After an extensive interviewing process among a pool of high caliber candidates, Los Alamitos High School recently announced the hiring of Ray Fenton as the new Head Football Coach.
Coach Fenton has been the head coach at Fountain Valley High School the past three years. There, Fenton took over a team with a losing record of 11-19-1 over three seasons and lead them to two CIF playoff appearances, including a second place finish in the Sunset League this year.
Coach Fenton is excited to start a new era at Los Alamitos High School. A long time community member, growing up just three miles from campus, Coach Fenton feels back at home with a new found sense of Griffin Pride.
Fenton has a long and successful career as a high school football coach. With 19 years of head coaching experience, he has earned one CIF championship at Cypress High School, one State semifinals berth during his time coaching in Nevada, three CIF semifinal berths, and nine league championships. He has garnered two State Coach of the Year honors in both California and Nevada, as well as two Orange County Coach of the Year honors for coaching football and track & field.
Coach Fenton believes that the foundation for a great football program is built at the “grass roots level.”
His consistent work in the community has earned him recognition as Citizen of the Year for the City of Cypress as well as receiving the Heroism Award for the City of Henderson, NV.
Coach Fenton is most proud of the hundreds of long lasting relationships he has with his players and their families. “My proudest moments are when former players walk into the office just to hang out with me,” said Fenton.