I just received an e-mail that El Rancho has hired former Trabuco Hills and Santa Margarita run game coordinator Venencio Lopez as its new football coach.
Lopez replaces Rick Zepeda, who resigned at the end of the 2011 season.
Lopez was also defensive coordinator at Rancho Alamitos High School.
“Coach Lopez brings a wealth of football knowledge to our student-athletes,” wrote El Rancho principal Sam Gennis in an e-mail to his staff on Monday. “(He) understands the expectations of the El Rancho community.
“Philosophically, he uses football to develop young men rather than using young men to develop a football program. He is a dedicated coach who will implement policies that are clear and consistent.”
I will have more after I can talk to coach Lopez and principal Gennis directly.