Scott GoodaleGoodale and the seven other inductees will be enshrined at the 30th annual induction ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Masso’s Columbus Manor on the Black Horse Pike in Williamstown, N.J.
Tickets for the banquet are $35 and may be purchased by calling Mike Schuld (609-206-2206). The deadline for ordering tickets is Monday, Nov. 2.
“I am humbled and honored to be inducted into such a prestigious group,” said Goodale. “It’s nice to receive this type of recognition in a sport that means so much to me.”
Along with Goodale, this year’s class of eight inductees includes former two-time state champion Mark Saul (Millville), state champions Larry DeVault (Paulsboro), Damien Covington (Overbrook) and Shawn Scannell (Absegami) and state place winner Michael Lamb (Highland), who coached at Sterling and Gloucester County College. Rounding out the Class of 2009 are two highly successful coaches, Ron Hamrick (Collingswood) and Dave Chambers (Cherokee).
Goodale enters his third season as head coach of the Rutgers wrestling team. Last season, Goodale led the team to a school record 20-win season in dual competition.
Goodale is a 1990 graduate of Jackson High School. He was a four-time District 25 and two-time Region 7 Champion. Goodale put his name on the map with a 16-2 decision to win the district championship at 108 pounds as a freshman.
The Jackson, N.J. native won successive district titles as the result of 20-7, 1:10 fall and 19-7 wins at 119, 135 and 145, respectively, to make Goodale the 13th wrestler in South Jersey history to win four district titles.
Goodale helped Jackson to a second place district finish as a freshman and then to three straight district titles. He won back-to-back regional titles with a 16-3 decision in 1989 and a 1:02 fall in 1990.
As a junior, Goodale sustained an 18-16 overtime loss to unbeaten and eventual state champion Erik Saunders of Overbrook in the state quarterfinals on the way to a 31-4 campaign and fourth-place finish.
As a senior, Goodale had a 33-1 season with the lone blemish an 8-6 loss to unbeaten Brian Unkert of Pope John in the state finals to finish 115-11 in his scholastic career.
Goodale attended Lock Haven University where he compiled a 99-26 record and was a three-time NCAA Qualifier.
Goodale coached Jackson Memorial High School for seven years with a career record of 155-16. His teams were No. 1 in New Jersey in 2006 and 2007 and ranked 10th and 7th in the United States. The Goodale led squads won seven straight district titles and four Shore Conference championships. His teams were second in the Shore Conference his other three years. The multitalented Jersey native also served as offensive coordinator for 3 Group Champion Football teams at Jackson.
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