El Modenas game-opening possession ended when the Vanguards failed to convert on fourth-and-2 at the Villa Park 40 when Smith was tackled by Eddie Rodriguez for a 1-yard loss. In February, Snitzler was accused of meeting the student and communicating with the victim via text messages. For less than the cost of a couple of cups of coffee a month, become an Insider member and continue to get Local News You Can Use from the only independently owned, dedicated local news organization in South Orange County. @ElModenaHS @emfb_mitchell @cespybaseball . We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability. Lester, who had been the coach since the school opened in 1966, won three Southern Section titles in that time and lost two others in overtime. Coaches Contact List - Click Here UPDATED PHYSICALS INFORMATION 2022-2023: INFORMATION ON PHYSICALS Physical Examination Form Health History Form . Menu Join Team. Mullen eventually made it to Foothill, where the Knight-Vanguard rivalry in the Century League and in the playoffs evolved as one of the countys best. And he still yells at me if I do something wrong, and still pats me on the back when I do something right.. El Modena HS Varsity Football. El Modena had possession, and Frasco was scrambling near his teams end zone. Under those circumstances, I accepted. Lesters career coaching record is 213-86-10, for a winning percentage of .706. Varsity Football (2021 - 2022) Team Record (8 - 5, 0 - 3) Roster (91) . We will be working the core, dynamic warm ups and then depended on how the client moves different tools for their tool box. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Next week, El Modena takes on Villa Park while San Juan Hills plays at Tesoro. We knew he was a skilled kid, but we really hadnt worked with him. WR/DB Coach All of the ribbing that went on between the coaches before their games became known as The Ted and Bob Show., The aura surrounding our game and the fun of the challenge will be a little lost for us, Mullen said. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO El Modena and San Juan Hills each carried questions into their clash of teams ranked in the Orange County Top 25. Steve Clark, right, and his son Jamison pose prior to a BYU football game. On the Dolphins ensuing possession, Kelly extended and found senior Owen Chambers deep on a 56-yard pass, and on the next play, Kelly fired it up the middle to Black on a 19-yard touchdown pass. When you had a quality quarterback like Frasco, you probably ignored some of the back-ups.. Perhaps, running back Jim Torok paid him the ultimate compliment in 1981, when he said: Hes the best. So far under Barrett the Seahawks are 12-4 overall and lead the Sunset League with a 4-1 record. 877-845-6272. Speaking of bad luck, the El Modena Vanguards--or the Ducks as their colorful coach prefers--actually had to absorb the majority of it. Guess scored on a weaving-through-the-middle run of 28 yards to stretch the advantage to 21-6 early in the fourth quarter. But, after an inspirational post-game talk, which Cuccia attended, Brown said the players were remotivated to win a Southern Section championship--something no Whittier Christian team had done. The thing was, they wanted Bob to continue coaching, but they also realized that (his years of coaching) were numbered. El Modena beats Villa Park in football for the first time in 15 years No one wins the Sunset League three times in a row. I just knew they favored Bill to come back.. It was fun to be a part of this.. The Vanguards begin North Hills League play Oct. 13 against El Dorado. 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(Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena quarterback Xzavior Guess (9) finds his way through the San Juan Hills defense in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. The Vanguards Mayson Hitchens had two catches for 44 yards, one of them a reception of a short pass over the middle that he turned into a 38-yard gain by bowling over three defenders. Califf kicked another field goal, this one from 36 yards, to make it 14-6. This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time. Barrett said the success has made the transition much easier. Thirteen members of that Edison team received football scholarships. Hes great! In his 14 years at El Rancho, Johnson had led the school to five Southern Section championship games, winning three. El Modena football overpowers El Dorado to stay undefeated Advertising In other words, dont go out and mess up a good program.. CLICK HERE FOR THE EL MODENA FOOTBALL BLAST PAGE. No. In the second half, cornerback Eddie Martinez chipped in an interception to help the Vanguards defense. I also think theyre going to take away the passion that Bo, Omar, Hayden, Jagger (Wiesen) play with, Henney said, and try and continue that to start a real tradition of having competitive football program at Dana Hills.. The Dolphins got to their first CIF-SS playoff game in eight years by posting their best regular-season record since 2009 the last year Dana Hills won a playoff game. 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SCHEDULE Welcome to El Modena Football For questions regarding the El Modena Football Program and getting signed up, please contact Head Varsity Coach Matt Mitchell at mjmitch@orangeusd.org For questions regarding the El Modena Football Freshman team, please contact Freshman Head Coach Chris Esperanza at esperanzachris@att.net Photo: Zach Cavanagh. Villa Park running back Ethan Fraser is stopped cold by El Modenas Brodie Hitchens, left, Mayson Hitchens, top center, and Esteban Choucair, right, in a non-league football game in Orange on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Trying to steady his left arm, Frasco led the Vanguards down the field. But Rush, who had been an assistant to Crow for 10 years, said the pressure was minimal, if any. It was just a high school football game played six seasons ago. The shorthand lingo of the Fred Kelly Stadium scoreboard described it thus: El Modena 28, Edison 27. El Modena dominated the first half, yards-wise, 201 yards of offense to Villa Parks 61, but had a lead of only 7-3 at halftime. New era of football begins at Mater Dei under coach Frank McManus. Menu Join Team. Zach Cavanagh 2014 Varsity assistant at Orange HS. One of the Captains of 1989 CIF Finalist team with Tom Meiss as head coach. Collecting Controversy : The curios and figurines of a racist past are hot properties. After that, Ledesma came on (during the remainder of the season) and became one of the finest quarterbacks we ever had.. San Juan Hills entered 0-5 for the second consecutive season. ASA College Brooklyn, NY (2017) Smith punctuated the possession with a 6-yard TD run and ran in the 2-point conversion after a penalty by San Juan Hills. Linebacker Weston Port contributed to two sacks to help lead the Stallions defense. By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I mean, he won the Sunset League in 1985, 86 and 87. If winning was unlikely, winning in the absence of Frasco was unthinkable. The Spartans start Crestview League games at Yorba Linda on Oct. 14. @dhhs_athletics pic.twitter.com/tIf1Y24Bwn, When you play your heart out and you have hopes for a ring, youre going to feel down and everything, Kelly said. Lester began his coaching career at La Veta High in Colorado in 1956, where he spent four seasons before moving to Colorados Salido High for two years. Snitzler surrendered to police about 8:45 p.m., Amat said. Lester had great rapport with his assistant coaches and players. He also writes about high school football recruiting, including The Register's annual FAB 15 teams that list the top high school football players in the Western U.S. before National Signing Day. Advertise with us. The Vanguards gave up a double-digit number of points for the first time this season. By 2017, the El Modena football program was . For the team with the broken-armed quarterback, the mascot that waddles, the set of identical triplets on the line and a 20-pound disadvantage at nearly every position, Sept. 29th still marks the best of the good times. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena wide receiver Blake Armstrong, left, celebrates his touchdown against San Juan Hills with wide receiver Sam Astor (11) in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. Lester, who had been the coach since the school opened in 1966, won three. @bokellyy @omarjayeblack1, Dana Hills leads El Modena, 7-3, 6:37 1Q, CIF-SS D5. Its a tough act to follow.. El Modena senior running back Owen . Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach. @dhhs_athletics @tonyhenney pic.twitter.com/EkBPyGIPnA, South OC Sports (@SouthOCsports) November 5, 2021, I thought we fought like a team that belonged, Dana Hills coach Tony Henney said. Prep Wednesday : Coaches Who Replace Living Legends Can Find Themselves Football Recruiting / California / Orange, CA / El Modena High School / Jackson Keays. Jack made it very easy for me because we had worked together (at Corona del Mar) for 11 years, Orris said. I talked to all the other assistant coaches, and they said if I would take the job, then they would stay on at least three more years. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena wide receiver Sam Astor celebrates making a touchdown catch against Villa Park in a non-league football game in Orange on Thursday, September 29, 2022. For $2 or less, they bought a ticket to witness David defeat Goliath. El Modena ended that streak by defeating the Spartans 28-13 on Thursday night at El Modena High. In his 20 years at El Modena, Lester has had just two losing seasons, in 1969 (2-6-1) and 1973 (3-5-1). At Mission Viejo, Mike Rush took over last season for Bill Crow, who had coached football at Mission Viejo for 18 years, including the last eight years as head coach. Jen Amat told City News Service. Not that it was any ill will toward me--I dont think it was. Its a good thing though weve had more Ws than Ls, he said. Although Edison built a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, the El Modena defense held the formidable Bell to just 10 yards rushing on six carries in the first half. I walked on at BYU and learned the WR position my whole time there transitioning from QB to WR. . Police found a gun inside the school, she said. Both touchdowns were thrown to senior Omarjaye Black for 68 yards and 19 yards. Bob is kind of a classic guy, and his resignation is a loss for Orange County football.. Both are nonleague games. Go in there and do a job. . The Vanguards ran for 280 yards and four . High School Sports. Why did we give up 129 yards? In that sense, my first year was tough.. Both teams made mistakes on offense in the. No one was hurt. ORANGE The Dana Hills football team fought. I want to do some of the things I havent done in 30 years, such as hunt in the fall, take a full summer off, not excrete so much stomach acid in the fall . Bell carried the Chargers 53 yards on seven carries, and Edison was in front, 27-22, three minutes later when Seurer ran the ball in from the one. Ive learned from some of your favorite players and taught some of them some things I do well at the WR position. He was in the inaugural class inducted into the Santa Ana Unified School District Sports Hall of Fame. The Vanguards opened a 22-0 lead late in the third quarter on a 27-yard TD pass from Xzavior Guess to Blake Armstrong on a fourth-and-7. Runs Sex Offender screening on every coach, Ensures high quality coaches with verified reviews, Offers 24/7 support and helpful Athlete Advisors, Easy payments via credit card, no need for cash, Provides convenient scheduling with calendar integration, Enables automated reminders before training sessions, Captures post-session feedback directly from your coach. I have a passion for playing the WR position and you will get the very best from me. In overtime, Dana Hills got hit with one more holding penalty to stall their one extra possession. In the second half, it was the defenses that reigned. You cant put words to how I feel. He dodged out to the 20-yard line, where he was hit by an Edison safety. Last week, El Modena beat La Habra 43-6. Elishah Jackett, El Modena, Offensive Tackle - 247Sports When the defense came on the field, he exited for the hospital, where X-rays revealed he had broken his forearm. Father and son will be on opposite sidelines when the two teams meet next Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium. TOUCHDOWN: Dana Hills strikes back. El Monte 17, Rio Hondo Prep 7. 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