Mater Dei hires former Long Beach Poly coach Raul Lara as its new football coach

Mater Dei announced Thursday that it has hired former Long Beach Poly coach Raul Lara as the new head coach for its football team.
Lara replaces Frank McManus, who was let go this month after one season as the team’s head coach. McManus guided the Monarchs to CIF Southern Section and CIF State championships this past season.
McManus had replaced Bruce Rollinson, the school’s head coach from 1989 until he stepped down after the 2022 season.
Lara was head coach at St. Anthony the past