Lou Vircillo

The Lacey Lions were better than many thought they could be in 2019 and a lot of the players who developed quickly are back for another run in 2020.

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.

In order to get to the playoffs this season, the Lions will need to fill the void of eight players on the offense who graduated last season.

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.

*2015 Shore Conference Football Preview Homepage*
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 Dahmier…

LACEY - For more than a calendar year, Lacey had been trying to get a milestone victory for its Hall of Fame coach as it endured the longest losing streak in Lou Vircillo's 34-year tenure as the program's only coach.
On their home field on Saturday, the Lions walked off with a mixture of exhilaration…

Contrary to popular belief, there are actually other Shore Conference games being played this week besides No. 2 Manalapan at No. 1 Red Bank Catholic on Friday night.
Obviously that showdown headlines the weekend, but there are plenty of other important match-ups to keep an eye on...

*Preview Homepage*
Over the first five games of last season, Lacey was a top-three team in the Shore Conference and on its way to what looked like a championship season. But after starting 5-0, the wheels feel completely off the bus as the Lions spiraled to five straight losses while allowing a stagg…