AFM’s National and Regional High School Coaches of the Year

Greg Toal, Head Coach of Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, NJ, was having success a few years ago with a program that continually ranked among the top high school teams in the state. They were beginning to surpass perennial powers St. Joe’s Regional, Bergen Catholic, and St. Peter’s Prep as the best team in the New Jersey. But he wanted to take DBP to another level. Toal knew the Ironmen could compete with the best teams in New Jersey but he wanted to see how they would fare on a national basis. “First and foremost, I’m a competitor and will never shy away from any level of competition,” said Toal. “I wanted to play a game on a national level for years but rules had prevented it. Last year we were finally able to schedule an intersectional game.” He did so by helping to put together a national high school game of the week with Northern California