
By Tim Peterson
(Chino) – Joey LaRosa has stepped down as the head football coach at Chino after six seasons he confirmed Tuesday.
The Cowboys had an overall record of 36-26 and won three league titles during La Rosa’s six-year run and went 3-4 in the playoffs. La Rosa’s best year was 2023 when he guided Chino to a perfect regular season record of 10-0, a Sierra League title and an overall record of 11-1. The Cowboys advanced to the second round of the CIF Division 7 playoffs before falling to Mayfair.
Chino made the playoffs four times under LaRosa. There were no playoffs during the COVID season (Spring 2021) and the only year the Cowboys missed was LaRosa’s first year in 2019.
Chino made it to the second round of the playoffs the last three seasons. This past season the Cowboys went 5-7 overall and won the Hacienda League with a record of 4-1. They lost in the second round of the Division 10 playoffs to Silverado.
Chino will begin the search for new head coach immediately.
While we note the departure of LaRosa, we are intrigued by the interviewing of Pete Carroll with the Chicago Bears. Carroll is 75, which makes him old in NFL HC circles, but very young in U.S. Presidential terms.