Warren Hills Regional High School has chosen one of its own to run its athletic department.
Former star athlete Mike Jones is expected to be named the new athletic director during Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting.
Jones, who graduated from the Warren County school in 1998, was a candidate three years ago when Geri McKelvey was hired to replace Peter Lubrecht as the Blue Streaks' AD. Jones' prorated salary as AD will be $110,000 per year.
McKelvey, who was not rehired this past spring after serving two years on the job, is on Tuesday's agenda for approval to return to the classroom as a Health and Physical Education teacher as well as joining Josie Potter's field hockey staff as an assistant coach.
Jones, a star quarterback for Warren Hills under former head coach and AD Bob Lockhart, now an assistant coach at North Hunterdon, has recently been serving as chief administrator in the Hampton school district. A four-year letterwinner, Jones threw for 1,843 yards -- second most on the Streaks' all-time list -- his senior season in 1997. He still owns the school's career marks of 4,118 yards and 32 touchdowns. Jones was inducted into the Blue Streak Wall of Fame in May.
Jones will become the fifth athletic director at Warren Hills since Nick Holgash retired after 33 years at Warren Hills (15 as AD) in 2010.
Lubrecht succeeded Lockhart, who after two years as AD at his alma mater took the same position at Summit High School for the 2013-14 school year. Lubrecht, who had previously been the AD at Roselle Park from 2011-13, was not rehired following the 2015-16 school year.
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