The Profiler: Encinal Jets coach Joe Tenorio

Encinal Jets football coach Joe Tenorio (center) is leaving to go back to school. Photo courtesy of Joe Tenorio.

While many coaches spend a lifetime building their reputation, Joe Tenorio made a name for himself in just a few years. He is a Bay Area coaching legend.

Tenorio started his local coaching career as the head coach of Encinal High School’s junior varsity football team back in 2002 and took over as varsity head coach in 2006. In 2008, the Jets won both the league and the section championships and finished their season undefeated. Under Tenorio’s guidance, the Encinal Jets won four Bay Shore Athletic League championships and made it to the North Coast Section championships three times – with three different quarterbacks.

“That’s really just unheard of in a high school setting,” Encinal defensive coordinator Hugo Guerrero said.

Tenorio announced in February that he was resigning as Encinal football’s head coach so he could finish his master’s degree in kinesiology and take his coaching to the next level. Although he enjoyed his time at Encinal, Tenorio said he wants to be an on-campus coach who is officially active nine months out of the year instead of just three months. (Tenorio was paid for three months’ worth of coaching during the football season, but he devoted months more of his time to his charges in the form of summer practices, study halls, planning and playoffs.)

For his accomplishments, Tenorio has received numerous honors, including being named Raiders Coach of the Week every year from 2007 to 2013. He was also selected as the Raiders Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2010 and the Bay Shore Athletic League Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2010.

Tenorio said the team’s consistent performance with different players is something he’s …read more

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