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Bolsa Grande has hired Doug Cooper as its football coach, he and Garden Grove Unified School District athletic director Dave Mamelli said Wednesday.
Cooper, a teacher at the school, served as the Matadors’ coach in their 1-9 season in 2016.
The team’s lone win that fall — a 27-6 triumph against Century — snapped a 17-game losing streak.
Since the 2016 season, Cooper has coordinated the defense and assisted with the offensive line.
His ties to the Bolsa Grande program began in 2009 as the head freshman coach.
Cooper replaces Michael Acosta, who led the Matadors the past four seasons.
Last fall, Bolsa Grande made its third consecutive postseason appearance. The Tango League member finished 5-6 overall and fell to Ganesha 35-28 in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 14 playoffs.
In 2022, Bolsa Grande reached the playoffs for the first time since 1987, snapping an Orange County-record playoff drought at 34 seasons. The Matadors lost in the quarterfinals.
Bolsa Grande held its first practice with Cooper on Monday.
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