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Erik Terry replacing retired Henigan as Irvine’s coach
12/20/2009 13:57
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Erik Terry replacing retired Henigan as
Irvine’s coach
SPORTS EDITOR Irvine High officials have decided who will replace long-time football coach Terry Henigan. Offensive coordinator Erik Terry was named Thursday to replace Henigan as varsity football coach at the school. Terry, 40, replaces Henigan, who retired in November after 29 years at the school. “It’s pretty humbling,” said Terry, who has been the Vaqueros offensive coordinator for six years. “Now that it’s happened, it’s kind of surreal because of the impact that Coach Henigan has had at the school, the city and the county.” Terry, a USC graduate, also coached football at Irvine from 1997 to 1999 before coaching for two years at El Toro and two years at San Marcos. Terry then returned to coach at Irvine with Henigan. “I’m happy for him and his wife, Annie,” Henigan said. “Nobody works harder or is better prepared to be a head coach. He’s going to do a tremendous job. “It’s kind of like some of the computer programs, we’ve been going with an 81 version (1981 when Henigan started) and now we’re going to have an updated version. Truthfully, the program is going to take a step forward. He’s an amazing young man.” Irvine Principal Monica Colunga, who along with assistant principal Mark Miller interviewed Terry for the job, said Terry is an outstanding coach and teacher. “We believe he will take what we have as a foundation and build on it,” Colunga said. Terry said he is not sure if he will continue as offensive coordinator. For the time being, he will remain as Irvine’s athletic director, but may relinquish those duties later. “It’s an exciting time to step into this role,” Terry said. “The city championship (Fence Post Trophy race) next year could determine the league championship.” Irvine will be in a revamped Pacific Coast League next year with University, Woodbridge, Northwood, Beckman along with Corona del Mar. Terry and his wife, Annie, live in Trabuco Canyon with their children, Madison (11), Rylee (8) and Luke (4). |
Tough ending for Henigan and Vaqueros
11/24/2009 08:40
Tough ending for Henigan and Vaqueros
BY TIM BURT
2009-11-23 21:08:25
Irvine High football coach Terry Henigan had one final talk with his football players before they left the field Friday night following a stunning 20-16 loss to Westminster in the opening round of the CIF Southern Division playoffs at Irvine Stadium.
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BY TIM BURT
2009-11-23 21:08:25
Irvine High football coach Terry Henigan had one final talk with his football players before they left the field Friday night following a stunning 20-16 loss to Westminster in the opening round of the CIF Southern Division playoffs at Irvine Stadium.
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It could be a special ending
11/01/2009 15:16
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It could be a special ending
It’s looking like this could be quite an ending for Irvine football coach Terry Henigan. It’s the eighth week of the season and the long-time coach has just two more regular season games. The Vaqueros, going into Friday night’s game with San Juan Hills, shared the league lead with Laguna Hills, the team they play next Friday night.
Irvine also has the inside track of winning the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy.
HENIGAN MEMORY FROM BILL DONOVAN “My memory of Terry Henigan has more to do with character than football. As a special education teacher for the Orange County Dept. of Education, I was responsible for starting a new program for students at Irvine High in 2000. Even though my students were mostly from Irvine, we were not part of the school district program.
“However, I wanted to have my students feel as much a part of the school community as possible. As the football season got under way that year, I approached Terry to inquire about buying tickets to a game. He would not hear of us buying tickets. Instead he immediately arranged for my students to have sideline passes, gave each of them team shirts and hats and invited us to the team meal for the game we were attending. My students were thrilled to be so close to the action.
“Terry will be missed not only because he has been an outstanding coach but because he’s a class act.” Read More...
It could be a special ending
It’s looking like this could be quite an ending for Irvine football coach Terry Henigan. It’s the eighth week of the season and the long-time coach has just two more regular season games. The Vaqueros, going into Friday night’s game with San Juan Hills, shared the league lead with Laguna Hills, the team they play next Friday night.
Irvine also has the inside track of winning the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy.
HENIGAN MEMORY FROM BILL DONOVAN “My memory of Terry Henigan has more to do with character than football. As a special education teacher for the Orange County Dept. of Education, I was responsible for starting a new program for students at Irvine High in 2000. Even though my students were mostly from Irvine, we were not part of the school district program.
“However, I wanted to have my students feel as much a part of the school community as possible. As the football season got under way that year, I approached Terry to inquire about buying tickets to a game. He would not hear of us buying tickets. Instead he immediately arranged for my students to have sideline passes, gave each of them team shirts and hats and invited us to the team meal for the game we were attending. My students were thrilled to be so close to the action.
“Terry will be missed not only because he has been an outstanding coach but because he’s a class act.” Read More...
Irvine denies San Juan Hills
10/31/2009 08:31
Irvine denies San Juan Hills
30, 2009 11:27 PM
By TIM BURT
OCVARSITY.COM
IRVINE Irvine running back DaVonte Young made more believers Friday night in a Pacific Coast League game against San Juan Hills at Irvine.
The freshman was almost unstoppable, scoring five touchdowns to lead the Vaqueros to a 49-34 victory over the Stallions.
Young rushed for 297 yards on 27 carries and sealed the victory with aï¥ 4-yard touchdown run with 2:29 left.
"It was a shootout between the offenses and the offenses; our team played good overall," Young said. "It was a pretty good game, I wouldn't say it was my best game, I still got a lot of things to work on."
Young scored on touchdown runs of 38 and 47 yards in the first half. Then in the second half he had a 4-yard TD run and a 17-yard TD run before sealing the victory with his final score.
The victory helped Irvine (6-2, 3-0) remain tied for first place with Laguna Hills, a team the Vaqueros meet next Friday at Laguna Hills.
San Juan Hills (3-5, 1-2) made Irvine squirm a bit in the fourth quarter when it closed the lead to 42-34 on a 24-yard touchdown run by Michael Perryman with 8:01 left.
The Stallions moved the ball near midfield on their next drive but fumbled a pitch. Irvine's Daniel Moussa-Zahab recovered but he fumbled during the return. Teammate Ryan Payne fell on the ball at the San Juan Hills 2-yard line to set up Young's touchdown.
Irvine coach Terry Henigan could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Offensively, they're a load, their averaging more than 31 points a game," Henigan said.
San Juan Hills was led by Perryman, who also had a 99-yard touchdown run late in the first half. Perryman rushed for 126 yards on seven carries and had two catches for 22 yards.
Quarterback Allen Merritt was also solid for Irvine, completing 10 of 17 passes for 138 yards.
30, 2009 11:27 PM
By TIM BURT
OCVARSITY.COM
IRVINE Irvine running back DaVonte Young made more believers Friday night in a Pacific Coast League game against San Juan Hills at Irvine.
The freshman was almost unstoppable, scoring five touchdowns to lead the Vaqueros to a 49-34 victory over the Stallions.
Young rushed for 297 yards on 27 carries and sealed the victory with aï¥ 4-yard touchdown run with 2:29 left.
"It was a shootout between the offenses and the offenses; our team played good overall," Young said. "It was a pretty good game, I wouldn't say it was my best game, I still got a lot of things to work on."
Young scored on touchdown runs of 38 and 47 yards in the first half. Then in the second half he had a 4-yard TD run and a 17-yard TD run before sealing the victory with his final score.
The victory helped Irvine (6-2, 3-0) remain tied for first place with Laguna Hills, a team the Vaqueros meet next Friday at Laguna Hills.
San Juan Hills (3-5, 1-2) made Irvine squirm a bit in the fourth quarter when it closed the lead to 42-34 on a 24-yard touchdown run by Michael Perryman with 8:01 left.
The Stallions moved the ball near midfield on their next drive but fumbled a pitch. Irvine's Daniel Moussa-Zahab recovered but he fumbled during the return. Teammate Ryan Payne fell on the ball at the San Juan Hills 2-yard line to set up Young's touchdown.
Irvine coach Terry Henigan could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Offensively, they're a load, their averaging more than 31 points a game," Henigan said.
San Juan Hills was led by Perryman, who also had a 99-yard touchdown run late in the first half. Perryman rushed for 126 yards on seven carries and had two catches for 22 yards.
Quarterback Allen Merritt was also solid for Irvine, completing 10 of 17 passes for 138 yards.
Irvine-San Juan Hills recap
10/31/2009 08:30
Irvine-San Juan Hills recap
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October 30, 2009 11:10 PM
By TIM BURT
OCVARSITY.COM
Irvine – Irvine running back DaVonte Young made more believers Friday night in a Pacific Coast League game against San Juan Hills at Irvine.
The freshman was almost unstoppable, scoring five touchdowns to lead the Vaqueros to a 49-34 victory over the Stallions.
Young rushed for 297 yards on 27 carries and sealed the victory with a 4-yard touchdown run with 2:29 left.
“It was a shootout between the offenses and the offenses; our team played good overall,” Young said. “It was a pretty good game, I wouldn’t say it was my best game, I still got a lot of things to work on.”
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October 30, 2009 11:10 PM
By TIM BURT
OCVARSITY.COM
Irvine – Irvine running back DaVonte Young made more believers Friday night in a Pacific Coast League game against San Juan Hills at Irvine.
The freshman was almost unstoppable, scoring five touchdowns to lead the Vaqueros to a 49-34 victory over the Stallions.
Young rushed for 297 yards on 27 carries and sealed the victory with a 4-yard touchdown run with 2:29 left.
“It was a shootout between the offenses and the offenses; our team played good overall,” Young said. “It was a pretty good game, I wouldn’t say it was my best game, I still got a lot of things to work on.”
A big win for the Vaqueros
10/24/2009 10:17
A big win for the Vaqueros
Irvine High’s football team cleared a major hurdle Thursday night when it defeated Corona del Mar in a Pacific Coast League game. CdM was considered one of the favorites to win the league title going into the season along with Irvine and Laguna Hills.
The Vaqueros dominated the contest, winning, 26-0.
“It’s a game,” Irvine Coach Terry Henigan said. “I think everybody knows in the PCL the defending champion (Laguna Hills) is the team to beat, that’s for sure.
“But there are going to be close games every week, you just try and go one week at a time and get up Saturday morning after the last game and see where we’re at.
“That’s all you can do.”
Irvine hosts San Juan Hills next Friday night.
CALLIAN’S BIG NIGHT Henigan is pretty sure that Tim Callian’s four field goal performance is a school record.
“I don’t know for sure, but I’m pretty sure,” Henigan said.
SPREADING AWARENESS A lot of fans wore pink to the Irvine-CdM game Thursday night at Irvine Stadium and the Irvine football players had pink shoe-laces to honor breast cancer awareness month.
It’s good to see lots of people paying attention to this cause.
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Irvine’s Andrew Hills takes down running back Alex Swigert.
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Irvine High’s football team cleared a major hurdle Thursday night when it defeated Corona del Mar in a Pacific Coast League game. CdM was considered one of the favorites to win the league title going into the season along with Irvine and Laguna Hills.
The Vaqueros dominated the contest, winning, 26-0.
“It’s a game,” Irvine Coach Terry Henigan said. “I think everybody knows in the PCL the defending champion (Laguna Hills) is the team to beat, that’s for sure.
“But there are going to be close games every week, you just try and go one week at a time and get up Saturday morning after the last game and see where we’re at.
“That’s all you can do.”
Irvine hosts San Juan Hills next Friday night.
CALLIAN’S BIG NIGHT Henigan is pretty sure that Tim Callian’s four field goal performance is a school record.
“I don’t know for sure, but I’m pretty sure,” Henigan said.
SPREADING AWARENESS A lot of fans wore pink to the Irvine-CdM game Thursday night at Irvine Stadium and the Irvine football players had pink shoe-laces to honor breast cancer awareness month.
It’s good to see lots of people paying attention to this cause.
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Irvine’s Andrew Hills takes down running back Alex Swigert.
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Callian kicks four field goals to lead Vaqs past Sea Kings
10/24/2009 10:17
Callian kicks four field goals to lead Vaqs
past Sea Kings
BY TIM BURT SPORTS EDITOR
Irvine High freshman running back DaVonte Young tries to break from Corona del Mar’s Andrew Conger. Young rushed for 1 42 yards on 25 carries. > JOSHUA SUDOCK/OCVARSITY.COM
Irvine High’s talented freshman running back DaVonte Young shared the spotlight Thursday night in a Pacific Coast League game against Corona del Mar at Irvine Stadium.
Young rushed for 142 yards on 25 carries and one touchdown in Irvine’s 26-0 victory over the Sea Kings.
But junior place-kicker Tim Callian also came through, kicking four field goals to help Irvine (5-2, 2-0) retain a share of the league lead.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had a kicker make four field goals,” Irvine Coach Terry Henigan said. “That’s pretty good, and he kicked off well for us. He was a big part of the victory, that’s for sure.”
Irvine’s defense was solid, too, limiting the Sea Kings to just 53 yards passing and 130 yards rushing.
Corona del Mar (4-3, 0-2) was led by Jeff Condino, who rushed for 50 yards on 16 carries.
The Sea Kings were without their leading rusher, J.D. Abbott, who missed his second straight game with a sprained ankle.
“They played well, they’re missing a great high school running back,” Henigan said. “We played against him last year and he’s something else, but we played hard, that’s for sure.”
Irvine moved ahead on a 1-yard touchdown run by Andrew Hills with 5:24 left in the first quarter.
The touchdown was set up when quarterback Allen Merritt connected with Matt Van on a 59-yard play. Van hauled in the pass, which was tipped by a Corona del Mar defender.
The Vaqueros then took a 14-0 lead on a 7-yard TD run by Young with four minutes left in the first quarter.
Callian added a 35-yard field goal and 29-yard field goal in the second quarter to make it 20-0.
He then kicked field goals of 35 and 46 yards in the second half.
Merritt was effective for Irvine, completing 5 of 10 passes for 92 yards.
For more photos from Thursday night’s
game, visit ocregister.com/irvine.
BY TIM BURT SPORTS EDITOR
Irvine High freshman running back DaVonte Young tries to break from Corona del Mar’s Andrew Conger. Young rushed for 1 42 yards on 25 carries. > JOSHUA SUDOCK/OCVARSITY.COM
Irvine High’s talented freshman running back DaVonte Young shared the spotlight Thursday night in a Pacific Coast League game against Corona del Mar at Irvine Stadium.
Young rushed for 142 yards on 25 carries and one touchdown in Irvine’s 26-0 victory over the Sea Kings.
But junior place-kicker Tim Callian also came through, kicking four field goals to help Irvine (5-2, 2-0) retain a share of the league lead.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had a kicker make four field goals,” Irvine Coach Terry Henigan said. “That’s pretty good, and he kicked off well for us. He was a big part of the victory, that’s for sure.”
Irvine’s defense was solid, too, limiting the Sea Kings to just 53 yards passing and 130 yards rushing.
Corona del Mar (4-3, 0-2) was led by Jeff Condino, who rushed for 50 yards on 16 carries.
The Sea Kings were without their leading rusher, J.D. Abbott, who missed his second straight game with a sprained ankle.
“They played well, they’re missing a great high school running back,” Henigan said. “We played against him last year and he’s something else, but we played hard, that’s for sure.”
Irvine moved ahead on a 1-yard touchdown run by Andrew Hills with 5:24 left in the first quarter.
The touchdown was set up when quarterback Allen Merritt connected with Matt Van on a 59-yard play. Van hauled in the pass, which was tipped by a Corona del Mar defender.
The Vaqueros then took a 14-0 lead on a 7-yard TD run by Young with four minutes left in the first quarter.
Callian added a 35-yard field goal and 29-yard field goal in the second quarter to make it 20-0.
He then kicked field goals of 35 and 46 yards in the second half.
Merritt was effective for Irvine, completing 5 of 10 passes for 92 yards.
For more photos from Thursday night’s
game, visit ocregister.com/irvine.