Los Angeles Rams name Diamond Bar’s Matthew Castaneda as their 2022 HS Coach of the Year

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After leading Diamond Bar to an outstanding 12-2 record in his first year as head coach, Matthew Castaneda is the 2022 Los Angeles Rams High School Coach of the Year.

Castaneda led the Brahmas to the CIF-Southern Section Division 9 finals where they lost to Laguna Beach. Castaneda improved the program from only five wins during the 2021 season.

Castaneda was awarded a $3,500 equipment grant from the Rams in support of the school’s football program and given a free 7-day cruise to any Princess Cruise destination. 

Finishing runner-up for the award were Benjamin Franklin High head coach Narciso Diaz and Robert Metzger of Oak Hills High School. Both were given $1,000 equipment grants. 

The trio was honored during the Christmas Day game between the Rams and Denver Broncos at SoFi Stadium.

More than 200,000 fans participated in online voting to select the Rams High School Coach of the Year winner. This season, the Rams recognized 10 local high school football coaches as part of their High School Coach of the Week program. Each honoree received a $1,000 equipment grant, courtesy of the Rams.  

Since returning home to Los Angeles in 2016, the Rams have recognized 78 High School Coach of the Week honorees and the team has awarded a total of $107,500 to benefit their high school football programs. 

2022 Los Angeles Rams Coach of the Week Winners

Week 10 – Brandon Manumaleuna, Leuzinger

Week 9 – Stafon Johnson, Dorsey

Week 8 – Joe Torres, King Drew Magnet

Week 7 – Travis Clark, Lawndale

Week 6 – Nicholas Rogers, Cajon

Week 5 – Tom Crawford, Bishop Diego

Week 4 Mil’Von James, Inglewood

Week 3 – Stephen Barbee, Long Beach Poly

Week 2 – Charles Collins, Oaks Christian

Week 1 – Rod Sherman, Orange Lutheran

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.