BREAKING NEWS: Former Damien coach Scott Morrison takes over at Workman …

It took awhile, but the Workman High School football program finally got its man.

The Lobos named former Damien coach Scott Morrison head coach on Friday afternoon, ending a long process to replace Fred DeLilio, who resigned after three seasons this offseason.

“We’re excited. We’re really excited,” Workman asst. principal Scott Covanias said. “We got a lot of good applicants, but he was our guy. This is a big opportunity for our kids. We think they should have the ability to compete with the best. We just got a quality guy.”

Morrison went 32-33-1 in six seasons at Damien, including two league championships and four playoff appearances. He spent last season as an assistant coach at Citrus College.

“My experience at Citrus was absolutely incredible, but one of the things I realized is that I’m probably more suited for high school,” Morrison said. “I’m really excited. Scott (Covanias) and Vic Perdomo (Workman’s athletic director) have been great. They have all the right philosophies as far as us working together. Workman’s a great place. They have a great administration.

“I have plenty of good memories built up and now I’m moving on to a new chapter.”

Morrison was introduced to the team on Friday. From the research he’s done, Morrison feels confident that the Lobos can contend for the Montview League title right away and maybe more.

“That’s our goal anywhere we go — to win league and win a CIF championship,” Morrison said. “I don’t think this is some big reclamation project. Fred did a great job with the program, moving things in a really good direction. I’m picking up something that was gaining momentum.

“I have no doubt the players at Workman will work every bit as hard to be successful as other players do anywhere else.”

Workman went 6-5 last season and reached the Mid-Valley Division playoffs where it lost to eventual champion San Dimas in the first round. Morrison said he’s still working on solidifying his staff, but it will likely include some of his assistant coaches from Damien.

Aram’s take: What a coup! What an absolute coup. I don’t need to tell you what might happen in the Montview now. Workman was already pretty good and now they’ve got Scott Morrison. Unreal! So I wouldn’t go giving the league to Azusa just yet. This changes a lot. And here’s some more food for thought — you’ve got Brian Zavala at Wilson, Jim Arrellanes at Los Altos, Craig Cieslik at Bassett and now Scott Morrison at Workman. Not the same league, I know. But the same kids. The same general area. Very interesting indeed!

Bishop Amat QB Brock Booth advances to next round of Steve Clarkson’s Dreamaker challenge …

Bishop Amat quarterback Brock Booth has advanced to the next round of Steve Clarkson’s Dreamaker quarterback competition.

Booth pulled it off with a strong showing at Clarkson’s camp held at the Rose Bowl back in late February. Booth was among those chosen out of the group to head to Santa Barbara for the next round where he’ll compete against what Clarkson calls “an even stronger group of athletes”.

In Santa Barbara, Booth will be competing for a spot in the elite Super 7 event in Maui. Obviously, this would make him one of the top QB prospects in the country if he advances.

Booth, a senior-to-be, transferred to Bishop Amat from South Hills this offseason in hopes of competing for the open quarterback position. Lancers coach Steve Hagerty confirmed last month that Booth is in the mix for the job along with five others, among whom is Rio Ruiz, who Hagerty reluctantly labeled the front runner.

Aram’s take:
Looky here, looky here. That’s a pretty nice opportunity for Booth. The Santa Barbara competition ought to be pretty fierce, but he certainly proved to be among the better arms at the Rose Bowl competition in Feb. Let’s root him on. I have no idea what this means, if anything, about the QB situation at Amat. But it certainly can’t hurt Booth’s confidence or chances as he bids for the Lancers’ starting job against front runner Ruiz and the rest.

Nebraska makes offer to Whittier Christian DL Jeff Worthy …

Move over SMU, Nebraska has offered Whittier Christian defensive lineman Jeff Worthy, according to Rivals.com.

Aram’s take:
I think it’s a pretty good sign that you have schools as far away as SMU and Nebraska making offers to Worthy. It’s not just your usual Pac-10/MWC teams. How much further east could the offers come from? Needless to say, it’s still awfully early, but Worthy should get his share of Pac-10 love, too, if he wants to stay out here.