Coach of the Year: Tony Amundsen, Bullard
He's qualified because: Followed a stirring 2010-11 season -- 27-7 and the school's first Central Section title in 15 years -- with an even better one. The Knights repeated their Division I championship with a 32-4 record, punctuated with a program-unprecedented three Southern California Regional victories and a final No. 9 state ranking by Cal-Hi Sports. The website also named him State Division I Coach of the Year. The win total is a school record and fifth in section history, according to section historian Bob Barnett. Amundsen is 92-35 (.724 winning percentage) in four seasons at Bullard and 157-85 (.649) in an eight-year career that began at Central.
Walberg and the boys: Amundsen and his two brothers, Tim and Ty, all played for Vance Walberg at Newark Memorial in the east Bay Area in the late '80s. Walberg would go on to produce one of the most dominant careers in section history at Clovis West. Tony Amundsen assisted Walberg for two years both at Clovis West and Fresno City College. Ty has won
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