FALROONEY Coaches

JOHNNY ROONEY
Johnny Rooney graduated from Montgomery High School and completed a post-graduate year at The Hun School.  He received recognition in both baseball and basketball at the Conference, County, and State levels while representing both schools.  In 2018, Coach Rooney was inducted into The Hun School Hall of Fame. In 1993 Johnny accepted an athletic scholarship to play baseball at C.W. Post College where he played as both a catcher and a designated hitter. He graduated with a degree in Elementary Education returning to Montgomery Township in 1997 as a certified Physical Education teacher at Orchard Hill. 

He began his Coaching Career as an Assistant Softball Coach in Montgomery that same year and continued there until he was hired as an Assistant to the Princeton University softball staff in 2001.  That year the Tigers finished 2nd in the Ivy League. Coach Rooney returned to coaching in Montgomery in 2004 as Girls Varsity Softball Coach. He coached the Montgomery High School Varsity Softball Team to a career 176-67 (.725) record from 2004-2011. While at MHS Coach Rooney led the team to a Group III State Championship, two Somerset County Championships, and three Skyland Conference titles. In 2010 the Cougars also set an all time Montgomery Athletic Department record for most wins (25) in a season for any varsity sports program. 

Johnny resides in Rocky Hill with his wife, Angie, and their two sons, Nash and Baylor.

Johnny Rooney’s Sports Camp Academy is celebrating its 24th successful year of providing structured environments where young athletes have fun and enhance their athletic abilities while learning the importance of sportsmanship, teamwork, responsibility, and respect.

MIKE FALCO
Mike Falco graduated from Secaucus High School in 2000 and holds a degree in Health and Exercise Science from The College of New Jersey as well as a Masters degree in Adult & Technical Education from Marshall University. He has been a certified Health and Physical Education Teacher at the Montgomery Lower Middle School since 2005. 

Mr. Falco has 18 years of basketball coaching experience at the collegiate and high school levels. Most recently, he was the Head Varsity Boy's Basketball Coach at Hunterdon Central Regional HS from 2012-2021. During his time at Central the program compiled a record of 155-80, while winning 4 division, 2 Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex, and a Central Jersey Group IV Championship. The program also was the recipient, 4 times of, the Frank Cecala Sportsmanship Award, awarded by the local board of basketball officials. During his 9 year tenure, the Red Devils had over a dozen players go on to play college basketball. 

Mr. Falco currently resides in Whitehouse Station with his wife, Erin, and three children, Avery, Olivia, and Tyler. 

​JUSTINE HICKMAN
Justine Hickman is a certified Health and Physical Education Teacher at Montgomery Lower Middle School. She graduated from The College of New Jersey in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science. She has been teaching in Montgomery since 2010. Being a lifelong soccer player, she started coaching the UMS Girls Soccer Team in 2011 and coached for 7 seasons. Mrs. Hickman joined the FalRooney Coaching staff in 2018 and can't wait to create lasting memories at camp for years to come!

Coach Hickman and her husband, Jon, reside in Pipersville, PA with their three children, Hailey, Lilliana, and Noah.