Florence Township Memorial High School

Florence Township Memorial High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Florence Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Florence Township School District.

Florence Township Memorial High School
Address
1050 Cedar Lane

Florence Township
,
Burlington County
,
New Jersey
08518

United States
Coordinates40.118647°N 74.795772°W / 40.118647; -74.795772
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtFlorence Township School District
NCES School ID3405220[1]
PrincipalJohn M. Cogan
Faculty31.5 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment452 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.3:1[1]
Color(s)  Blue and
  gold[2]
Athletics conferenceBurlington County Scholastic League
Team nameFlashes[2]
RivalsBurlington City HS, Bordentown Regional HS, Palmyra HS, Burlington Twp. HS, Northern Burlington HS, New Egypt HS, Riverside HS
Websitewww.florence.k12.nj.us/highschool

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 452 students and 31.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1. There were 96 students (21.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 19 (4.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 258th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[3] The school had been ranked 220th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 237th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 183rd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 209th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]

Athletics

The Florence Township Memorial High School Flashes[2] compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League, which is comprised of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington, Mercer and Ocean counties in Central Jersey, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] With 336 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[8] The football team competes in the Freedom Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[9][10] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2018–2020.[11] The school's team name is "Flashes" and the primary school colors are blue and gold.[2]

The school participates in a joint wrestling team with Bordentown Regional High School as the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[12]

The girls' field hockey team won the South Jersey Group I sectional title in 1984, 1992 and 1993, and won the Central Jersey Group I title in 2000. The team was Group I state champion in 1992.[13] The 1992 team finished the season with a record of 19-3 after winning the Group I state title, defeating runner-up Belvidere High School by a score of 4-0 in the championship game at Trenton State College.[14]

The football team won the Central Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 1985, 2003-2006 and 2012.[15] The team won the Central Jersey Group I state championships against South River High School at Rutgers Stadium in 2006, by a final score of 17-6.[16] The win marked the team's fourth consecutive sectional title, the second most of any Burlington County school.[17] The team finished the season 12-1 after winning the 2016 Central Jersey Group I sectional title with a 23-17 overtime win in the championship game against Shore Regional High School.[18] Head coach Joe Frappolli entered the 2020 season with six sectional championships and an overall career record of 319-149-5 in his 47 years leading the team, ranked third in wins among all active football coaches.[19]

The baseball team won the Group I state championship in 1985 (defeating Cresskill High School in the tournament final) and 1986 (vs. Roselle Park High School).[20] In 2011 the team defeated South River High School by a score of 12-2, and in 2012 the team defeated Point Pleasant Beach High School, 4-2, to win back-to-back Central Jersey Group I state sectionals. The winning pitcher in both games was Greg Perri, who is the first and only pitcher to win back-to-back state sectional championships in school history.

The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1986 (vs. Glen Ridge High School in the tournament final), 2000 (vs. Waldwick High School) and 2001 (vs. Cresskill High School).[21] Farcing Waldwick in the finals, the team won the Group I title by a score of 72-43.[22] In 2001, the team won the Group I title with a 41-35 win against Cresskill in the tournament final.[23] The team won the 2005 Central, Group I state sectional championship with a 64-50 win over Metuchen High School.[24]

The softball team won the Group I state championship in 1987 (defeating Roselle Park High School in the tournament final) and 2007 (vs. Pompton Lakes High School).[25] The team took the Central Jersey, Group I state sectional championship in 2007 with a pair of shutout wins, over Middlesex High School (6-0) in the semifinal and South Amboy Middle High School (3-0) in the tournament final.[26] The team moved on to win the Group I state championship with wins over Gloucester City High School (3-2) in the semifinals and Pompton Lakes High School (3-0) in the tournament final.[27][28] The team won the 2008 sectional title over Dunellen High School by a score of 10-0 in the final game.[29][30] The 2008 team lost 9-1 to Pennsville Memorial High School in the first round of the Group I championships.[31][32]

Notable alumni

Administration

The school's principal is John M. Cogan. His administration team includes the vice principal.[35]

References
  1. School data for Florence Township Memorial High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Florence Township Memorial High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2012.
  5. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 13, 2011.
  6. "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  7. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  8. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  9. Divisions, West Jersey Football League. Accessed September 5, 2020.
  10. Minnick, Kevin. "Football: Entering 10th season, a new leader for state’s second-largest conference", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 8, 2019. Accessed September 5, 2020. "The WJFL was created in 2010 as a way to help teams play a full schedule and face opponents of similar size, ability and geographical location.... The league is comprised of 16 divisions and includes better than 90 high schools."
  11. NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  12. NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  13. NJSIAA Field Hockey Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  14. Williams, Tom. "Bond scores two goals, lifts Flashes", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 23, 1992. Accessed December 27, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "But yesterday in the NJSIAA Group 1 final at Trenton State College, Bond scored two goals as the Flashes won their first state championship with a 4-0 victory over previously undefeated Belvidere.... Florence (19-3) took the lead less than 10 minutes after the opening pass-back when Carey, a senior, scored her 43d goal of the season at the end of a furious attack."
  15. NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  16. 2006 Football Tournament - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 7, 2006.
  17. Staff. "12-2 Florence Nutshell", Burlington County Times, December 2, 2006. Accessed August 25, 2011. "Florence High School defeated South River, 17-6, in the Central Jersey Group 1 championship game. The Flashes wrapped up their fourth consecutive sectional title and fifth overall. Among Burlington County teams, only Cherokee, with seven, has won more titles."
  18. Franklin, Paul. "Champs land on Shore: Florence High football runs through Shore Conference on road to title", The Times, December 9, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed November 23, 2020. "Those were some of the emotions as the Florence High School football team went into overtime in the Central Jersey Group I state championship game yesterday. The feelings were quite different after the end of the second overtime as the Flashes held on to win 23-17 at Lions Stadium on the campus of The College of New Jersey.... Florence, which finished 12-1, won its sixth state sectional title."
  19. Koob, Andrew. "N.J. football′s winningest active head coaches in 2020", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 27, 2020, updated October 1, 2020. Accessed December 6, 2020. "3-Joe Frappolli, Florence Record: 314-149-5 Winning Percentage: 67.8 Years as head coach: 47 seasons; all at Florence The dean of South Jersey coaches, Frappolli has led the Flashes to six sectional titles"
  20. NJSIAA Baseball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  21. NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  22. Kurland, Bob. "Waldwick thwarted; Comes apart against quick Florence 'D'", The Record, March 13, 2000. Accessed November 23, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "The curtain came down on a boys basketball golden era at Waldwick, but not with the expected storybook finish. Instead, retiring coach Paul Puglise and his Warriors absorbed a 72-43 defeat at the hands of Florence on Sunday in the Group 1 championship game at Rutgers."
  23. Mattura, Greg. "Cresskill comes close", The Record, March 12, 2001. Accessed November 23, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Cresskill had a chance for its first State boys basketball title snatched away by Florence's 6-foot-9 David Keeley, who was just too tall for the undersized Cougars. Cresskill made Keeley work for every basket, every rebound, and every pass in the 41-35 loss in the State Group 1 final Sunday night at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, but Keeley's 7-inch height advantage was too much to overcome."
  24. 2005 Boys Basketball - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 4, 2007.
  25. NJSIAA Softball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  26. 2007 Softball - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 8, 2008.
  27. 2007 Softball - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 12, 2007.
  28. "Catalano leads Governor Livingston to first state title", Asbury Park Press, June 10, 2007. Accessed January 6, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Florence 3, Pompton Lakes 0: Melissa Mehrer tossed seven shutout innings and hit a two-run homer in the sixth to send the Flashes to a win over the Cardinals for their first Group I championship since 1987."
  29. 2008 Softball Tournament - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 28, 2008.
  30. "S. Jersey Girls: Schreck powers Florence to softball crown", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 30, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2008.
  31. 2008 Softball Tournament - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 28, 2008.
  32. Staff. "Curry leads Pennsville past Florence to final", Courier-Post, June 4, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2008.
  33. Fisher, Rich. "Former local standout Heath Fillmyer 'extremely grateful' to play for Royals", The Trentonian, June 22, 2018. Accessed June 25, 2018. "Since being called up to the Royals Monday night, Heath Fillmyer has yet to scale a Major League pitching mound in the heat of battle.... It matters not to the former Florence High/Mercer County Community College standout that Kansas City has lost nine straight as it begins a weekend series with the Astros Friday night."
  34. Carchidi, Sam. "Wali Lundy shares player-of-week honors", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 29, 2002. Accessed June 8, 2008. "Lundy, who attended Florence for two years before transferring to Holy Cross..."
  35. Administration, Florence Township Memorial High School. Accessed September 8, 2020.
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