By Tim Peterson
(El Monte) – Pete Moye has resigned as the head football coach at Arroyo after one season it was confirmed Friday.
Arroyo went 5-6 in Moye’s only year (3-2 in the Mision Valley League). The Knights lost in the first round of the CIF Division 14 playoffs to Century 30-29.
Arroyo will begin the search for new head coach effective immediately.
More details to follow.
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@Anonymous isn’t it crazy to go on in the comments section of an article and throw unfounded ridiculous allegations against someone but not be man enough to put your name behind what you say? time to stand on business and put a name to your corny accusations.
Isn’t it crazy to have a state championship under your belt and not have a job?
Kinda tells you all you need to know about the guy.
@Tap
Everywhere that coach goes he burns his bridges. EMUHSD will not rehire him, I know because he has been bagging for a coaching job in the district with no luck.
There is one former EMHS District coach who isn’t coaching right now who should be called and convinced to come back to the district and re-establish this Arroyo like he did at El Monte.
MLV Hoops….
Yes but the key here is talent. If McKinnon or Singiser started their coaching careers at Mt View do you think they win a league title? CIF title? My point, they built the program at Arroyo because the talent that kept coming in allowed them to build it.
It took a lot of work and dedication on their part but the talent that came in consistently was the advantage they had over everyone.
Oscar Lopez and his little entourage (old players of his) need to step down from the basketball program. Focus on your own boys now Lopez.
Oscar Lopez and his new entourage (old players of his who wanted a job) need to step down from the basketball program. Arroyo has always been known for football, baseball and wrestling. Nobody ever thinks of their basketball program being elite. Lopez, I think it is time to hang it up and focus on your own boys.
I will try to keep this brief-but no guarantees! Coach MacKinnon took over in the Fall of 1980. Finished 2-8 including a 50-6 loss to Mtn. View. Schurr was the league champion and won their 1st CIF title that year. The next 2 seasons, Arroyo was significantly better-making the play-offs both years, losing to Garey and Victor Valley. 1983 season was the last non-playoff year of his career. Starting in 1984, the Knights had a 4-year run of Semi-finals in 84 and 85, CIF title in 86, and CIF Runner-up in 87. Won multiple MVL titles and made the play-offs EVERY year until he stepped down after the 2002 season. Coach Singiser then took over the program and continued building the program-winning multiple MVL titles and a CIF title in 2016. Coach Leonardis took over after Singiser stepped down in 2019, and led Arroyo to 2 MVL titles and a Semi-final appearance in 2022.
What do these 3 coaches have in common? They all built a program that was made to last, and continued to build on their successes over a 40-plus year period. Were there years when Arroyo did have superior talent than the rest of the league-absolutely yes. But there were also many years where the talent was pretty equal and there were 2-3 other schools that had the talent to beat them, but didn’t. Why is that? Because Arroyo had a great tradition to lean on when things got tough! No other MVL school had that consistency over such a long period of time as they had. Of course they had a lot of talent and good players-NO ONE can be successful without those things! But to be as successful as they were over that length of time is pretty remarkable. The other MVL schools have had the same opportunities to build their athletic/football programs to be successful over the last 40-plus years, but no one has been able to sustain the success that Arroyo has had during that time.
Anonymous? “Talent year in and year out?” But what was Arroyo’s record the year before McKinnon and Klein took over. Did they lose to Mountain View by tens of points ? And did Schurr win league. If I am correct , the switch to the new staff ‘brought out’ the quality potential of the talented athletes that possible the previous couple years did not. if I am incorrect please put me in my place for posting incorrect stuff
My last comment was meant for Old & Bored
Old & Bored Well then these coaches , who succeed when only coaching very talented players, are not good coaches! Average at best I believe. I suggest that some coaches ‘improve the quality of the program statistically and culturally”. Some move on and do the same with another program again improving the quality of the football program. Some even take their direction , again , to do it again at another school because the ‘get off’ (a good thing confident coaches feel being a very good or great head coach in high school) moving on to a below average, or average, program and experiencing “the CHANGE’ of attitude , respect for themselves that the school didn’t think they had earlier”. Sounds like fun right?
Anonymous = one more question I have because I want to see if you know how McKinnon started out his head coaching career at Arroyo? Did he inherit real good talent from the year before he began? I do not know about the talent, but I seem to remember that he took over a average to below average program statistically. When McKinnon took over, was Schurr and Rosemead to quality teams in the MVL? I think so, but not know so~ I am suggesting using my memory and love of high school football in this location. My point is that you commented ” McKinnon had very good or great talent when he was coaching , and (if I have decent interpretation) ” coaching talented players is easier than coaching less talented players’. Of course it is, but I suggest McKinnon turned an average , at best, program into a CIF Powerhouse Program.
Anonymous? Does Singiser have comparable statistics with McKinnon’s statistics? Such as a CIF Championship versus much , much better competition than Arroyo has ever played in the last decade or two? Two years in a row Arroyo went to the CIF championship in a pretty quality division. Rosemead was a quality club also during those years. But, I do not claim Singiser is not a real good coach because I know very little about Arroyo under his direction
Anonymous if he really wants to head coach again will he have to switch districts probably? If he does not want Arroyo again becasuse of lack of talent, then yes he must have the guts to move into a district and not have tenure anymore. Or does he not teach at Arroyo? You say he wants to head coach again? Are there (or will there be plenty of head coaching openings) , soon to be, many openings he can apply for? Probably! Is he a quality classroom teacher? Or does he teach PE?
Arroyo folks always try to make the MVL drink that kool-aid. The “we just out worked and out gritted everyone.”
False. Let’s be real. Arroyo won all those league title and 2 CIF titles because they were well coached and had talent year in and year out.
Did they develop kids? Of course. They had good coaches. The one undeniable truth, they had horses. They had talent. They took talent from other MVL schools. You can’t blame kids for wanting to go to Arroyo but Arroyo hardly ever lost kids to other schools.
In order to win so many titles you need good coaching and talent. Arroyo had both. Without a doubt, the best talent in the MVL.
Dont worry Moye Sierra Vista will hire you back. easy.
I’ve coached at both EM and Arroyo. When I transferred to Arroyo,I was excited to coach the far superior Arroyo kids. Much to my surprise, the Arroyo kids looked just like the EM kids I had coached.
At Arroyo I saw a 5′ 3″ 110 pound Asian WR who didn’t see game action until game 7 of his freshman year develop into a 5’6′ 145 pound all CIF WR as a junior and an all CIF QB as a senior. Superior athlete?
No. Superior will to be the best. Yes. Thanks, Tommy Duong for being an example of the superior(?) Arroyo athlete. My biggest worry about you was hoping I announced your name correctly every time you caught a pass, threw a pass or ran the ball
Not an Arroyo fan but you’re spot on. Always respected what Arroyo built with a bunch of hard nose kids and got them disciplined and made them winners even if they weren’t winning multiple CIF titles. Moye is not who he thinks he is, he’s a position coach that needs to be told what to do.
There is a lot to unpack here, but know this-Coach Moye did not do himself any favors from the moment he was hired. HE chose not to retain any of the previous staff-including Coach Singiser and Coach Leonardis, which why they ended coaching elsewhere. HE chose to take 40 years of great tradition and flush it down the toilet. HE chose to act like a 12-year old and go off on the AD in front of his team and a dozen others after the Sierra Vista game. That does not even take into account the on-field issues-lack of discipline, the constant on-side kicks, always going for 2, etc. Bottom line is HE is totally responsible for the things that got him fired. Not everyone is cut out to be a head coach! There is significantly more to being the head football coach than just drawing up plays from YouTube. Arroyo built its program through hard work, great discipline and commitment, and the ability of the coaching staff to coach those kids up! The enrollment thing means absolutely nothing! Arcadia has 3,000 plus kids and only about 60 in their football program. Rio Hondo Prep has less than 100 kids and has won back to back CIF titles!
I’m not saying it’s the case here, but I’ve seen several times where coaches get to the point that they can only coach talent. Disappointing when that occurs.
Moye needs to be under a HC that’s gonna keep him in check and show him how to be a respectful HC. So possibly staying on staff and coaching DBs under a guy like Chuck or Jim will help him. My understanding he’s going to stay on campus might as well learn.
Ok so the AD sucks but you’re still Singiser. The second best coach in Arroyo history. So why wouldn’t you want to run it back???? Especially if you’re still coaching.
There has to be another reason why he’s not coaching. Maybe it’s because talent is as thin as it’s ever been at Arroyo and he doesn’t want to be a .500 team. Since the 80’s, 9 times out of 10 Arroyo was the most talented and deep team in the MVL. Seems like it’s just not the case anymore.
Yes, Arroyo has had great coaches (McKinnon, Singiser) but it’s way easier to coach talent. Arcadia went 3-7. Was is because Singiser forgot how to coach? No, talent was thin so Arcadia gave up a bunch of points this season.
I’d like to see him back at Arroyo to see what he could do.
Let’s be honest, he was fired. Leonardis and Singiser are on campus and they realize the grass wasn’t greener at Arcadia and Diamond Bar. Arroyo has a weak, head case AD that has no idea what SHE is doing. So you will see these two DELETED on the sidelines next year. Arroyo has more athleticism and a bigger student body than and team in their league. Leonardis went 1-9 last year and Singiser went 3-7 last year. They found out that it’s hard to coach up teams with equal talent. They realize the built in advantage Arroyo has so they are going back. I’m not saying firing Moya was a bad thing; I’m just pointing out the facts.
From T. Peterson: Diamond Bar (Leonardis) was 3-7 last year.
Just shut up and watch the game.
Honestly why doesn’t Singiser come back? It’s clear he still wants to coach. Is it because there’s no talent?
All I can say, ITS ABOUT TIME. He was a bad hire to begin with. He is not head coach material anywhere. I’m glad arroyo finally did it. Now is chuck back?!
This move should make many commentators happy. It was an abysmal year by Arroyo standards , and there was no reason to expect anything different .
Oscar lopez coach for boys varsity basketball at Arroyo High School needs to step down !! after all these years and there is no improvement in his coaching! Give someone else the chance to get this team looking and playing like they should be and can be with the right coaching
Ordinarily, a coach who manages to put his team into the playoffs is to be commended. The problem in this case, however, is that this past season didn’t measure up to what fans have come to expect from Arroyo, so this change is warranted. I wish coach Moye the best going forward.