By Tim Peterson
(Cerritos) – Nick Walker has stepped down as the head football coach at Valley Christian after one year he confirmed Monday.
Valley Christian advanced to the CIF Division 12 Finals in the recently concluded season before falling to Lancaster 44-42. The Defenders finished fifth in the Ironwood League but then made a run Division 12 playoffs winning three straight games before the loss to Lancaster in the Finals. Valley Christian went 6-8 overall in Walker’s only season.
Walker issued the following statement:
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Can we institute a moratorium on the incessant whining about the number of playoff divisions as well as the man-child jeremiads about “participation trophies”? The point has been made (and made and made) to the point where the horse has been dead for months. We get it: you don’t like the format and you feel like high school football played by 14-18 year olds should be a Spartan like training system for an unfair world where only the strong survive. It all reeks of male insecurity and garbage platitudes about how “things used to be.”
Whittier coach Visko Ancich has stepped down.
Their season was bailed out by dubious CIF playoff format . How does 5th place team with 3-7 record make playoffs , let alone get 2 seed ????
Now he boasts CIF finals appearances on resume !
He may have done great job and my comments not directed at coach , but the meaning of a good season is beyond confused with equity format .
I don’t think Division 12 is good enough for Valley Christian. They have always been more like Division 8-10 team over past decade .
Remember how good you are is DEFINED by what Division you are in
Playoff performance CIF equity raffle
The better title to this piece would have been “Money talks, so Walker Walks.” St. Nick says he’ll be in search of a new home for the ’23 season, and I have to believe that means a place that is home to better pay. The yearly review probably had Walker demanding more dough, and when that didn’t appear on the table, he bolted. I do, however, like the smooth goodbye composition…highly diplomatic.