Former La Serna assistant Frank Gallardo named new head coach at South El Monte …

Former La Serna assistant Frank Gallardo is the new head coach at South El Monte, Aram learned from a South El Monte administrator at the Eagles’ CIF playoff basketball game on Wednesday night.

Gallardo replaces Ibis Aguilar, who was let go by the school after a four-year stint that saw him lead the Eagles to a share of the Mission Valley League title in 2012.

P.S. — There were some decent rumors that former Temple City and San Marino coach Mike Mooney would be getting this job … I say decent because the source was reliable but the concept was so wild that not even I could report the rumor. Turns out, it didn’t happen. But was it close? …