Frank McManus out at Mater Dei after 1-year and national championship

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Frank McManus has been released after one year as the head coach at Mater Dei.

Posted By: Jeff Fisher April 12, 2024

2023 High School Football America national champ Mater Dei is in the market for a new head football coach. The Southern California school announced Friday that it has dismissed Frank McManus after just one-year on the job.

The longtime assistant, who took over for legendary Bruce Rollinson, after his retirement in 2022, led the Monarchs to our ’23 national championship. MD has won four HSFA national crowns since 2018.

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Mater Dei was 13-1 last season. The Monarchs only loss was against arch-rival St. John Bosco during their regular season showdown. MD gained revenge by winning the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 title by beating Bosco.

MD clinched the national title by beating Serra (San Mateo) in the California Open Division championship.

According to Steve Frye r of OCVarsity.com, reports that Randy Wright director of football operations and marketing, will serve as the school’s interim head coach. Khaled Holmes will remain as the program’s associate head coach.

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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.