Good for Marist Catholic High.
It sacked its varsity football head coach this week.
Zach Loboy was removed from his position after his team beat Cottage Grove, 63-0, in just two quarters of football on Friday. The teams agreed at halftime not to finish the game. I’m hearing that decision was “mutual,” but sometimes “mutual” means “Bye, we’re going home, play on if you’d like.”
Loboy’s team scored to go ahead 56-0 with 1:47 left in the first half. Then, it used the ensuing kickoff to attempt an onside kick. Does everyone know what an onside kick is? It’s normally reserved for when a team is scrambling around at the end of a game, trying to steal a quick possession and win a game. In this case, Loboy was utilizing the onside kick to get the ball back so he could further humiliate his opponent.
It was his team’s second onside kick of the game.
Thankfully, Cottage Grove recovered.
Still, what a classless crock of coaching that onside kick was. Marist Catholic Principal Bob Fraley must have been steamed about it, too, because he removed Loboy and sent an email to football parents on Monday that read, “Following Friday’s game against Cottage Grove, we determined that a change in leadership was necessary to reflect our school’s mission and values.”