Promising to “put a fence around Perth Amboy,” John Fiore takes Panthers’ AD job

In his years as a head coach, John Fiore has worked in some very diverse communities, including the place where he had his biggest success, up at Montclair.

With student-athletes from “every socio-economic background on the spectrum” in terms of culture and diversity, Fiore had a 93-31 record with the Mounties over ten seasons from 2010 through 2019, winning four NJSIAA sectional titles in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017, going undefeated three times in 2012, 2013 and 2017.

Now, after a brief stint at Elizabeth, Fiore is taking over as the new Athletic Director at Perth Amboy High School, taking over for Ken Mullen.

It’s an exciting time in the Bay City, with the brand-new, $283 million, 590,000 square foot high school just a year old, replacing the Eagle Avenue building that opened in 1971.

Fiore will officially start July 1, and has been meeting people around the school lately – trainers, coaches, student-athletes – and says the students are all “hard-working, great, respectful kids.” And he’s looking to keep kids in Perth Amboy, rather than going to other schools, whether public, charters or non-public, aiming to show they can have success not only in a Panther uniform, but also at the new high school.

Football – Fiore’s area of expertise – hasn’t had a winning season since Perth Amboy went 6-4 in 2011 under Mike Giordano, capping it with a fourth straight Thanksgiving win against arch-rival Carteret.

Perth Amboy’s boys’ volleyball team had the most success in wins and losses this school year, going 12-4 and winning the GMC Blue Division with an 8-0 record. Softball also went 13-10 and won the GMC Blue with an 11-1 mark,

Boys’ basketball went 15-12, while the girls were 6-17, and the baseball team went 8-12 in 2025.

Click below to hear new Perth Amboy Athletic Director John Fiore talk about his new job with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko: