Hondo Canela had planned to end his high school football coaching run of more than 25 years in 2021. But his wife, Raquel, nudged him to join her at Coachella Valley High School.

After coaching at Palm Desert, La Quinta and Shadow Hills high schools, Canela saw the advantages of working with his wife, who works within the school’s athletics department and coaches cheer and swim. He also liked what he saw on the field, so he happily joined the Arabs’ coaching staff.

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