Corona del Mar football assistant coach Brian Pearsall was named head coach at Saddleback Valley Christian on Monday.
Pearsall replaces Justin Reber, who resigned to accept a coaching assignment at a high school in the Sacramento area.
Saddleback Valley Christian won league championships in each of Reber’s three seasons. The Warriors were 9-3 overall and 4-0 in the San Joaquin League in 2013.
Pearsall was an assistant at Corona del Mar for two stints, 2009-10 and from 2012-14. He was an assistant coach at Santa Margarita in 2011.
Saddleback Valley Christian athletic director Rod Markum said Pearsall, an alumnus of Villa Park High, was selected from 46 applicants.
