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Head coach George Espinoza 1st Year
2011 Overall Record Season 2-8 District 1-6
Players to Watch:
DE Julio Duenas, 6’1 235lbs Jr. WR Jose Garza, 6’2 170lbs Sr. RB Jorge Alvarado, 5’10 175lbs Sr.
Returning Lettermen R/L: 18/12 Starters Returning O/D: 4/4 Enrollment: 2,488 State playoffs appearances since 2000: 2001, 2004, 2005, & 2006. State 5A
Division I Quarterfinal appearance in 2006 against Converse Judson.
as head coach at Brownsville Porter and La Feria. “The players are into it,” Espinoza said. “The mindset is changing. The numbers were up this spring. We have nowhere else to go but up.” The Coyotes will open with Brownsville Lopez on August 31st at Sams Stadium.
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slide for a few years now,” Espinoza said. “When you’re winning, the numbers are up and kids are staying in the program. Like everything else, winning becomes a habit and when you’re losing it’s easy to get complacent – this program has had a winning tradition and we need to get back to that.” The Coyotes have won only five games over the past four seasons. Espinoza hopes the return of three receivers and the anchor on the offensive line will lead to some more points as the Coyotes move to a variation of the spread offense. Leading the wideouts will be Jose Garza (6-2, 180). While not a lanky receiver, he runs a 4.65 in the 40 and will play an integral part of the offense as will unanimous all-district center Juan Olivarez. The Coyotes will run the spread offense with offensive coordinator Roberto Valdez taking over after successful season
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August 31 Bro Lopez September 7 Bro Porter 13 Ed Vela* 21 Sharyland* October 5 Economedes* 12 Juarez-Lin* 19 Edinburg* 26 Donna* November 2 LJ Palmview* 8 Edinburg No*
(La Joya, Tx)- El corrido de “Que Salgan los Coyotes” can still be heard on football Friday nights in this western town despite the split into three high schools which took place a few years ago. Still, the La Joya Coyotes football players crash through the banners with less fans in the stands that once filled this 14,000 seating capacity stadium. The split of La Joya High School, which at one time had more than 5,500 students is now down to 2,488 and because of this, the Coyotes football programs has diminished. As a matter of fact, the Coyotes have not made the playoffs since 2007. These will be the challenges that La Joya first-year head coach George Espinoza knows he will be dealt with and he also has some major work ahead of him but plans on using a history of winning tradition to change the Coyotes’ mindset. “We’ve been on a downward
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DidYOUknow? The La Joya Coyotes last played Converse Judson in the State 5A Regional finals in 2006 at La Joya ISD Stadium before a sellout crowd of 14,000.
Jorge Alvarado La Joya
Jesus Ramirez La Joya
Julio Garcia JR La Joya
Jose Garza La Joya
Christopher Cedillo La Joya
Ives Santisteban La Joya
Juan Ruiz La Joya
Julio Duenas La Joya
Juan Olivarez La Joya
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Juan E. Rodriguez La Joya
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