Athletic Team Pages - Belmont Hill School

Varsity Football

Highlights

2024 - Bob Souza NEPSAC Bowl Champions
2023 - Outright ISL Champions / NEPSAC Bowl Runner-Up
13x ISL Champions; 5x NEPSAC Bowl Champions; 13 Bowl Appearances
Jake Bobo ‘18 (Duke, UCLA) is currently a WR for the Seattle Seahawks
2024 ALL-ISL - Tommy Rupley, Sampson Onuoha, Luis Kuehberger, Jordan Summers, Myles Beckett
2024 ALL NEPSAC - Tommy Rupley, Sampson Onuoha, Luis Kuehberger, Jordan Summers
10 members of the Class of 2025 have committed to play College Football
Tommy Rupley (Duke), Sampson Onuoha (Duke), Thomas Sheehan (Princeton), Jordan Summers (Amherst), Luis Kuehberger (Middlebury), Ford Webb (Middlebury), Harrison DeWitt (Colby), Nick Pellagrini (Hamilton), Myles Beckett (Union), Dylan Doherty (Union)

The Program

Belmont Hill has a long-standing tradition in the sport of football, capturing 13 ISL Championships, the most in league history. Its most recent title came in 2023 under newly appointed head coach, Anthony Fucillo. The program has also won 5 NEPSAC Bowl Championships, most recently in 2024, and has appeared in 13 Bowl games.

Championships

ISL: 2023, 2018, 2016, 2006, 2005, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1992, 1981, 1980, 1977, 1976

NEPSAC: 2024, 2018, 2016, 2006, 2000

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Development

Student-athlete development is a huge part of the program’s mission, as our school has 5 different levels of competitive football teams. In the Middle School, there are 3 separate teams in the 7th, 8th and 9th grades. Once entering the Upper School, students have the opportunity to compete at either the varsity or junior varsity level.

Belmont Hill Football Alumni

Since the year 2006, 73 Belmont Hill graduates have gone on to play football at the collegiate level. Most recently, 2018 graduate, Jake Bobo signed a 3-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

Division I FBS: Notre Dame, Boston College, Stanford, Duke, UCLA, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Syracuse, LSU, Louisville, Memphis, UMass

Division I FCS: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Cornell, Georgetown, Bucknell, Stonehill

Division II & III: Amherst, Bates, Bentley, Bowdoin, Colby, Grinnell, Hamilton, Kenyon, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Union, Pomona, Wesleyan, Williams

Class of 2025

About The Coach

The program is led by Head Coach Anthony Fucillo. Fucillo was hired in the spring of 2023 after spending 12 years coaching at the collegiate level. Fucillo is a graduate of Tufts University where he was a 2-time captain of the football team. In his first two seasons at Belmont Hill, he led the team to an ISL Championship in 2023 and a NEPSAC Bowl Championship in 2024. Fucillo also serves as an Assistant Athletic Director and Admissions Associate at the school.

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Anthony Fucillo Coaching Highlights

2024 Bob Souza Bowl Champions
In 2023, led Belmont Hill to a 7-1 regular season record and an outright ISL Championship; NEPSAC Bowl Runner-Up: Recruiting Board Coach of the Year
Served six years as assistant coach for the Harvard Crimson, working with safeties.
In 2022, played a role in Harvard ranking fourth in the FCS in rushing defense and ninth in first-downs defense.
In 2021, helped the Harvard defense rank first in the FCS in rushing defense, fourth in team passing efficiency defense, fifth in scoring defense, eighth in interceptions, and 12th in total defense. Guided Harvard's secondary to finish the 2017 season second in the Ivy League with 12 interceptions, taking two back for touchdowns.
Spent the 2014-16 seasons at Amherst College, as quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator and was part of two undefeated NESCAC Championship teams in ‘14 and ’15.
Quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator at WPI in 2013
Tight ends and fullbacks coach at Stonehill College in 2011

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BELMONT HILL FOOTBALL IN THE NEWS

Belmont Hill rolls over Worcester Academy

End game: Belmont Hill defenders in it for long haul

Belmont Hill edges St. Sebastian’s in hard-hitting defensive battle

Watch: Belmont Hill alum Jake Bobo scores first NFL touchdown with highlight-reel catch

Big Little: Belmont Hill QB has big day in 42-28 win over BB&N

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Opponent	Date	Time	Location	Type	Details	Result	Score
vs. Williston Northampton School	9/7/24	1:00 PM	Varsity Football Field	Scrimmage	Details about Varsity Football
vs. Loomis Chaffee School	9/13/24	6:00 PM	Loomis Chaffee School	Scrimmage	Details about Varsity Football
vs. St. Sebastian's School	9/21/24	1:00 PM	St. Sebastian's School		Details about Varsity Football	Win	10-7
vs. St. George's School	9/28/24	3:00 PM	Varsity Football Field		Details about Varsity Football	Win	36-7
vs. Lawrence Academy	10/5/24	3:00 PM	Varsity Football Field		Details about Varsity Football	Win	33-16
vs. Buckingham Browne & Nichols School	10/11/24	2:00 PM	Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Grove St. Complex		Details about Varsity Football	Loss	13-34
vs. Thayer Academy	10/19/24	2:00 PM	Varsity Football Field		Details about Varsity Football	Win	28-6
vs. Tabor Academy	10/26/24	2:00 PM	Tabor Academy		Details about Varsity Football	Loss	12-44
vs. Milton Academy	11/1/24	2:00 PM	Milton Academy		Details about Varsity Football	Loss	16-20
vs. Governor's Academy	11/9/24	1:00 PM	Varsity Football Field		Details about Varsity Football	Win	35-8
vs. Worcester Academy	11/16/24	12:00 PM	Varsity Football Field		Details about Varsity Football	Win	38-7

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Meet the Coaches

Anthony Fucillo

Head Coach

Anthony Fucillo joined Belmont Hill in 2023 as the head varsity football coach and assistant athletic director. Coach Fucillo brings to the Hill an impressive record of working at some of the finest colleges at Division I, II, and III levels. Previously, he worked for six seasons as safeties coach at Harvard, where he also led recruiting efforts in key regions, identifying young men who possessed the qualities and skills to thrive in a highly challenging academic environment. Mr. Fucillo is a graduate of Tufts University, where he played for Jay Civetti ’97. A two-time team captain who started two seasons at quarterback, he graduated as the highest-rated passer in school history. After graduation, he played professionally for the Aalborg 89ers in Denmark.
Christopher Butler

Mr. Butler joined Belmont Hill in 1999 and teaches Chemistry and AP Chemistry. He coaches Varsity Football and Lacrosse. Mr. Butler is the current holder (2019-2024) of the Thomas R. Fuss Chair in Science. Established in 2007 in memory of Tom Fuss ’07 by his parents, RoseMary and Dan Fuss, this chair honors a faculty member for excellence in the teaching of science and for a broad commitment to students and school life.
Daniel Fulham

Mr. Fulham teaches Middle School English and Introduction to Philosophy, coaches Varsity Football, and lends his talents to the Theater department. A 2018 graduate of Middlebury College with a BA in environmental studies with a minor in English and American literature, Mr. Fulham was a member of the varsity football team and a founding member of Middlebury’s sketch comedy group. He also participated in 12 plays at Middlebury and wrote and directed an original play as part of his senior thesis.
Glenn Harvey

Mr. Harvey joined the Belmont Hill faculty in 2018. He is the History Department Chair and teaches AP U.S. History, U.S. History, and Global Economics. In addition, Mr. Harvey is a Form V advisor and is an assistant coach for the varsity football team and the JV tennis team. Previously, Mr. Harvey was the department chair of social studies at Malden Catholic High School and taught a variety of subjects including AP U.S. Government and Politics, World History, and International Affairs and coached football and lacrosse. Mr. Harvey holds a B.A. in history with a minor in philosophy as well as a M.A. in education with a secondary education social studies concentration from The Catholic University of America.
Joseph LaLiberte

Mr. LaLiberte is a 2014 graduate of Belmont Hill and joined the faculty as a member of the Math and Language Departments in 2021. In addition to teaching three sections of Math and one Spanish, he coaches varsity football and fourth basketball, advises Form I, and teaches math in the Summit Scholars program here at Belmont Hill. He previously taught, coached, and advised for three years at Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey. Mr. LaLiberte holds a B.A. from Middlebury College, where he played football; and a Masters of Education with a focus on Independent School Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.
Sam Messina

Mr. Messina joined the Belmont Hill faculty as a one-year teaching fellow in the Science department in 2024. He teaches Science 1 and Environmental Science. He is part of the residential life program and coaches football and wrestling.

He is a recent graduate of Middlebury College where he earned his B.A. in environmental geology with a minor in education. As a football offensive lineman, he was named to the NESCAC All-Academic squad four times. He was inducted into the Vermont Collegiate Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame, named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, and received Middlebury’s John P. Stabile '40 Memorial Trophy which is Awarded to a member of a men's team who best exemplifies the Middlebury Spirit.