Assistant coach, 81, is still going strong
Hank Sekoch has seen a lot of football in his time.
When he played at San Jose State, his graduate assistant coach was Bill Walsh.
Sekoch joined Walsh as an assistant at Washington High in Fremont before becoming the first head coach at James Logan in Union City. He said he retired from head coaching at American High in Fremont in 1988.
Now 81, Sekoch is getting ready for his seventh season as an assistant coach at Lincoln High.
Sekoch coaches the running backs for head coach Ken Lowe. He also oversees the team's plyometrics training program and conducts summer conditioning for incoming freshman players.
"I love it," Sekoch said. "Coaching is in my blood. Working around kids keeps you young."
Sekoch is a big admirer of 77-year-old Frank Negri, who recently stepped down as the head coach at Natomas.
"He runs the triple option, and that's my offense, too," Sekoch said. "That's how I got back into coaching. Lincoln was running the triple option and Don Johnson (who co-coached with Lowe in 2006 and 2007) wanted me to come in and help teach it to the freshmen."
Negri was believed to be the oldest high school head football coach in California.
Sekoch isn't sure where he stacks up among the state's oldest assistant coaches, but right now there are no retirement plans.
Valley Christian boys piling up the points
Josh Flanagan scored 32 points to lead four Valley Christian players in double figures as the Lions defeated Wilton Christian 107-68 in a Sacramento Metro Athletic League boys basketball game Tuesday night in Roseville.
It was the highest point total of the season for coach Brad Gunter Jr.'s uptempo Lions, who lead the state in scoring at 82.8 points per game. Davis is second at 82.3, according to Maxpreps.com.
Valley Christian's previous high was 105 points in a 22-point win over West Campus on Dec. 19.
Valley Christian (14-6, 7-0) returns to action Friday at Sacramento Country Day (2-12, 1-6). The Lions, averaging 100 points over their past three games, have not lost since Dec. 22 and have won 11 in a row.
– Bill Paterson
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