51, Costa Mesa ... In his 18th...

51, Costa Mesa ... In his 18th season at the Newport Harbor High

helm, he has made the Sailors’ football program a perennial

postseason contender ... In 11 seasons, from 1992 through 2002, his

teams were 105-31-2 and made five trips to the CIF Southern Section

division final, including CIF titles in 1994 and 1999 ... The Sailors

have advanced to at least the semifinals seven times in the last 11

years and won three league titles during his tenure ... Through week

4 of the 2003 season, he was 149-59-2 at Harbor ... He tops all

Newport-Mesa Unified School District football coaches in career

victories ... Including his previous stint at Norwalk High, he had

177 career wins as head coach through Oct. 4 ... Last year’s ranking:

84