Football Program in Jeopardy at SCC

Southern California Christian High School will have to drop its football program for the upcoming season if it can’t hire a coach by next week, Athletic Director Eric Stanlake said.

SCC, which plays in the Academy League, hired a coach three weeks ago, but last week Stanlake was informed that Brad Hollenback had changed his mind about taking the job.

Stanlake is searching for a replacement, but if one is not found in the next few days the season will be canceled, he said.

It is a walk-on coaching position.

Heritage Christian, which joined the Academy League in the off-season, also might have to cancel its football season. Heritage Christian had only nine players show up for the first day of practice on Monday and unless it can find about six more players, the school won’t play football this season.

Heritage Christian Coach Tom Caffrey, who came out of retirement to help the school field a football team, said he is calling all 40 boys in the school to see if they will participate.