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Eagles High School Coach of the Week: Timmy Breaker, Glassboro High School

After Breaker became the head coach in 2023, he guided the Bulldogs to a 9-4 record and the state championship game, where they fell to Mountain Lakes High School.

That's the last time Glassboro has lost a game.

Last year, they posted a 13-0 record and captured the school's first state championship. This season, Glassboro beat Schalick High School 35-7 on Friday to go to 8-0.

Once they became the NJSIAA Group 1 Champions in 2024, Breaker's squad didn't become complacent; they became even more motivated.

"I don't even think we sat down and watched the game. We just moved on. The kids here are different. I think it was three days after the state championship game, and they wanted to get back into the weight room," he said.

"For them, it's always the next step. They don't really wait on it. They love the competition. I love the competition. They love being better every day. And that's kind of what we focus on as a whole unit. From the coaching staff to the kids, we focus on just being better every day.

"I think it means a bunch to put on a Glassboro jersey. My first year, we ended the season with 28 kids in the state championship. And from what was built from then until now, we have 62 kids on the team. It's varsity and JV, but everyone dresses on game night. Hopefully, by letting them dress up varsity, they want to be like the guys that they're watching.

"It's been a very big and special thing to see as a coach and to watch it grow into what it is now. And I think more and more down the road, it'll grow as well."

Over the last three years, Glassboro has been able to watch one of their own step up and help the football program reach heights it has never experienced. But what makes Breaker most gratified by what the team is accomplishing reaches beyond their win-loss record.

"The proudest part right now is that the consistent GPA of our team is a 3.9. The kids do great in the classroom. That's the No. 1 thing," he said. "And then No. 2 is just watching the community be happy at what we produce out there on the field.

"My first year here, there weren't a lot of people who came out to the games. But these last two years, watching the community buy into Glassboro football kind of like when I was in high school, is probably the second best.

"I know for sure that this is where I'm supposed to be. Being able to be in a community I grew up in since I was born, graduated high school from, winning championships at, and now coaching and winning championships. Man, that's a blessing."

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