Coaching Changes: February 2012 Archives

Aaron Jamieson has been approved as the new head football coach at Pomona High School, according to athletic director Joe Biagioni. Jamieson was an assistant at Pomona the last two years under Anthony Rice, who resigned Jan. 13.

"Aaron is a good coach with a lot of energy," Biagioni said. "He is also a very good teacher as well. He has the background and experience and is ready to be a head coach. The fact that Aaron has been a part of the staff and foundation that Anthony Rice has established will help make the transition smoother."

Jamieson was an assistant at Carter from 2005-2007 before joining Rice's staff at Colony in 2008 to coach defensive backs and running backs. In addition to coaching the Red Devils, Jamieson has been a teacher at Pomona the last two years.

Lou Randall was hired on Tuesday as the new head football coach at Don Lugo, according to Don Lugo athletic director Joe Marcos. Randall won three CIF championships during a tenure at Riverside North, his last stop as a head coach, that ended in 2007. He was an assistant coach at Chino Hills last season.

Randall was interviewed Friday along with six other candidates from the Chino Valley Unified School district. He was officially notified of his selection on Tuesday.

"With Lou, it was his experience that stood out," Marcos said. "He has won in several places. He has a great resume. I've known about him for a long time. There were a lot of good candidates even though it was all in house, so it wasn't an easy decision."

Leonard Hudson has been fired after three seasons as Garey High School's head football coach, the last of which was an 0-9 campaign during which the average margin of defeat was more than 30 points. The subpar 2011 season came one year after Hudson led the Vikings to the playoffs for the first time in 10 years courtesy of a 5-6 overall mark and a fourth-place finish in the Mt. Baldy League.

Hudson made public comments during the 2011 season that he wasn't pleased with the level of support for the football team from the administration, but he was judicious in his departure.

"They said they had their direction and I had my direction and they wanted to go in their direction more," Hudson said. "It was totally unexpected and I don't know where this came from. But there were some personal issues between me and the administration."

Seven candidates have been selected from within the Chino Valley Unified School District to be interviewed Feb. 17 for the vacant Don Lugo head football coaching job, according to Don Lugo athletic director Joe Marcos. Rick Martin retired Jan. 26 after four years at the helm. Don Lugo is not required to choose one of the seven candidates.

"After the interviews, we'll see," Marcos said. "We opened (the job) up to the district and if we're not satisfied after the interviews, we'll open it up to the outside."

After a one-year hiatus, the Stevens family is back in charge of the football team at Ontario Christian High School. Chris Stevens, the Knights' head coach from 2005 to 2008, was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach on Thursday following last week's departure of Scott Hurst, who led Ontario Christian to an Ambassador League championship in his lone season in charge.

Hurst took over for Chris' father Laing Stevens, who coached the Knights for two seasons following the end of his son's tenure in 2008 due to the birth of Chris' triplets. Hurst's departure was a mutual decision, according to Ontario Christian athletic director David Parkes, in part due to the great distance Hurst had to travel from his home to Ontario Christian. Stevens, who was the Knights' offensive coordinator the last two seasons, wasn't expecting the move but is happy to be back as the head coach.