Westwood football coach Mendez resigns after four seasons

November 3, 2011 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


Westwood football coach Greg Mendez has resigned after four seasons guiding his alma mater.

Mendez, who played at Westwood in the mid-1990s, compiled a 13-32 record since taking over in 2008. Westwood reached the playoffs under Mendez in 2009 and 2010. The Warriors finished 5-7 both years and were eliminated in the first round of postseason.

Westwood will begin a search iimmediately for its fourth coach in seven years. Westwood's last winning season was in 2007 (7-6) and its last deep playoff run was in 2005 when it reached the semfinals.