""I think he's doing an outstanding job from where he's been put," Garrett said."
""My thoughts are you win ballgames from January through July when you meet daily and go over fundamentals, skills and get bigger, stronger and faster. You win it in the weight room," Garrett said."
"'He's by far a Division I player,' he said of the 6-foot-3, 225-pound junior. 'You can't coach size. He has good attitude. Doesn't cuss, doesn't fuss and doesn't hang out. It doesn't come from me or anyone coaching him. All we can do is motivate him and encourage him to do better.'"
Robert Garrett remains the official head coach at Crenshaw High but was placed on administrative leave and barred from Los Angeles Unified School District property on Aug. 21. Longtime assistant and Crenshaw graduate Terrence Whitehead is serving as interim coach and has the Cougars at 10-1. The team will play top-seeded Carson for the City Section Open Division title Saturday at 6 p.m. at L.A. Southwest College. Fourteen of 18 players returned from last season, and the addition of 6-foot-3, 225-pound junior linebacker De'Andre Kirkpatrick strengthens the roster. Garrett reports weekly contact with Whitehead, watches streamed games, will not attend the final, and credits offseason weight-room work for the team's success. Garrett is frustrated with LAUSD.
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