Downey HC Jack Williams
This team was 5-3 when it missed its shot at beating Paramount in Week Eight… The 21-17 loss could have folded the Vikings season, but Williams, along with his coaching staff, was able to pull the team together and avoid a trap game loss to Dominguez in Week Nine. In Week Ten they got pushed by Lynwood and no one envisioned much beyond the second round.
One month, four weeks, later they were CIF champs.
It helped to have talent, but it also helped that Williams was willing to go with younger players. Sophomore Justin Huff (2,364 yards rushing), sophomore quarterback Jorge Reyna (1,567 yards passing/1,003 yards rushing) and a stud junior defender in Tristan Esparza (132 tackles/4 interceptions) were all key contributors in Downey’s title run.
For the Vikings it seems like only the beginning.
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Northeast Newcomer of the Year: Nordhoff’s Taylor Livingston
Southeast Newcomer of the Year: Downey’s Justin Huff
Mid-Valley Newcomer of the Year: Sierra Canyon’s Isaiah Renfro
Northwest DC of the Year: Nordhoff’s Cliff Farrar
Southeast DC of the Year: La Serna’s Margarito Beltran
Mid-Valley DC of the Year: Northview’s Marcel Perez
Northwest OC of the Year: La Salle’s Russell Gordon
Southeast OC of the Year: Norwalk’s Jessie Ceniceros
Mid-Valley OC of the Year: El Monte’s Brian Tabatabai
Northwest Coach of the Year: North Torrance’s Todd Croce
Southeast Coach of the Year: Downey’s Jack Williams
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Other release Dates:
Mid-Valley Coach of the Year—January 6
Northwest Player of the Year—January 7
Southeast Player of the Year—January 8
Mid-Valley Player of the Year—January 9
Northwest Most Valuable Player—January 10
Southeast Most Valuable Player—January 11
Mid-Valley Most Valuable Player—January 12
All Northwest Team—January 13
All Southeast Team—January 14
All Mid-Valley Team—January 15
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