Tim Peterson
By Tim Peterson
Ted Clarke returns to the SGV at Gladstone, Mike Mooney is back on the sidelines as an assistant at South El Monte, Adrian Medrano moves from Bonita to El Rancho, Margarito Beltran is now at Bell Gardens, James Heggins goes to Duarte…things are going to be very interesting this year on the local high school football scene.
If somebody told me six months ago that all these changes would take place I would have said the next thing I’m going to hear is that the Rams are moving to Los Angeles and of course, well you know the rest. The prevailing theme throughout all of these hires is the teams got substantially better. All of these coaches have had previous success.
I like the Mooney hire. I thought it was a great football move for South El Monte. But I have taken some heat for “softballing” the story. We all know why he stepped down at San Marino, I just don’t feel the need to rehash the whole thing again. The real story is that he’s back, not what the details of what happened six years ago. Doesn’t everybody deserve a second chance? Isn’t life about redemption?
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It’s great for Mooney and even better for South. Let’s just congratulate him and move on.
Clarke is happy to be back and happy with what he sees so far at Gladstone. “I feel real comfortable here. I met the kids today for the first time. I’m happy Gladstone gave me the opportunity to be the head coach at a great school,” he said.
Have you heard the name surfacing at Workman? When Eric McIntyre wasn’t brought back, the Lobos began searching for a replacement. McIntyre has since landed at El Monte and a familiar name may now be landing at Workman. According to Fred Robledo of the Trib, and let’s give credit to Freddy because he did get the story, Bill Malavasi, the son of former Rams’ HC Ray Malavasi has been hired as the head coach pending board approval. Bill Malavasi was the defensive coordinator at Brethren Christian since 2013. Ray Malavasi led the Rams to their first Super Bowl in 1979 and died of a heart attack in 1987. Yeah, it will definitely be an intriguing year.
Keppel may not be dropping its football program as Torosian wrote in his column last week but if the Aztecs wait much longer they might want to reconsider. With teams working out 12 months a year now and starting to throw in March, they’re already behind the eight ball.
Speaking of McIntyre he must have been doing something right at Workman. Eric Aguilar, who committed to Coe College last week, is the second Lobo player from last year’s team that will continue to play football at a university. Keep them coming coach. I love to report the D3 signings.
That’s my principle.
Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40.
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