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Nedjar resigns from Eagles soccer post
East County Sports.com
EL CAJON (6-17-05) -- SAMI B. NEDJAR, one of the most
successful soccer coaches in Grossmont Conference history,
resigned his post as boys soccer coach at Granite Hills
High earlier this week.
Nedjar, who guided the Eagles to four consecutive CIF-San
Diego Section Division I championships (2000-03), wanted
to spend more time with his growing family, thus will
limit his duties to director of coaching for the Hotspurs
USA club program.
His trimming of high school duties began in 2004, when
he stepped down from concurrently coaching the Granite
Hills girls program, which blossomed to advance to the
CIF title game under his tutelage in 2004, then became
CIF champs under his successor this past season.
During Nedjar's tenure at Granite Hills, his boys teams
compiled a stretch of 66 consecutive matches without
a loss (2001-03) - second-longest in section history.
While with Hotspurs USA, he was once named National
Youth Coach of the Year, and twice was a regional coach
of the year winner.
Locals drop all-star contest to Northern contingent
East County Sports.com
EL CAJON (3-17-05) -- Valley Center High striker Paul
Fisher scored the tiebreaking goal in the 67th minute,
earning Offensive Player of the Game laurels in leading
the North County Conference past the Grossmont Conference,
2-1, in Wednesday's (Mar. 16) inaugural boys soccer
All-Star Classic at Grossmont High.
Fisher took a lead pass from Fallbrook's Gabe Sanchez
on the right wing, sending home a 45-degree shot from
18 yards out just inside the far-left post.
Following a scoreless first half, both sides opened
up the offenses, as the North County needed just four
minutes to find the net, as Noe Estrada of Escondido
scored off an assist by Vista's Daniel Garcia.
However, the Grossmont Conference answered seven minutes
later when a long centering feed Brock Coffey of Helix
took a bounce in the arc and bounded to Saul Solis of
Granite Hills, who slammed the ball home on a 14-yarder
from directly behind the penalty spot.
Along with Fisher's award, Escondido fullback Nick
Perkins was tabbed Defensive Player of the Game.
The contest was open to selected graduating seniors
by conference coaches. Other East County participants
included: Gabriel Calloway and Jonny Johnson (West Hills),
David Castaneda (El Cajon Valley), Marvin Rubio (Mount
Miguel), goalie Thomas Ryan (Granite Hills), Chris Villa
(Monte Vista), Carlos Wilson (Valhalla) and Kyle Moore
(Steele Canyon).
Wilson and the injured Kyle Hewitt of Granite Hills
were earlier tabbed co-players of the year in the Grossmont
South League, while Grossmont's Adrian Castellanos was
voted Grossmont North League player of the year.
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