SoCal Coyote News ‘DARKSIDE DEFENSE’ SMOTHERS SAN DIEGO IN COYOTES’ 26-3 HOME OPENING WIN Posted on April 17, 2021 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr (RANCHO MIRAGE) – After a year-layoff due to Covid restrictions, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes returned to action Saturday with a hard-fought 26-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Silverbacks. Playing for the first time in their new home at the elite Palm Valley School, the Coyotes scored on touchdowns by rookies Robert Taylor and Marques Prior, and veterans Ross Robertson and Ti Simmons. SoCal’s ‘Darkside Defense’ stonewalled San Diego in a ferocious first-half goal-line stand, while forcing two critical turnovers that proved pivotal in the game. It was the Coyotes (1-0) first game in the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL), while San Diego slipped to 1-1. “We’re not where we want to be,” said Coyotes’ Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller (89-13), of his 34-plus member 2021 rookie class. “But thank God we’re not where we used to be.” For more game coverage, photos and videos, visit the SoCal Coyotes Facebook page. SoCal travels to the Inglewood Blackhawks (1-0) next Saturday. -Gisselle Romo Gonzalez Public Relations Director ([email protected]) ABOUT THE SOCAL COYOTES The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes are the national standard of American developmental football, and are 89-13 under Hall of Fame head coach and non-profit founder J David Miller. The Coyotes’ organization provides elite athletes a professional environment that refines and showcases their skills through trademarked processes similar to the NBA’s D-league and MLB’s minor-league systems. Additionally, the Coyotes’ 501c3 and award-winning ‘Above The Line’ leadership programs impacts the social, mental and physical growth of more than 50,000 youth annually through remedial curriculum, training camps, clinics and symposia. NFL executives have named the SoCal Coyotes organization America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™ for its national, scalable brands, community outreach programs, nine-year operational track record, verifiable data, youth curriculum, sales, public-private sector alliances, and measured results.
