win as El Capitan’s head football coach earlier this season, he didn’t want it to turn into a circus.“When you look at the 47 coaches who have won 100 games, it’s such an impressive list. Coaches like Ed Burke, John Carroll, Herb Meyer,” Burner said. “I remember thinking in 2014 that I might make 100 soon, and then they moved us to a tougher league, and I wasn’t sure if I’d make it.“The thing that makes it really special to me is I did it all at one school, there are only 16 who have done that.
“They tricked me,” said the affable Burner. “I’d have just said something like 100 wins on the plaque.” That came after an emotional victory over Helix where the Scotties, the power in the East County, came in 8-1 with a glittering record of past success against some of the best teams in the state and nation.
Everything went right for the Vaqueros. With the game being shown on TV, it looked like the magic would never stop.Nursing a lead, El Capitan made a late drive to clinch the outcome. But on a questionable call — Burner to this day cringes when he thinks about it — the fortunes changed. He has moved on along with longtime assistants, Howard Coy and Chris Tockstein and Eric Orahood, . Burner has continued to win but even more, continued to influence the kids at El Capitan High even though he’s an off-campus coach.
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