
By Tim Peterson
(Montebello) – Daniel Fierro has been named the new head football coach at Cantwell Sacred Heart the school announced Wednesday.
Fierro was most recently an assistant at Downey last year and was the offensive coordinator under Josh Knight at Don Lugo previously.
Fierro takes over for Eddie Ficklin Jr. who stepped down in February after three seasons. The Cardinals went 1-9 last season and 0-5 in the Del Rey League.

Daniel congrats on your new position at Cantwell 👏 I had the honor of working with you at EMHS and am proud of you. No one will out work you the Cantwell community is getting a great coach and person.
Sincerely, John Kovac, Lions P A Announcer
@WA …. Cantwell best teams were circa 2010 when Kim Taylor was coach . They played with an edge , physical with good offensive balance . They even beat El Segundo in playoff game .
There were some disciplinary problems ; there was a post game brawl in Shake line ( I think vs Bishop Montgomery ?) . Taylor was dismissed and program has generally floundered since…: I don’t even remember Smolin being there -what was his term of duty ? Anybody know ?
He might be a little overly obsessed but In Welcome Aboard’s defense it was one of the most ridiculous claims a coach has made in his biography.
No need to offer any suggestions here, because if Pete Smolin’s resume can be trusted, Cantwell is already a “powerhouse.” What can go wrong taking the reins of that kind of program?
From T. Peterson: You’re Cantwell obsessed. Haha!