A kerfuffle over high school football recruits made its way onto social media when the head coach of a notable program in New Rochelle accused another coach of trying to recruit players right off his team — and he came with receipts.
Iona Prep head coach Joe Spagnolo called out Brunswick School (Greenwich, Conn.) assistant coach Jacob Hallenbeck for trying to poach players from his team, sharing screenshots of messages that the Brunswick coach allegedly sent to several players.
@CoachHallenbeck stop recruiting @ionafootball,” Spagnolo wrote on X . “We have a better program and would beat you by multiple TDs. Stay in your lane and find kids that need the opportunity. Not kids that already have offers/are being recruited. Does @BrunswickBruins & @coach_wayne55 approve of this?”
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