With two weeks left within the common season for highschool soccer, it’s develop into clear there’s a big and rising checklist of candidates for coach of the 12 months. They’re thought-about primarily based on exceeding expectations, profitable championships or serving to to engineer a program turnaround when nobody noticed it coming.
Let’s overview the good teaching performances to date this season:
Los Alamitos soccer coach Ray Fenton stands together with his gamers on Thursday throughout an Alpha League opener at SoFi Stadium.
(Craig Weston)
Ray Fenton, Los Alamitos: The person seems so match he may run round any stadium with out breaking a sweat. Few anticipated the Griffins to be 8-0 at this level, not to mention be within the working for a Southern Part Division 1 playoff berth. He’s molded a crew of finest associates into believing in themselves regardless of the opponent. San Clemente and Mission Viejo are the one groups standing in the best way of a 10-0 common season.
Terrance Whitehead, Crenshaw: When head coach Robert Garrett was positioned on administrative go away earlier than the season started, the Crenshaw grad and longtime assistant took over. Garrett helped practice him, and Crenshaw is 7-1 going right into a Coliseum League title decider in opposition to King/Drew on Friday. The Cougars have self-discipline, resiliency and are taking part in to make Garrett and his assistants proud.
Crenshaw interim coach Terrance Whitehead talking with quarterback Danniel Flowers.
(Robert H. Helfman)
Brad Vonnahme, Crespi: Who predicted the Celts can be 8-0 and headed to the Del Rey League championship in Vonnahme’s third season of a large rebuilding job? He hasn’t introduced in transfers, reasonably counting on gamers who begin out as freshmen studying the sport and transfer up. There’s a bunch of sophomores being developed who may very well be excellent within the coming seasons.
Jason Negro, St. John Bosco: The Braves have established themselves because the No. 1 crew in California, if not the nation, whereas counting on an bettering sophomore quarterback and 4 receivers headed to varsity success. He is aware of championships are gained with the assistance of the offensive and defensive strains, and people are the areas to observe because the playoffs strategy.
St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro has his crew ranked No. 1 within the nation.
(Craig Weston)
Jon Ellinghouse, Sierra Canyon: The Trailblazers are 8-0 and nobody has come near beating them. The season might be primarily based on whether or not they can break by and disrupt the St. John Bosco-Mater Dei domination. Their protection is clearly the perfect in Southern California.Dylen Smith, Palisades: He misplaced his area, misplaced his weight room and practically misplaced his crew to the Palisades fireplace. And but, the Dolphins have persevered and are 8-0 with gamers who stayed and a pair new ones who needed to expertise an journey with no assure of success.Chad Johnson, Mission Viejo: With the Diablos (7-1) having wins over Santa Margarita, Folsom and San Diego Lincoln, Johnson challenged his crew with a tough nonleague schedule they usually’ve met that problem. He positioned his belief in quarterback Luke Fahey, and don’t doubt how far this crew can advance.Rick Clausen, Westlake: An assistant coach all his life, Clausen determined to simply accept the pinnacle teaching place although his spouse died of most cancers. He’s one way or the other managed to steadiness parenting duties and training duties, serving to a Westlake crew go from 0-10 final season to 8-0 this season in his rookie 12 months.Tony Henney, Dana Hills: Wherever Henney goes, he succeeds. He’s been head coach at Nordhoff, Trabuco Hills, St. Bonaventure and Westlake. He has Dana Hills at 8-0 going right into a sport on Friday in opposition to 8-0 Laguna Seaside, whose personal coach, John Shanahan, surrounded himself with an elite group of assistants, together with former JSerra head coach Scott McKnight. The winner of the battle of the unbeatens may not be stopped the remainder of the best way.
Kevin Hettig, Corona del Mar: Together with his crew 8-0 and hard video games forward, Hettig has quietly and competently ready the Sea Kings to remain targeted and maintain bettering every week.
Corona del Mar head coach Kevin Hettig, quarterback Brady Annett, and NMUSD superintendent Dr. Wesley Smith.
(Don Leach/Workers Photographer)
Jason Miller, Leuzinger: Who loses his solely quarterback who can go and nonetheless retains the crew profitable? Miller and the Olympians (6-1) are on the verge of ending Inglewood’s reign as a league champion by utilizing 5-foot-8 Journee Tonga as his versatile offensive weapon and alternative quarterback.
Mike Moon, Oxnard Pacifica: Moon is attempting to get his all the time underrated 8-0 crew to run the desk within the Marmonte League. He’s helped develop junior quarterback Taylor Lee whereas managing rising expectations and profitable shut video games.
Mike Moon of Oxnard Pacifica has his crew at 8-0.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Occasions)
Raymond Carter, Torrance: The previous All-Metropolis working again at Crenshaw has his crew at 8-0, beating native crew after native crew led by junior quarterback Gibson Turner, who has 20 landing passes.Mark Carson, Rio Hondo Prep: 12 months after 12 months, Carson has Rio Hondo Prep able to succeed. This 12 months’s 8-0 begin isn’t any totally different. A problem forward might be taking part in in a more durable playoff division.Darryl Goree, Palm Springs: An 8-0 begin has the Indians being the speak of city. Senior linebacker Koa Rapolla has been turned free and is averaging 13 tackles a sport.Rick Curtis, Crean Lutheran: Curtis found out finest use probably the greatest athletes within the Southland, quarterback/level guard Caden Jones, and it has led to an 8-0 file.
