Hackettstown Head Coach Resigns

Hackettstown's search for a new head football coach is underway.

Art Piancone has resigned after a 7-4 season, the best for the Tigers since 1996. After a 2-3 start, Hackettstown ripped off five straight wins to earn a berth in the NJSIAA North 2 Group 2 Section Playoffs. The Tigers beat West Essex 13-11 in the opening round, which was the school's first in the postseason since 1981

Though Piancone claimed it was merely coincidence, he also stepped down in his first tenure at Hackettstown in 1992 after enjoying his best season after assuming the head coaching duties in 1990. His '92 team went 7-3 and also qualified for the sectional championships before losing 30-22 to Dover in the opening round of the sectional playoffs.

This was Piancone's second stint as Hackettstown's head coach. He took over from Jerry Gundry in 2002 and amassed a record of 20-21. Combined with his first stint when he went 15-12-1, Piancone's career mark with the Tigers is 35-33-1.

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