DEAN HERRINGTON CHASES CHALLENGE, NOT CUSHIER DEAL.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Dean Herrington, the former football assistant at Hart High and College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , said he's hearing all sorts of wild rumors about his salary and perks when he takes over as head coach at Alemany High of Mission Hills. Two inside sources have said Herrington's deal includes an $80,000 salary, a company car, a guarantee of five on-campus assistants and other perks including coverage of yearly financial dues at Valencia Country Club. Herrington and newly named Principal Frank Ferry, who hired him, say no way. ``That's not even close. It's a regular deal,'' Herrington said. ``I've heard the rumors, too.'' Ferry said there's a regular pay scale in place at Alemany, as there is at Hart, and Herrington hasn't been granted special bonuses. ``The rumor mill is flying with everyone,'' Ferry said. ``The only promise I made Dean is that I'd be supportive of football and that I'd help with the boosters and summer camps and that he'd be in charge of the program.'' Ferry said there are assistants in place at Alemany, but it's unclear if Herrington will retain them. Herrington, 42, has proclaimed that he simply wants to be a head coach after 22 years as an assistant, and money was not his primary motivation for leaving his job as the the offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during at Canyons, one of the top community college programs in the nation. Since its last playoff appearance in 1999, Alemany has gone 15-44, a six-year winning percentage of just .254. Ferry, calling the hiring of Herrington ``a clear indication that Alemany intends to immediately compete for a CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). championship,'' has vowed an instant turnaround. ``This is a huge step in the right direction,'' said Ferry, an Alemany alum. ``We're going to take athletics and football very seriously at Alemany.'' The difficult part for Herrington will be separating from Hart football on Friday nights, as the former Hart quarterback has remained an active staff adviser since leaving in 2000. His brother Mike is Hart's head coach and athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic , and his other brother, Rick, is Hart's defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head . ``That's going to be tough,'' Herrington said. ``It's definitely going to be different.'' Herrington, who conducted his first spring practice at Alemany on Monday, said he isn't familiar with Alemany's full schedule for next season. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a partial schedule on calpreps.com, Alemany plays two Saturday games next season on weekends when Hart plays on Friday. Meanwhile, Canyons has begun an immediate search for a new offensive coordinator. The top candidate is Don Fellows Don Fellows (born December 22, 1922 in Salt Lake City, UT) is an American actor who has spent the bulk of his career acting in England, mostly in television. He has had roles in , Z Cars, The Omen, Raffles, Lillie, The Sandbaggers , a former L.A. Valley College offensive coordinator who, like Herrington, favors a wide-open passing scheme. Prior to Herrington's arrival in 2002, Canyons head coach Chuck Lyon handled the play-calling. Lyon said he's not surprised to lose Herrington. ``It was only a matter of time,'' Lyon said. ``We're one of the top teams in the USA, and when you win, you're going to lose people. Look how many assistants USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. has lost, like Norm Chow Norman Chow (Chinese: 周友賢; Pinyin: Zhōu Yǒuxián; born May 3, 1946) is the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. . You have to expect things like this.'' College of the Canyons advanced to the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regional final last season, and Lyon is confident such success will continue. ``It's a good thing all the way around,'' he said. ``Let's put it this way: We scored 40 points a game before Dean got here. We scored 40 points a game when he was here. And we're going to score 40 points a game now he's not here. That's the way we look at it, and I wish him the best of luck. He made a decision about what he wants to do, and I support him.'' With one week of spring drills remaining, Andrew Miramontes, a gray-shirt freshman who starred at City Section power Birmingham High of Lake Balboa, is among three candidates competing for Canyons' starting quarterback position. The others are returning sophomore Garrett Graves and gray-shirt freshman Ryan Whitcomb from Nordhoff High. After a three-week break, summer practice will begin June 19. The Saugus High annual Sammy Awards ceremony is scheduled for tonight at 7:30 at Saugus. The event recognizes the top student athletes in all sports, with emphasis on citizenship, teamwork and other positive qualities. Last year's winners were Daniel Hughes Daniel Hughes may refer to the following:
n the inclination that one surface makes with another when not at right angles; in cavity preparation, a cut that produces an angle of more than 90° with a cavity wall. (tennis), Kevin Estes and Melissa Putich (volleyball), Sam Hein and Megan Mattivi (basketball). After considering leaving the football team to concentrate on academics and baseball, Golden Valley High quarterback Corey Bryant has reaffirmed his commitment to stay. ``I'm definitely playing, and we look good in spring practice,'' Bryant said. ``We have a lot of good returning receivers.'' The Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Wildcats youth-football program is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a coach for the J2 level (13 and under). Head coach experience isn't necessary but football experience is preferred. Contact John Torres: coachjt(at)comcast.net. For more information, check scwildcats.com. |
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