Last year the Don Lugo team was one of the most improved teams in the area going from last to third in the Mt. Baldy League to make the playoffs.
Many of those players graduated so second-year coach Luis Garcia is counting on newcomers to keep the progress coming.
But one player has come through who wasn’t on the radar three months ago.
Junior Anthony Miller didn’t even play football last year, although he did compete on the wrestling team. Garcia had him penciled in on the junior varsity. But Miller, a 5-foot-10, 170-pounder, has looked so good not only has he earned spot on the varsity, he is challenging for a starting position at running back and/or linebacker.
“He has been a real beast,” Garcia says. “He plays hard, practices hard and he’s tough.”
Don Lugo, 6-4 a year ago, opens the new season on Friday at Walnut. It defeated the same opponent 41-14 to start last season with Walnut ending the season with a 2-8 record.
