While 2020 was a huge blow to many schools as athletes were not given the chance to showcase their skills live in front of college coaches, you can add Monarch to that growing list.
What head coach Dante Lombari and assistant head coach Calvin Davis went through was indeed something that the players and coaches will never forget. Something that brought reality close to home.
- Whether it’s been Fort Lauderdale, Miami, New Orleans, Dallas or just about everywhere they are playing 7-on-7 off-season football, they know all about the (Miami) Immortals.
Like last season, when this group put together a stellar varsity squad and more than competitive “junior varsity” squad, this year’s roster is stacked.
It has been said over and over that when the 7-on-7 “craze” began well over a decade ago, Brett Goetz and the South Florida Express were front and center.
Grabbing many south Florida elite prospects, SFE paved the way for what is now one of the most looked forward to time of the off-season – 7-on-7 tournaments.
While Coach Daniel Luque would have every right to be angry for the way things went this past football season, it has never been about him – always his players.
When University School opted not to play fall sports this past year during the pandemic, football was left out in the cold – and Luque, who has been aboard since they started playing years ago under Roger Harriott, was in a tough situation.
While winning football and Barbara Goleman High have never really gone together, times are indeed changing.
What head coach Ariel Cribeiro and his staff have done for this program over the past few years is truly amazing – and the success continues.