Culver City looks to the Wright as next coach

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Tony Ciniglio
on January 28, 2009 5:16 PM | | Comments (3) |

Culver City decided to stay within the family to hire its next football coach.


Jahmal Wright, a former Culver City standout who served the last eight seasons on Coach Tom Salter's staff, has been hired to replace Salter, the Breeze learned from assistant coach Greg Goodyear on Wednesday.


Wright was a three-year all-league defensive back at Culver City, helping the Centaurs win Ocean League titles in 1992, 1993 and 1994 before going to the University of Kansas on scholarship.


Wright served as the offensive coordinator last season for an offense that totaled over 4,000 yards last season. He was the defensive coordinator for the four previous years and was Salter's right-hand man.


"He's a lot like Coach Salter in some ways," Goodyear said. "He's a Culver guy, and he's put out a ton of DBs to Division I football. The kids really respect him."


Wright has been a P.E. Teacher at Culver City for the past three years and has been the school's track coach the last two years. He was theOcean League 400-meter champion and holds the school record in 48.12.


"I'm happy he's gotten the opportunity," said returning receiver Cruz Cueva, the son of West Torrance baseball coach Juan Cueva. "He's worked hard and really pushed us. He's always been there for us and has been a great inspiration. He's done a great job to make us better. I know he's going to do an incredible job."

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By David Solomon on January 28, 2009 9:22 PM

My family owes alot to Coach Wright. A stand-up
man with principles. Much success to you Coach!

By GARDENAFANATIC on January 31, 2009 3:02 PM

Ok this is great I am very happy for Coach Wrigth but, CAN WE PLEASE FIND OUT WHO WILL BE THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT GARDENA BECAUSE GARDENA HAS FANS ALSO AND EVEN THROUGH WE ARE DOWN RIGHT KNOW WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR TO PLAY HARD IN toughest league in the south bay the MARINE and, to Coach Wright I hope we continue to play Culver City because we enjoy playing u guys


GGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! GARRRRRRDENA

By Charley Johnson on February 20, 2009 7:51 AM

That's a good move for CC to stay in-house. The only problem with CC is their lineman. If they can get some big boys they can compete with anyone in SoCal because they always have top skilled players.

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Tony Ciniglio is an 11-year veteran at the Daily Breeze and is the Prep-JC Editor. Ciniglio graduated from Malibu High (home of the mighty Sharks) in 1997 as part of the school's second graduating class before attending powerhouse Pepperdine (Class of 2001), thus shattering any reader's preconceived notion that he has any personal bias when it comes to South Bay Preps.

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Dave Thorpe

Dave Thorpe was a self-proclaimed, slightly above average baseball player back in the day at Torrance's West High, who went on and had an unspectacular, injury-riddled stint as a third baseman at El Camino College. Trading bat for pen, Thorpe wrote sports for the Long Beach Union newspaper at Long Beach State University, then worked as the sports editor for the Palos Verdes Peninsula News for seven years before climbing down the Hill to the Daily Breeze, where he has been a sports writer covering local sports for more than two years.

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