Maranatha coach guides team to playoffs after losing home in Eaton fire
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The story of coach Michael Allen and Maranda Hi for girls for girls is not amazing.
Join the program as an assistant coach this year to help a friend. When the main coach resigned two weeks before the start of the season, he took over as the fourth coach in four years.
He said: “I have never trained in my life.”
The team went from 0 to 8 in the league last season and did not go to the qualifiers since the 2018-19 season.
Etone fire occurred on January 7 and Allen’s house was destroyed, along with his assistant assistant.
“The night that we lost our house was a penetration game for us,” he said. “We overcame a Whiter Christian over the first victory in the league. After a few hours, my house fell.”
Then came a series of events that indicated that someone was looking at Maranga. Whiter Christian lost the bell striker, forcing a match against Maranatha to determine the third in the Olympic League and the location of a separate match. Maranatha won the emergence of the host’s metal currency. Maranga then won the match in the double time and will go to the qualifiers with 9-16.
“We definitely have divine intervention,” said Allen, who is 28 years old and runs a company that helps schools to post -school programs.
After that, there was a celebration of Farah, with boys’ basketball players, coaches, and all girls’ players losing to celebrate the journey made by the girls’ team.
“Seeing it in the eyes of our elderly, you can see how long the program of these girls pass,” Allen said. “It was good to have a positive result.”
In response to a question about dealing with all the displaced families in the Altadena/Pasadena region, including, while training of basketball, Allen said: “It was something that distracts our attention. He speaks to the heart of our society. Streets with people who are given and help. “
On Saturday morning, Allen will wait to know the team that will have to prepare to play in the basketball basketball for girls in the southern section.
A happy moment for a team and coach a lot.
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