The Diamond Bar football program suffered another loss after the resignation of head coach Ryan Maine on February 3. As the head coach for three years, Maine led the Brahmas to a 15-17 record including a second round CIF appearance.

“We appreciate the efforts that Coach Maine and his entire staff have made [over] the last three years. We are in a much better place because of those efforts,” the school said in a press release.

The football program has drastically improved under Maine’s coaching tenure. Before 2011, DB was a sub-par football team that only had one winning record in ten years. From 2004-2010, the Brahmas had a record of 22-47-1. When Maine gained the title of head coach, the football’s progress was slow. After two rocky seasons of going 4-6, the newly energized Brahmas surprisingly went 7-4 in 2013 and reached the second round of the CIF playoffs. During the season, DB destroyed the Walnut Mustangs 60-28 for a three-peat of the Branding Iron and upset the defending division champ Downey Vikings 63-29.

“Ryan has been an exemplary leader that will continue to grow in whatever the future holds for him,” Athletic Director Kurt Davies said via email. He told the DBHS staff that he expected to name a replacement next month.

Maine has been with the football program through thick and thin. During Maine’s tenure, DBHS had garnered national attention due to the arrival of wide receiver Cordell Broadus, the sixth-ranked wide receiver in the nation and the son of rapper Snoop Dogg.  Maine had an easier time transforming the sub-par Brahma team into an offensive firepower with the addition of Broadus, Kanya Bell, and Tyler Brown. In late October of 2013, the Brahmas’ season was going downhill, as they were forced to forfeit a game due to suspensions for the Diamond Ranch brawl incident.  However, Maine helped the program keep its head up high, even under scrutiny from CIF officials.

The DB football program has to quickly rebuild with the resignation of Maine and defensive lineman coach Jose Marquez plus the loss of Broadus and defensive back Brian Lamb. Broadus and Lamb have recently transferred to Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. However, with stars like quarterback Tyler Peterson and Bell on the team, the new coach of DBHS will have an easy time adjusting.