Coach Bios


Chris Esperanza
Head Coach
(714) 267-9803
Grew up in Orange. Went to Orange HS. One of the Captains of 1989 CIF Finalist team with Tom Meiss as head coach. Played football at S.A. College. Varsity assistant at Orange HS 1 year with Dick Hill 1997. Head Freshmen coach at Orange HS 1998. 2000-2002 Varsity assistant coach at La Quinta with Guy Gardner. 2003 to 2010 Head Varsity football coach at Santiago of Garden Grove. 2014 Varsity assistant at Orange HS. 2015-2017 Varsity assistant at Garden Grove HS. 2018 Varsity assistant at El Modena HS. 2019-current Freshman assistant football coach at El Modena HS. Also many years as a Head Wrestling coach of boys and girls. I am married with 3 children & 1 grandchild.
Marc Merchant
WR/DB Coach
(714) 905-2947
WR/DB Coach Santiago HS (Garden Grove) All League 1st Team DB (2005) All League 1st Team WR (2006) Santa Ana College (2007) 2 years Defensive Back, Punt Returner, Kick Returner. ASA College Brooklyn, NY (2017) 8 games started at WR.
Sean Fryer
Coach
(714) 454-3331
El Modena Head Girls Lacrosse
Joe Mendoza
Assistant Coach
(805) 216-9421
Receiver Coach

Team Admins


Chris Dunham
Fundraising Coordinator
Linda Manion
Administrator
Matt Mitchell
Administrator
Amy McCormick
Team Parent