Former Gunderson High School football coach Jason Harrison has decided to leave his position after a successful four years, influenced by close friends who moved to Arizona. Harrison will be coaching at ALA Queen Creek, a school in the Phoenix area, and is confident in the future of the Gunderson program under new coach Felipe Avelar. The transition has been emotional, as Harrison formed strong bonds with his players, who supported his decision despite their sadness at his departure.
Harrison had been leading Gunderson four years as its head coach after playing for the Grizzlies in his high school days. But it was actually another Grizzly, former NFL wide receiver James Jones, who influenced Harrison to pick up and move down south to Arizona.
Harrison will continue coaching at ALA Queen Creek, a joint middle-high school in the Phoenix area. He leaves behind a strong program for new coach Felipe Avelar, who will guide Gunderson into the Blossom Valley Athletic League's Santa Teresa-Valley Division.
It was tough, man, Harrison said of departing. Emotions and tears from everybody. I was at our banquet. It was pretty emotional, because the kids, it took a lot to buy into what they bought into. And we were a family.
They believed in me and trusted me. They were shocked and sad, but they understood at the end of the day. They understood this decision I made, and that we were gonna miss one another.
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