South Hunterdon Board of Ed approves assistant coach, alum Kyle Hart’s promotion to become Eagles’ next football coach

South Hunterdon assistant football coach Kyle Hart has been promoted to become the next head coach of the Eagles football program, with his hire approved by the local Board of Education Monday night.

Hart is a “hometown” name, growing up playing youth football for the Lambertville Raiders. He played fullback and linebacker for the Eagles in high school in the mid/late-2000s, graduating from South Hunterdon High School in 2009. He went on to play collegiately at William Paterson University, where he played in ten games and rushed 26 times for 85 yards and a touchdown.

He had been serving as defensive coordinator and running backs/linebackers coach for the last several years under Toby Jefferis, who was not retained after the 2025 season following 16 years as the head coach. Jefferis was 73-81 in that span, with the team going 1-7 this past season, but dealing with low participation numbers in the program.

According to MyCentralJersey.com, the Eagles had just 22 players on the roster this fall, and one of Hart’s main jobs will be to increase numbers in the program.

The 35-year-old Hart also is a physical education teacher at South Hunterdon Regional High School, and was named Educator of the Year in 2025, according to a December Facebook post on the school’s page.