New coach. New turf. New jerseys.
After an offseason that saw the transition of new leadership in the athletics department along with a handful of new coaches, Greenwave football returns this week. Under first-year coach Calvin Connors, who tormented Fallon during his playing days at Lowry last decade, Fallon opens the 2024 slate at home against Reed on Friday under the lights – and on a newly installed turf field that was completed late last month. “It’s exciting.
I’m really eager to get going,” said Connors, who replaced Brooke Hill, the school’s winningest football coach, after he stepped down during the offseason. “I still remember getting the job and having different milestones up to the first game. Every time you reach a milestone, you look back to see how kids progressed and how we progressed as a coaching staff.
I feel confident in the sense we’re putting the right players in the best position to be successful. I’m just excited. It seems surreal how fast time has flown by.
Kids are excited to get going.” Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
at the Edward Arciniega Athletic Complex. Greenwave Hall of Famers Larry Barker (play-by-play) and Randy Beeghly (color) will call the game, which can be heard on KKTU 99.5 or online at www.
network1sports/station/kktu. The junior varsity team faces Reed on Thursday. Fallon has no freshman team this year.
Before Fallon sets foot on the new turf this week, Connors, who has been working with Brian Mello, the new athletics director.