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By Aram Tolegian
New Baldwin Park High School football coach Daniel Algattas isn’t bashful when he talks about his goals for the Braves’ program.
“We want to be recognized as a team that can play with the best of them,” Algattas said. “Our kids want to be No. 1 in the Valley. Whether that’s realistic or not, somebody can tell me that in 5-10 years. We want to get there one day. Not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But we want to play to our full potential.”
It doesn’t end there. Algattas is hopeful that he can take Baldwin Park on such a run that the Braves will “earn our way into Charter Oak’s league.” And if you remember him as a standout quarterback at Walnut, it’s not a wise idea to bet against it happening.
When last seen by most Valley prep football fans, Algattas was firing the game-winning touchdown and two-point conversion pass in the final seconds of the 2003 Hall of Fame All-Star Game.
It was the culmination of a stellar prep career that saw Algattas lead Walnut to the CIF championship game against South Hills in 2002. He parlayed his high school career into a scholarship at Colorado St.
But before Algattas’ freshman season in Fort Collins, CO,, he injured his shoulder and suffered a serious concussion in car accident that came as a result of another driver running a red light.
