It's August 24, 2018 and the Carl Hayden Falcons find themselves trailing late in the game at Trevor Browne. It's just the second game of the season and the Falcons are in awe as they just watch a two touchdown lead disappear.
There is less then two minutes in the game and Falcons have the ball 4th and goal. Senior QB Emanuel Solorio drops back and finds his receiver through a tight window in the end-zone for the touchdown and the 48-47 victory.
That moment was one of many great ones for new Carl Hayden Football Coach Steven Arenas. The then assistant coach says "that couldn't have happened to a more deserving young man" in an email interview. The touchdown pass was the first for Solorio.
Arenas, 29, takes over a program that has shown improvement the last few years under Coach Gross. Arenas has been a part of the Carl Hayden Football community for the past 3 seasons as a running back and defensive line coach. Arenas also spent 6 years at his alma mater Westview and coached varsity offensive line in his final season before deciding to move to Carl Hayden.
Arenas goal as new coach is to continue to build an infectious football culture on campus and in the community. He wants the neighborhood children to be excited about playing football at Carl Hayden. He also wants the alumni to be proud of the football program. Carl Hayden is a community high school and he plans on community involvement and community service to be a big part of his program.
There is more to Arenas than just football. Family is a big part of his life. He and his wife have been married for nearly five years and they have 2 children. He is very close to his parents, Jose and Cindy Arenas and his brother Matthew teaches at Carl Hayden and will coach offensive line this fall.
Football has impacted Arenas' life and he plans to be a part of it for a very longtime, but he wants more. He is very passionate about literacy and and urban education. He will always consider himself a coach and an educator and one day he hopes to earn his doctorate degree and become a university professor.
Arenas is a hard worker and has his sights set on making Carl Hayden a great football program. He is the right man to make the Falcons soar!
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