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There has been a lot of movement in Orange County’s football coaching ranks from the end of the 2015 season to the start of the 2016 season.

Here is a list of the coaching moves that have been announced since December:

Bolsa Grande: Matt Brinkerhoff (resigned). Doug Cooper hired.

Capistrano Valley Christian: Eric Preszler (resigned). Rick Curtis hired.

Crean Lutheran: Brent Mertens (resigned). Matt Bowman hired. 

El Modena: Ed Drzanek (resigned). Matt Mitchell hired.

Esperanza: Gary Bowers (resigned). Kevin Oberlander (hired, resigned). Thomas Storing hired.

Fountain Valley: Ray Fenton (resigned), Justin Schaeffer (hired, resigned). Jimmy Nolan hired. 

Huntington Beach: Eric Lo (resigned). Brett Brown hired.

Laguna Beach: Ted Clarke (resigned). John Shanahan hired.

Laguna Hills: Bruce Ingalls (retired). Mike Maceranka hired.

Los Alamitos: John Barnes (retired). Ray Fenton hired.

Northwood: Dean Toohey (resigned). Phil Roh hired.

Portola: Peter Abe hired. (The school opens fall of 2016.)

Sage Hill: Abram Booty (resigned). BJ Crabtree hired.

Santa Margarita: Rick Curtis (fired). Rich Fisher hired.

Sonora: Paul Chiotti (resigned.) Daniel Morales hired.

Segerstrom: Mike Maceranka (resigned). Joe Tagaloa hired.

Trabuco Hills: Joe Silvey (resigned). John Abdelnour hired.

Tustin: Winter Welz (fired). Myron Miller hired.

Valencia: Mike Marrujo (retired). Shawn Racobs hired.

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