Valley Christian hires Dante Perez to be next football coach

SAN JOSE — Valley Christian is hiring former King’s Academy coach Dante Perez to be its next football coach, the school announced on Wednesday. 

Perez takes over from longtime Valley Christian coach Mike Machado, who stepped down in December after 29 years.

In four seasons at The King’s Academy, Perez, a 2006 Valley Christian graduate, helped lead the Knights to a 27-15 record. Last season, TKA went 9-2 and reached the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs.

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