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RV girls basketball coach Anthony Corrado steps away after 21 years
Corrado has had a successful career at the high school, which includes 415 wins and two state titles.
Mount Holly, N.J. – After 21 years as Rancocas Valley Regional High School’s (RVRHS) girls basketball coach, Anthony Corrado has decided to resign from the position. One of the most successful coaches in South Jersey, Corrado’s career includes 415 wins and two Group 4 State Titles – one in 2011 and 2013.
Corrado’s 415 win total ranks 10th for all-time girls basketball wins in South Jersey and is the second highest number of wins in Burlington County. He trails only to Florence Township Memorial High School’s former coach Vince Cipriano, who has 440 wins.
RVRHS’s girls basketball team steadily improved when Corrado became the head coach for the 2010-2011 season. Over his tenure, Corrado reached two Tournament of Champions within a three-year span (2011 and 2013) and only had two losing seasons.
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“I am not retiring, I am resigning,” said Corrado. “It’s time for a change. The time was right to make a move. I feel I have accomplished everything I can accomplish at RVRHS and gave as much as I could, and now I feel it is time to move on.”
Corrado, 50, credits RVRHS boys basketball coach Jay Flanagan for invaluable advice over the years and appreciates the support he received from the high school’s two athletic directors, Tony Lotierzo and Mike Lamb.
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“He really just took the program under his wing and leadership,” said Lamb. “He just developed a team that was successful. To say the impact he had at RVRHS is kind of immeasurable because we haven't had that type of success, and there’s not many schools that have. Obviously, his presence will be greatly missed.”
A seventh-grade teacher at Thomas E. Harrington Middle School in Mount Laurel, Corrado says basketball may still be in his future.
“I am looking for the next challenge and I think I have a lot of gas left in the tank,” he said. “I think I can still make a contribution to girls basketball.”
"On behalf of RV, I thank Corrado for his commitment to our girls basketball team over the last 21 years,” said Superintendent Chris Heilig, Ed.D. “He has had a positive impact on our district and our student-athletes who have not only learned the game but realized the value of teamwork because of his coaching style.”
For more information about RVRHS, visit https://www.rvrhs.com.
