The National Football League’s Los Angeles Chargers are honoring Joe Torres of King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science as their 2022 High School Coach of the Year. He’s now a finalist for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award.
In the program’s first year of existence, Torres led the school to a 9-3 record, advancing to the 2nd round of the Los Angeles City Section Division II playoffs.
Below are the weekly 2022 winners from each county:
| Coach of the Week Winners | Los Angeles County | Orange County | San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Joe Torres – King Drew High School | Tom Ricci – Irvine High School | David Pena – Central High School |
| Week 1 | Stephen Barbee – Long Beach Poly High School | Rick Feldman – Cypress High School | Domonic Cruz – Southwest San Diego High School |
| Week 2 | Jon Nielsen – Jordan High School (Long Beach) | Jeff Bailey – Yorba Linda High School | Kyle Williams – Poway High School |
| Week 3 | Andrew Patterson – Marshall High School | Jamie Ortiz – San Clemente High School | Fred Dunkle – Montgomery High School |
| Week 4 | Peter Gunny – Cleveland High School | Steven Anderson – Westminster High School | Kellan Cobbs – Granite Hills High School |
| Week 5 | Scott Faer – North Hollywood High School | Mike Enright – Rancho Alamitos High School | Damaja Jones – Helix High School |
| Week 6 | Narciso Diaz – Franklin High School | Charlie TeGantvoort – Santa Ana High School | Ron Burner – El Capitan High School |
| Week 7 | Randy Luna – Fulton High School | Zac LaMonda – El Dorado High School | Thadd MacNeal – Carlsbad High School |
| Week 8 | Jahmal Wright- Culver City High School | Ricardo Cepeda – Garden Grove High School | Tristen McCoy – Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Week 9 | Lorenzo Hernandez – Garfield Senior High School | John Lester – Laguna Hills High School | Jon Goodman – Escondido Charter High School |
For nearly two decades, the Chargers have teamed up with the NFL to host the team’s High School Football Coach of the Week program. Annually, this program recognizes high school football coaches who have made a difference in the lives of their players through leadership, hard work, and a special dedication to their young scholar-athletes. All nominations are decided upon by the Chargers Coach of the Week Selection Committee comprised of California Interscholastic (CIF) Federation administrators, retired coaches, and more. Each winning Coach receives $1,000 to go to their school’s athletic department.
