Just over a month before the season opener, Dustin Davis has been named head football coach at Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria, taking over from John Beck.
Davis has been defensive coordinator at Lompoc since 2018. Before that, he spent a season as head coach at Arrowhead Christian, and from 2012 to 2016 he compiled a 38-20 record as head coach at St. Joseph High.
Beck coached two seasons for Pioneer Valley before taking a job as athletic director at Oakhurst Yosemite High School.
Pioneer Valley plays in the CIF Central Section, and Davis returns to coaching in the tough Mountain League, against Righetti, St. Joseph, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo and Paso Robles.
The Panthers open their season August 20 with a non-league game at San Luis Obispo.