EP 405 — Billy George (Long Branch HS): Region 6 Roots, Green Wave Rebuild & Shore Conference Rivalries

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In EP 405, we go Belly to Belly with Billy George, head wrestling coach at Long Branch High School—a Shore Conference lifer carrying the Green Wave tradition.Coach George digs into Region 6 history, District 23 wars, NJ’s realignment era, the public vs. private debate, and how Long Branch rebuilt its room with a family-first culture (football, lifeguarding, surfing) where “life is wrestlebacks” still rings true.What you’ll hear: origin story, handing off/stepping up, building athletes from the ground up, lineup churn every year, schedule strength, division foes, district placement, and keeping Shore pride alive.
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Show Notes / Timestamps

00:00 Cold open — Region 6 roots
00:32 ABR intro + guest setup (Billy George, Long Branch HS)
01:20 Bio: Green Wave family → Cornell → LB head coach
02:19 Plug: @wavewrestlingnj
02:50 Pork roll / Taylor ham
04:01 Origin story: dad & “Coach George,” community pride
09:53 Taking over, Rumson years, rebuild mindset
12:01 Ambassadorship: school, beach, lifeguards, surfing, family ethos
19:00 Rebuild blueprint: fundamentals, athleticism, “don’t get pinned”
24:46 Diverse room → one family (languages, culture, buy-in)
27:30 Schedule & rivalries (TR South/East, Colts Neck, Jackson)
31:34 Non-negotiables: school, behavior, homework → earn the mat
33:40 From 3–8 to hosting sectionals—what changed
34:56 Football ↔ wrestling pipeline; tackling = neutral
37:06 Realignment & districts: parity vs. tradition
47:45 Public vs private: new rivalries, still wrestling the best
55:02 One state champ—why NJ must keep it
57:11 Final Four: coffee, daily practices, books/music, guilty pleasure
1:12:56 Close: next episodes (Point Boro XC, Cumberlands XC)

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