“I got the phone call his senior year from Nick Mariniello,” Gallagher said of Lynch’s coach at Hudson Catholic High. “Nick is North Jersey through and through, known him 20 years, and he said, ‘Gal, this kid may never play for you but he'll be the best locker room guy you ever had.’ And he started as a freshman. The game doesn't lie. It is what it is. And J.R. kicked everybody’s [butt]. It just tells you the impact this kid has on everything he becomes involved in. Now he's part of the winningest two years in school history.”