St. John Bosco’s Jason Negro named High School Football America National Coach of the Year

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After winning his second High School Football America national championship in four years, St. John Bosco head coach Jason Negro is the 2022 HSFA National Coach of the Year. Negro, a Bosco alum, has built the Braves into a national power since taking-over in 2010.

SJB finished 2022 with a 13-1 record with eleven of those wins coming against teams that finished the year ranked in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

Related: Final 2022 HSFA national rankings

Below, Coach Negro talks about winning another national title.

Coach Negro has now led Bosco to four California state championships and five Trinity League titles, considered the toughest high school football league in America. From 2011 through 2016, St. John Bosco won a record 23 straight Trinity League games.

It’s likely that Negro will win his 200th career game in 2023. Overall, his record at the Bellflower school is 140-29. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Negro led Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo to a 50-14 record.

Negro’s records at Bosco

2022: 13-1

2021: 10-3

2020: 5-1

2019: 13-1

2018: 13-1

2017: 11-3

2016: 13-2

2015: 13-1

2014: 12-2

2013: 16-0

2012: 8-5

2011: 8-4

2010: 5-5

Related: Detroit King’s Donte Moore named 2022 HSFA Player of the Year

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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.