ORANGE The Dana Hills football team fought. Subscriptions He compiles the Hot 150 list of football players to watch in Orange County before each season. O.C. High School Football Coach Faces Charges for Sex With Minor - KTLA All League 1st Team WR (2006) Steve Fryer covers high school sports at the Orange County Register. Advertising Team talk with a humble, two-way baller @HitchensMayson of 5-0 @elmodenafb @ElmoHSAthletics @OrangeUnifiedCA @OSmith_5 @elishah_jackett @ocvarsity @SteveFryer pic.twitter.com/XgrWOXB4Ar, Dan Albano (@ocvarsityguy) September 24, 2022. Dana Hills defense stepped up to force a grinding game from El Modena, but despite a field goal on the Dolphins overtime possession, the Vanguards found the end zone to capture the win, 23-20, in a CIF-SS Division 5 first round game on Thursday, Nov. 4. Entering his 20th season as the Vanguards coach, Lester, 55, figured he would delegate most of the workload to his fine group of assistants, oversee the operation, and try to relax and enjoy football for a change. BYU vs. Utah Tech: Father and son coaches on opposite sidelines I hate to see it go, but you know it has to happen. Califf kicked another field goal, this one from 36 yards, to make it 14-6. CIF-SS Division 5 first round. People around here expect results, and they expect them quick. Smith snuck behind coverage to pull in a 31-yard pass in the end zone for a touchdown and a 28-6 lead. After spending 11 years as his assistant, Bill Backstrom replaced Bob Lester as El Modena football coach in 1985. In the second quarter, El Modena drove 55 yards on nine plays for another touchdown. Every time he talks, he makes me feel so good . Bill Gibbons is like a living legend around here, he said. Before the 1985 season began, Bob Lester, El Modena High School football coach, promised himself that this would be a kick-back kind of year--that he wasnt going to get too excited on Friday nights, and that he wasnt going to lose any sleep worrying about what play to call on third and short. 2014 Varsity assistant at Orange HS. Choucair and linebacker Owen Smith, who were both All-CIF selections last season, and linebackers Brodie Hitchens and Kyle Medel and lineman Davian Ceballos were among the many contributors to another fine defensive effort by the Vanguards. Located in an unincorporated area between Tustin and Orange,. Guess moved around and outside of the pocket before throwing to the open Astor at the back of the end zone for a 7-3 lead with 5:39 to go in the second quarter. @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. Sign In School Page; Team Page . Scouting Report Marty McWhinney knows what its like to come in on the heels of a legend. Jack Elsner, El Modena principal, said that he wont name a replacement until January. Santiago HS (Garden Grove) 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. 2003 to 2010 Head Varsity football coach at Santiago of Garden Grove. We keep preaching get to the ball and play as a team and thats what we did tonight.. El Modena Football Roster | Blast Athletics El Modena ended that streak by defeating the Spartans 28-13 on Thursday night at El Modena High. Dana Hills offense got stuck thanks to a physical El Modena pass rush, which forced holding calls against the Dolphins and long down-and-distances late. Key to the game--Much will depend on the effectiveness of the El Modena defense, particularly the Vanguards untested secondary. El Modena stuck to its running attack, and in the past that mightve gotten Dana Hills, but the Dolphins met the challenge. Villa Park got points on its first possession. He also was his usual disruptive self on defense at linebacker. Picket Fence Media is a proud member of the SoCal Media Network. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena wide receiver Blake Armstrong, left, reaches for the goal line to score a touchdown as he is grabbed by San Juan Hills defensive back Isaiah Bennett, right, in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. Over in the Goliath camp, members of the former No. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), San Juan Hills wide receiver Jon Jack Shigo hangs onto a pass to make the reception against El Modena 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 Southern Section titles in that time and lost two others in overtime. it was bad karma, said Scott Strosnider, a starter on the 1979 Edison team. Its other loss also was to an undefeated team, Yorba Linda. Kelly Bills - Football Coach - Utah Tech University Athletics (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), San Juan Hills fans cheer as their team takes the field before the start of the game against El Modena in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. 13 in the Orange County Top 25. I wasnt sure, but I had a pretty good idea it was busted, he said. Get important news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. @ElModenaHS @emfb_mitchell @cespybaseball . When the Dolphins last sniffed playoff contention in 2019, they were fighting for a spot in Division 12. Our coaches our dedicated! When will the Stallions get their first victory? Snitzler is currently in custody being held in lieu of $30,000 bail. By contrast, only one El Modena player went on to play football at a four-year school. In March, Snitzler was accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with the student, according to Rackauckas. I love our kids and the time we had together was really a lot of fun.. 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. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Villa Park wide receiver Josh Wilcox is hit by El Modenas Brodie Hitchens forcing a fumble that Wilcox is able to recover in a non-league football game in Orange on Thursday, September 29, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer) Villa Park quarterback Vince Lagatta, left, rolls out of the pocket as he is chased and taken down by El Modena defensive . Go in there and do a job. . Next week, El Modena plays Foothill in a nonleague game on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Tustin High. Ledesma rallied the Vanguards with less than two minutes to go, and he won the unwinnable game on a nine-yard pass to wide receiver Scott Buehler with 50 seconds left. While attending Vanguard University, Brandon also started his coaching career as an assistant football coach at El Modena High School in 2014. Elishah Jackett, El Modena, Offensive Tackle - 247Sports SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO El Modena and San Juan Hills each carried questions into their clash of teams ranked in the Orange County Top 25. Our defense played well tonight, said El Modena coach Matt Mitchell. The Vanguards are ranked No. . The Vanguards went to their ground game to toil through a 14-play, 91-yard, seven-minute drive to retake the lead, 10-7, in the second quarter, but not for long. In that time, Crow had won a Central Conference title, and finished runner-up once as well. You hate to lose, San Juan Hills coach Robert Frith said before the game of the schedule. While the ride through the 2021 season was fun, getting off the train this early hurt for a stellar senior class that led the Dolphins to this spot. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena wide receiver Blake Armstrong, center, has the pass roll off of his fingertips in the end zone for an incomplete pass as San Juan Hills defensive back Rylan Schafer, left, and defensive back Dylan Wersching, right, apply pressure in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. El Modena Varsity Football Roster | Blast Athletics (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), Villa Park cheerleaders wait for the game against El Modena to begin in Orange on Thursday, September 29, 2022. El Modenas ensuing drive ended on another fourth-down try, this one an incomplete pass on fourth-and-10 at the Villa Park 24. Before the game, Lester had grimly predicted, We dont win if Frasco doesnt have a big game. He was referring to quarterback Bob Frasco, the Ducks main asset. Perhaps, running back Jim Torok paid him the ultimate compliment in 1981, when he said: Hes the best. Last week, El Modena beat La Habra 43-6. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena running back Owen Smith (5) almost breaks away from San Juan Hills defensive back Isaiah Bennett who pushes him out of bounds in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. Email. Then he could stand the growing pain no more. Dan Albano has been a high school sports writer at The Orange County Register since 1993. El Modena went on an 11-play, 71-yard scoring drive capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by Smith to give the Vanguards a 15-14 lead entering the half. The reason is that Charger quarterback Mike Angelovic has the advantage of two of the countys better returning receivers, wide receiver Rick Justice (44 passes for 902 yards last season) and tight end Ken Griggs (14 receptions for 226 yards). (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer). Zach Cavanagh Smith, a senior who also is El Modenas leading rusher, on Thursday rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Menu Join Team. Even the principal here (John Meyers) called me in and said he expected to have a winning season. Dana Hills Football Pushes to Overtime at El Modena, Falls in First CIF I think were good, Mitchell said. The stress never seemed to affect Lester, though. Neil P. - I'm a coach that believes in technique and knowledge which allows one to go out and dominate. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modenas Mayson Hitchens, left, runs past Villa Parks Carter Christie after catching a pass to set up a El Modena touchdown in a non-league football game in Orange on Thursday, September 29, 2022. And he still yells at me if I do something wrong, and still pats me on the back when I do something right.. Gardening Stuff & Plant cuttings Exchange Feb 11th Irvine Great Park.]. Hes had such a good thing going with the parents and the players, its tough to see him leave.. Mark that as the first major accomplishment in the Henney's tenure as head coach. Time kept rolling and the half ended. The awe-inspiring Edison team was led by Frank Seurer, later a professional quarterback for the Los Angeles Express and the son of the former Denver Bronco of the same name. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), San Juan Hills quarterback Michael Butter Tollefson, left, scrambles as he is chased out of the pocket by an El Modena defender in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 21 San Juan Hills at San Juan Hills High. 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. The charges Snitzler is facing could result in a more than 10-year prison sentence, according to Rackauckas. Los Angeles, David Lindley, guitarist best known for work with Jackson Browne, dies at 78. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena wide receiver Blake Armstrong signals a touchdown along with the referee after scoring on a pass play against San Juan Hills in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. El Modena sophomore quarterback Xzavior Guess completed 12 of 16 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Michael Tollefson powered the drive with his running and finished with 63 yards on the ground. McWhinney, then only 25, took over for his former high school coach, Ernie Johnson. El Modena improved its record to 6-0 while Villa Park dropped to 2-4. As the fog descended upon Fred Kelly Stadium, Dana Hills went blow-for-blow against a physical and tested El Modena squad. Doug Rozsa, an El Modena linebacker, the student body president and one of the Rozsa triplets, remembers fellow students telling him their team would be lucky to score at all against the countrys third-ranked team. I think everyone understood the situation, he said. FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA A north Orange County former varsity football coach faced multiple charges Wednesday regarding his start of a police standoff, while armed, in an El Modena High School classroom according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. 2019-current Freshman assistant football coach at El Modena HS. Phone. He then spent a year as a graduate assistant at Colorados Adams State College before moving to Duarte High to become head coach in 1963. The Vanguards finished with 209 yards rushing mostly behind left tackle Grant Walker, left guard Roman Lira, center Anthony Lopez, right guard Michael Anaya and Washington-committed right tackle Elishah Jackett. Thirteen members of that Edison team received football scholarships. It Was the Best of Times, It Was El Modena Time That makes a big difference, I think.. In football or economic terms, those fans got a colossal bargain. . During his first year as the OC, the Trailblazers averaged 421 yards of total offense, including nearly 300 ypg in the air, and 31.4 ppg. Its tough love (to get ready for league and CIF).. El Modenas Mayson Hitchens, left, gets through the San Juan Hills defense to score a touchdown in the first quarter in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. CIF-SS D5. I was pretty sure that all of the basketball parents wanted Bill to come back. 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 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 . The Vanguards went on a scouting mission to watch Edison play a talented Canyon team the previous week. I remember it as if it were yesterday. . He turned a program that once had problems having a winning season into a program that was a big winner. In the second half, it was the defenses that reigned. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @ZachCav and follow our sports coverage on Twitter @SouthOCSports. Its not easy to sever something thats been important to you for so long, but I know that on the weekends, when everyone else is out playing, were here 10 hours Saturday and 10 hours Sunday, watching film and eating Jack-in-The-Box hotdogs, Lester said. We knew he was a skilled kid, but we really hadnt worked with him. 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El Modena High School Orange, CA Coach Bios Michael Myers Offensive Line Sean Fryer Coach (714) 454-3331 stfryer@gmail.com El Modena Head Girls Lacrosse Richard Garcia Coach 1 (714) 875-9121 ragarcia@orangeusd.org El Modena Freshman coach 10th season Samuel Sepulveda Coach (714) 724-3373 sam.sepulveda11@gmail.com Aaron Shahrestani Coach Some people thought it was funny that Lester would even have the audacity to mention winning. I couldnt believe what happened.. McWhinney, who two weeks ago was hired to replace Jerry Howell as football coach at Foothill High School, accepted his first head coaching job 20 years ago at El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability. Lester had a kind of empty feeling. The Vanguards back-up quarterback, Rick Ledesma, had never thrown a pass in a varsity game. Foothill and El Modena have been going at it for about 35 years now, and the series is even, 17 wins apiece with three ties. Next week, El Modena takes on Villa Park while San Juan Hills plays at Tesoro. No. 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. Add Video. All-Time Roster - El Modena Vanguards Football (Orange, CA) - MaxPreps.com I was in way over my head. The shorthand lingo of the Fred Kelly Stadium scoreboard described it thus: El Modena 28, Edison 27. Im a coach that believes in technique and knowledge which allows one to go out and dominate. Hes been like a second father to me., Said Lukenbill, an assistant: This is the end of an era and a lot of good times. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena running back Owen Smith, left, runs along the sideline for more yardage as he is chased by San Juan Hills defensive back Isaiah Bennett on a pass play in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. Yet, some witnesses still claim that it was the most exciting game they had ever seen. "We worked. That was a big disappointment because the kids had really wanted to win league and losing to them twice was a major setback toward the goal, Brown said. The rivalry wont be the same without him. ORANGE El Modena coaches tried the its just another game approach to Thursdays football contest against Villa Park. When Edisons Dino Bell fumbled the kick-off, El Modena simply held on to the ball for the victory. Even when you have a good win, the whole thinking is, What went wrong in the win? (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. El Modena beats Villa Park in football for the first time in 15 years Villa Park has a nonleague game next week against Canyon, on Friday, Oct. 7 at El Modena. 90 OT . 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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. Athletics - El Modena High School El Modena High School Athletic Director: Ed Drzanek EMHS Athletics Showcase Message EMHS Athletics Showcase Message Loading. El Modena 11, Placentia Valencia 1. Edison running back Kaleaph Carter is among Southern Californias most promising sophomores, but he will run into difficulty against fine Vanguard linemen Don Gibson (6-3, 255) and Allen Ennis (6-1, 220), as well as linebackers Ross Bauer, Joe Scagliotti and Pepe Jezek. Ive learned from some of your favorite players and taught some of them some things I do well at the WR position. You could tell that they wanted to be good at this, and it was something that meant something to them. September 29, 1979, was a strange kind of Saturday night in Orange. Dan's passion for water sports has earned him the nickname, Aqua Dan, in the newsroom and taken him to multiple U.S. Olympic Swim Trials and many USA water polo events as a reporter. Lester said 1979 was supposed to be a down year, and in fact the 79 team had already lost a game to Loara before meeting Edison. The Vanguards gave up a double-digit number of points for the first time this season. He was honored as a Jim Staunton Champion for Character by the CIF-Southern Section in 2017. I will focus on technique and being efficient in and out of breaks. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), El Modena quarterback Xzavior Guess changes direction to get away from San Juan Hills defenders in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. A client should expect nothing but excellence from me. A week ago last Monday, Jamison's wife, Savannah . Rick went in and played a heck of a football game, Lester said. Speaking of bad luck, the El Modena Vanguards--or the Ducks as their colorful coach prefers--actually had to absorb the majority of it. In the second half, cornerback Eddie Martinez chipped in an interception to help the Vanguards defense. I didnt think wed be dominating like this, but we knew this was a special group of guys.. Orange County Varsity Coach Charged For 10-Hour Police Standoff This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time. The Vanguards took their opening possession 56 yards on seven plays for a score. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer), San Juan Hills fans watch fireworks before the start of the game against El Modena in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. San Juan Hills entered 0-5 for the second consecutive season. OCDA alleges that he initiated the 10-hour standoff with police while armed in one of the school's classrooms in April, when he was being investigated for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a 17- year-old student. Zach is a multiple California Journalism Award winner and has covered sports in Orange County since 2013. It has been 30 years in the business and the time has come where I dont need it anymore, said Lester, El Modenas only football coach. 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