The 2021 version of the Lacey Lions are in a fortunate position to have 9 returning players on offense, 6 on defense after 2 straight seasons of developing younger players that did really well.
Lacey Township High School football coach Lou Vircillo has become one of the most successful head football coaches in the history of the Shore Conference.
The key for the Lacey Lions to shine on the field this season will be from a collective mix of seniors and younger players who need to develop quickly for the team to battle a tough schedule.
Lacey head coach Lou Vircillo was honored by the NJFCA with the Ray McCrann Lifetime Achievement Award during the 40th Phil Simms North-South Football Classic.
Last year it was about adjusting to the weekly competition inside the Class B Bouth they were joining following years in the tough Class A South, but now it's about improving on that 6-4 mark and moving past Point Pleasant Borough and Lakewood Township who finished first and second respectively.
The quest for another run at the postseason is in the hearts and minds of players and coaches across the Shore Conference, and perhaps a change of division is what Lacey Township High School needs to end their drought.
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At this point last season Lacey was already down several starters for the season before it even began. Injuries decimated the Lions’ starting lineup, and the result was a rare losing season at 3-7...
In a season where Shore Conference running backs and quarterbacks could produce more than ten 1,000-yard rushers, one running back has stood alone in maintaining a pace that could put him in the record books.
During his first and only season as the team's starting tailback, Long Branch senior Dahmiere Willis has rushed for 1,800 yards and 19 touchdowns in seven games for an average of 257 yards ru