander. They are great leaders on and off the field.”īertscha will lead the attack as a forward. “I have been really happy with all of their contributions so far this season,” Tepedino said of those four seniors. Seniors Tim Bertscha, Noah Jones, Kevin Kuriakose and Jack Goldsmith are back after playing a part in Freehold Township’s run to the 2021 state sectional tournament crown. “We want to continue the success of prior seasons … whether it is making it back to an SCT final or winning a sectional championship like last year and making it to a state championship game.” He said his team has the ability to replicate the success the 2021 Patriots enjoyed. Tepedino believes he can help continue that winning tradition. Under Mehl’s leadership, the Patriots won the SCT crown in 2019, and in 2021 the squad won the program’s first state sectional tournament championship since 2015. He saw that as an assistant coach under Todd Briggs, who was the head coach for 10 seasons before Mehl took the reins.įrom 2006-15, the Patriots went 134-62-15 under Briggs, winning two state sectional tournament titles and two Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championships. Tepedino said he understands being the head coach at Freehold Township comes with high expectations. The Patriots won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament championship and reached the Group IV state championship match.

Mehl guided Freehold Township to a 17-4-2 campaign in 2021. Tepedino succeeds Josh Mehl, who is now the supervisor of extracurricular activities at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough. I am really looking forward to this season.”

There are great roots here and we have always had a good program. “I am lucky to come to a program that is a family. “I am really excited to be the guy in charge,” he said.

In 2022, Tepedino will lead his alma mater as the new head coach of the Patriots.

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