Eddie Ficklin Jr. is the new head football coach at Maranatha.
By Tim Peterson
(Pasadena) – Maranatha named Eddie Ficklin Jr. as its new head football coach he confirmed Monday. Ficklin takes over for Rand Holdren who stepped down last month to take the head coach job at Village Christian.
Ficklin coached at Cantwell Sacred Heart in Montebello for the last three years before resigning in February.
Cantwell went 1-9 last season and 0-5 in the Del Rey League. The Cardinals’ best year under Ficklin was his first season in 2023 when they went 9-3 overall including 5-1 in the Del Rey League. They advanced to the second round of the CIF playoffs before falling to Westminster 3-0.
Cantwell was 13-19 overall (1-1 in the playoffs) during Ficklin’s three-year run.
Last season Maranatha went 7-4 overall (4-1 in the Mesquite League) and fell to Baldwin Park 42-28 in the first round of the CIF Division 11 playoffs.
“I met with some of the players today. They were fired up”, Ficklin said.
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Cantwell only got worse under his leadership. They were 3-7 & 1-9 in their last two seasons. His good year was his first with kids he didn’t bring or develop. Before people knew what they dId.
This is a bad hire for Maranatha. Nothing there now and nothing positive to sell about the school.
Football program folds in 3 years.
Late moves lead to desperation hires. Cantwell regressed in his tenure and the D at LaSalle was never great . But if you have HC experience …