Long Beach Poly taps former Giant LB Antonio Pierce as new head coach

 

by Jeff Fisher
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Antonio Pierce, who played nine years in the NFL with the Giants and the Redskins, is the new head football coach at Long Beach Poly.

Pierce, who was introduced to the media today, becomes the 25th coach of the Jackrabbits, who have been playing football for 106 years.  Pierce takes over for Raul Lara, who resigned at the end of last season after leading the school to a record five CIF-SS titles and an overall record of 142-30.

Pierce, who is native of Compton, played his prep football at Paramount High. After high school, he went on to Mt. San Antonio College before moving on to Arizona. He was undrafted, but had a successful professional career making the Pro Bowl in 2006. He was a starter on the Giants' Super Bowl team in 2007.

While addressing the media, Pierce, who's son will be a junior on the team this year, said he will continue with his ESPN analyst duties.  You can hear his comments about commuting to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut and topics in the video above.

Former NFLer Keyshawn Johnson becomes an assistant high school football coach

by Jeff Fisher
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There's another Johnson in the house at Mission Viejo.

Former USC and NFL receiver Keyshawn Johnson, who played his high school football at Dorsey High in Los Angeles, has been named as an assistant football coach by head coach Bob Johnson

According to OCVarsity.com, Keyshawn, who currently serves as an NFL analyst on ESPN, will coach the Diablos' receivers.  The hiring reunites Keyshawn with Bob Johnson's son Rob, who also coaches receivers - Rob and Keyshawn were teammates at USC.  Rob and his brother Bret, both have experience playing quarterback in the NFL.

The OCVarsity.com story states that Keyshawn, whose son will be a freshman at Mission Viejo this year, will attend Tuesday and Wednesday practices and attend about half of the team's games.

So if you're counting, there are four Johnson's on the varsity coaching staff.