Ibis Aguilar is expected to be the new varsity football coach at Bonita High School, pending school board approval.

Aguilar, who last season was an assistant at Bonita and prior to that was head coach at South El Monte for four seasons, replaces Adrian Medrano, who left Bonita for El Rancho earlier this offseason.

Aguilar and Medrano were college teammates at University of La Verne. Aguilar led South El Monte to a share of the Mission Valley League championship in 2012 and had a 19-24 record in his four seasons.

Bonita was one of several area jobs still open this far into the offseason. Baldwin Park, Diamond Ranch, El Monte, Gladstone and Wilson are among the local schools still looking to fill a head coach vacancy.

Aram’s take: I said a few years ago that Aguilar is one of the sharpest young coaches in the area. I stand by that and now he gets a chance to really show it with a consistent, if not solid, talent base at Bo-Hi. Good hire.