Montgomery head coach Kris Grundy on the sidelines during a matchup with Bridgewater-Raritan at the Cougar Holiday Classic on December 29, 2023. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Sometimes a milestone comes at the oddest time.
For Montgomery boys’ basketball coach Kris Grundy, his 300th career coaching win came on a big night: Friday, March 1st, when his top-seeded Cougars beat second-seed Marlboro to win the Central Jersey Group 4 championship.
That was Monty’s first title win since 2010, making the moment doubly meaningful.
This year, in his 21st season, a milestone struck again, in almost the same place.
While that title was won in Montgomery’s own gym, as was last year’s, this year’s squad had to go “on the road” – albeit just up the road, with that main road being Route 206 – to win the title. And that victory was No. 350 for Grundy.
The math was easy to do. After winning his 300th, the Cougars lost to Lenape in the Group 4 semifinals. They won 25 games the following year, last season, and are 25-4 this season.
Montgomery will move on to play Tuesday down at Deptford High School in Gloucester County in the state Group 4 semifinals, where they’ll face Cherry Hill East (25-4), the top-seeded South Jersey Group 4 champion.
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