Beloved local high school football coach looks forward to Friday night lights in 2021

Mark Demsky reports

AREA.THE PACERS HEAD COACH ABOUTHOW HE IS HANDLING THISUNUSUAL YEAR FOR SPORTS.I CAN'T IMAGINE SCHOOLSTARTING AND NOT HAVE FOOTBALLBECAUSE IT IS THE THE MATTERWHAT YOUR PROGRAM IS.IT'S THE START OF THESCHOOL YEAR AND THEY'RE ALLTHE GOOD THOUGHTS ARE WITHPAIN.

PEOPLE HAVE NOT HAVINGAS DRIVING INTO A GHOST TOWNMIKE OUR JEANNIE HAS A WAYWITH WORDS.HE ALSO HAS A WAY WITH THEKIDS HE'S COACHED THE LAST 50PLUS YEARS AT GRANT HIGHSCHOOL.

MANY OF WHOM HAVE GONEON TO MAJOR COLLEGES ORUNIVERSITIES AND EVEN SOME TOTHE COACH ALS PACERS EARNEDRESPECT THROUGH A LOT OF HARDWORK BUT IT WAS THE 2008SEASON THAT REALLY PUT GRANDON THE NATIONAL MAP WITH OURJEANNIE LED THE INNER CITYSCHOOL PASS NATIONAL POWERLONG BEACH POLY FOR THE STATETITLE TO GET OUT IN FRONT.HOLD THEM OFF AND WIN THEGAME.JUST A EUPHORIA THAT YOUDON'T EXPERIENCE I OFTEN.IT'S GOT.LONG BEACH.

SUCH A NATIONALPOWER.

THEY WERE SO ARROGANT.I THINK IT WAS THE SIGNATURETIME OF SIGNATURE ERA FOR US12 YEARS LATER THE COACH ISNOW IN HIS 70'S AND WANTS TOKEEP GOING.

HE'S HOPEFUL HISPACERS WILL GET THAT CHANCE TOPLAY AGAIN IN THE NEW YEAR IFTHEY'RE GOOD AT SOMETHING YOUNEVER GET A CHANCE TO SHOW IT.IT'S A LOST ART I LOOK FORWARDTO THOSE HOT DAYS OUT IN THESUN.AND BEING GROUCHY AND ANDLEARNING TO LIFE GOES ON ANDASSUMING THEY DO COACH ALBERTGENIE WILL NEED JUST 2 WINS TOBECOME THE WINNINGEST FOOTBALLCOACH IN SAC JOAQUIN SECTIONHISTORY SURPASSING ESCALASMARK LULAROE GAME.

SO THATMEANS THAT WOULD MEAN A LOT OFAREA WOULD BE IT WOULD BE JUSTANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THEOTHER THING.THEY THINK A LOT OF THE DAYIT HAPPENED THEN 2 DAYS IT'SJUST SOMETHING THAT'S NOT WHATDO YOU DO FOR ME NOW FOR A GUYWHO HAS THE FOOTBALL STADIUMAT GRANT NAMED AFTER HIMPRETTY MUCH ANYTHING HE WANTS.