Dan Armstrong, others from La Quinta football, officially join Shadow Hills staff

After our sports department first reported on March 23rd that Dan Armstrong was expected to join Shadow Hills following 23 seasons as head coach at La Quinta, the school made an official announcement to confirm that on Thursday.

The official press release is below:

Dan Armstrong will be serving as defensive coordinator. Coach Armstrong brings a tremendous amount of experience and success to the table. With two CIF Championships and 11 DVL titles as coach for the La Quinta High School Blackhawks, Dan will be a great asset to the Knights football program. Coach Shipley served as an assistant under Armstrong at La Quinta from 1998 to 2008 before starting the Knights program when it opened in 2009.

Dave Gurbada will be joining the staff and helping with wide receivers and special teams. Dave most recently served as an assistant coach at La Quinta High School. He has over 17 years of coaching experience here in the valley and 30 years overall.

Ryan Flores will be taking over the offensive line. Ryan was an All-League and All-CIF player at La Quinta High School before a successful college career at McPherson College. Coach Flores has been the offensive line coach at both La Quinta High School and Xavier Prep.

Shadow Hills High School is located in Indio, California and is a part of the Desert Sands Unified School District.