

Tepedino believes he can help continue that winning tradition. Under Mehl’s leadership, the Patriots won the SCT crown in 2019, and in 2021 the squad won the program’s first state sectional tournament championship since 2015.

He saw that as an assistant coach under Todd Briggs, who was the head coach for 10 seasons before Mehl took the reins.įrom 2006-15, the Patriots went 134-62-15 under Briggs, winning two state sectional tournament titles and two Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championships. Tepedino said he understands being the head coach at Freehold Township comes with high expectations. The Patriots won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament championship and reached the Group IV state championship match. Mehl guided Freehold Township to a 17-4-2 campaign in 2021. Tepedino succeeds Josh Mehl, who is now the supervisor of extracurricular activities at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough. I am really looking forward to this season.” There are great roots here and we have always had a good program. “I am lucky to come to a program that is a family. “I am really excited to be the guy in charge,” he said. In 2022, Tepedino will lead his alma mater as the new head coach of the Patriots.
